KENYA

The accused, four Kenyans and one Tanzanian, have applied for bail, claiming torture in police custody.

The U.S. urged east African states to send high-level representatives to Burundi to reiterate their opposition to President Pierre Nkurunziza seeking a third term and to press for free and fair elections.

As well-armed criminal groups kill Africa’s elephants at an alarming rate, anti-poaching groups are becoming “militarized” in response.

Doctors Without Borders has taken staff out of the world’s largest refugee camp after a string of nearby attacks by al Shabab.

Local media reported that at least 20 police officers were killed in an overnight ambush in Garissa county in the country's northeast.

There are 47 political parties and 5,819 candidates in Ethiopia's national elections Sunday, but the vote will likely be anything but democratic.

A new discovery in Kenya suggests that our non-human ancestors were making stone tools more than 3 million years ago.

Africa's environment and natural resources are still the losers in an economic partnership between China and the African Union.

Police deployed tear gas and fired warning shots to dissuade crowds gathered to protest President Pierre Nkurunziza's decision to run for a third term.

As the ceasefire in Yemen ended with fresh Saudi-led airstrikes, the U.N. voiced concerns that the worsening crisis could open a corridor for jihadist movements through Somalia.

Amid ongoing protests in the capital, Kenya urges Burundi President Nkurunziza to hold off on the June 26 vote.

Two al Shabab militants and one police officer are dead after a shootout near the Somalia border.

Hundreds of thousands need help, and those who can provide it are running for their lives.

The South African press has dubbed Mmusi Maimane, the new leader of the main opposition party, as the “Obama of Soweto.”

Heavy rainfall and flash floods in Nairobi over the past month have resulted in the spread of cholera in overcrowded areas.

The move would have sent 350,000 Somalis back to their war-ravaged country.

Thousands have fled violence amid protests against President Pierre Nkurunziza's plans to seek an unconstitutional third term.

Queen Elizabeth met her great-granddaughter for the first time on Tuesday.

William Ruto's comments came a week after a court ordered authorities to register a gay organization.

The U.S. secretary of state plans to address during his visit ways to counter the terrorist group al-Shabab, among other issues.

Much of the world celebrates May 1 as a holiday, but not the United States.