Africa

Researcher Chenai Mathabire, center, takes part in an HIV awareness campaign in Malawi in 2016.

Nurse Wins Prize For Research On Benefits Of Faster Tuberculosis Testing

11:02am August 14, 2017

by Sasha Ingber

Chenai Mathabire dreamed of being a model, but life had different plans. She recently won an award for proving that a rapid TB test could be used successfully in clinics across southeastern Africa.

Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga arrives in Nairobi's Mathare district to speak with supporters Sunday. According to official results, Odinga was defeated by President Uhuru Kenyatta — but Odinga has decried those results as a "fraud."

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Kenya's Odinga Defies Calls To Concede, Urging Supporters To Boycott

9:26pm August 13, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

Opposition leader Raila Odinga continues to reject results that handed President Uhuru Kenyatta re-election. "There is no work until Tuesday, when we will announce the next step," Odinga said Sunday.

A Deadly Aftermath Of Kenya's Election

5:55pm August 12, 2017

In Kenya, police fired tear gas and bullets on demonstrators in slums around Nairobi. Kenya's commission on human rights says at least 24 people have been killed since Tuesday's presidential vote.

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Kenyan President Wins Re-Election But The Opposition Still Has Doubts

7:55am August 12, 2017

by Eyder Peralta

Kenya's incumbent president immediately offered an olive branch to the opposition after his re-election was made official. But his challenger is digging in on claims that the vote was rigged.

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta (center) shakes hands with supporters after casting his vote in the city of Gatundu on Tuesday.

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It's Official: Kenyan President Wins Re-Election. But Will Opposition Concede?

5:49pm August 11, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

The final results announced Friday gave Uhuru Kenyatta a clear win. Yet for days, challenger Raila Odinga has protested what he calls fraud, despite the election's blessing by international observers.

Passengers gather beside the tracks after a train crash that killed more than 40 people outside Alexandria. Officials say it's Egypt's deadliest rail accident in years.

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Train Crash In Egypt Kills More Than 40 People

5:07pm August 11, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

A train from Cairo hit the back of another train stopped near a station outside Alexandria. More than 120 people were injured, according to the country's health ministry.

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Uhuru Kenyatta Declared Winner Of Contentious Kenyan Presidential Election

4:47pm August 11, 2017

by Eyder Peralta

The election commission in Kenya says President Uhuru Kenyatta has won a second term, after his opponent disputed protested what he claimed was voter fraud.

Angelique Kidjo lends her Grammy-winning voice to a new song that protests child marriage.

Angelique Kidjo Has Been Waiting A Long Time To Sing This Song

11:10am August 11, 2017

by Diane Cole

Can one song that speaks out against child marriage make a difference? Says Kidjo: "Silence is what has allowed child marriage to continue."

A man seeking safety walks with his hands in the air through a thick cloud of tear gas toward riot police, as they clash with protesters throwing rocks in the Kawangware slum of Nairobi, Kenya, on Thursday.

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Tensions Grow In Kenya As Results Awaited In Presidential Poll

8:18pm August 10, 2017

by Scott Neuman

The election commission has acknowledged that there was an attempt to hack the voting system on poll day but says that it failed. The opposition claims otherwise.

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Kenyan Opposition Leader Continues To Spread Voter Fraud Claims After Election

5:47pm August 10, 2017

by Eyder Peralta

Kenya's presidential challenger is digging into his claim of massive voter fraud during this week's election. Election monitors have praised the polls as free and fair. Kenyan election officials dismiss the allegations of vote rigging as unfounded. But the claim is stirring deadly tension in the East African nation.

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