Ethiopia fire kills 23 at prison ‘holding Oromo protesters’
WATCH ROW VIDEO FROM INSIDE THE PRISON. CLICK THE BELOW LINK At least 23 inmates have died after a fire at an Ethiopian prison where...
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Gunfire heard inside maximum-security jail near Addis Ababa
Media and activists report gunfire and blaze at jail where politicians are held, as anti-government protests continue. By Yilu Mo, yilu.mo@alleastafrica.com ADDIS ABABA – Gunfire...
One nightstand costs 10 million for Kenyan senator
– Makueni’s Senator, Mutula Kilonzo has spent close to KSh 10million on a child that he allegedly sired with a secret lover -He has since reneged...
As election approaches, public funds’ theft is on the rise in Somalia
by Judy Maina, judy.maina@alleastafrica.com NAIROBI– Less than one month before Somalia holds a presidential election, alarms are being raised over abuses by officials in...
Angry protestors attack foreign firms in Ethiopia
by Yilu Mo, yilu.mo@alleastafrica.com ADDIS ABABA – Hundreds of rampaging protesters have attacked foreign-owned businesses in the Oromia and Amhara regions, sources said on Friday. The protesters...
Kenya mulls troops pull out from Somalia
By Judy Maina, judy.maina@alleastafrica.com NAIROBI – Kenyan government is carrying out a review of its peacekeeping missions in Somalia which could see its troops withdrawn before...
AU, UN at odds over key Mogadishu road closure plan
By Jeff Mwaura, jeff@alleastafrica.com NAIROBI – United Nations and African Union officials were deadlocked over a UN proposal to shut down a key road leading to...
25 dead as truck bomber attacks hotel in Mogadishu
NAIROBI– At least 25 people have been killed by a truck bomb targeting a hotel near Somali presidential palace in the capital Mogadishu Tuesday, police...
Kenya arrests ISIS-linked Somali students in Malindi raid
By Jeff Mwaura NAIROBI – Police in the Kenyan resort town of Malindi have arrested two students linked to the so-called Islamic State group who...
