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Africa
Kenyan church celebrates birth of 'Black Messiah' at Christmas
In a small candlelit room in western Kenya, worshippers dressed in white gathered at Christmas to mark the birth of what they describe as the "Black Messiah".
By AFP
35m ago
Forcibly recruited into a rebel militia affiliated with the Islamic State group, two boys revealed the "torment" of living in its camps.
By AFP
53m ago
By Patrick Vidija
18h ago
Somalia last held direct elections in 1969, before a military coup that kept civilians out of power for decades.
By Patrick Vidija
18h ago
The East African country is struggling to emerge from decades of conflict and chaos, battling a bloody Islamist insurgency and frequent natural disasters.
By AFP
18h ago
Uganda has imposed restrictions on the importation of Starlink equipment and similar devices barely a month before national elections on January 15, raising fears of an internet shutdown.
By AFP
2d ago
Mr Ige’s announcement marks what would be a historic first for the country.
By Wellingtone Nyongesa
3d ago
Across continents, young people mobilised against corruption, economic hardship, and political exclusion, forcing governments to respond, though outcomes varied widely by country.
By Esther Nyambura
3d ago
US signs a deal to strengthen Nigeria's health system, a sign of improving ties with Africa's most populous nation after President Trump denounced attacks against Christians there.
By AFP
4d ago
Nine people were killed when unknown gunmen opened fire at a bar outside Johannesburg early Sunday, police said, in the second such shooting in South Africa this month.
By AFP
4d ago
A few months ago, farmer Belete Melke was sheltering from a heavy downpour in a remote village in Ethiopia's Amhara region when suddenly gunfire erupted around him.
By AFP
5d ago
The UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan has begun closing several of its bases in the country.
By AFP
6d ago
The United Nations appealed for $33 million in urgent funding to help more than 80,000 people who have fled to Burundi after the latest advance by Rwanda-backed militants in the eastern DRC..
By AFP
6d ago
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