Once regarded as a safe haven for refugees, Kenya is slowly becoming a hostile place for some of those seeking protection from political persecution and war, rights groups say.
Their concerns come after masked men abducted at gunpoint four Turkish (...)
At least 25 people, including several children, died after their boat was "deliberately capsized by traffickers" near the Comoros Islands, the local office of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Monday.
"IOM Comoros is saddened (...)
A top Sudanese general has said the army will press on with its offensive despite international efforts to broker a ceasefire in the 17-month civil war.
"Peace talks can go on, but the army will not stop for that," Assistant Commander-in-Chief Lt (...)
NAIROBI — Secretary General of the Muslim World League (MWL) and Chairman of the Organization of Muslim Scholars Sheikh Mohammed Al-Issa honored the winners of the Global Elite Competition of the Ten Recitations in Nairobi, capital of Kenya. The (...)
NAIROBI — Kenya's President William Ruto received Sheikh Muhammad Al-Issa, secretary general of the Muslim World League and chairman of the Muslim Scholars Association, at the Presidential Palace in Nairobi.
During the meeting, they discussed a (...)
NAIROBI — Sheikh Muhammad Al-Issa, secretary general of the Muslim World League (MWL) and chairman of the Muslim Scholars Association, underscored the vital role of the youth in the future of their nations and peoples.
Addressing the "African Youth (...)
NAIROBI, Kenya — Muslim World League (MWL) Secretary-General and Muslim Scholars Association Chairman Sheikh Dr. Mohammed Al-Issa delivered the Friday sermon at Nairobi's largest mosque, where tens of thousands of Kenyan Muslims gathered to (...)
Sudan is at a "breaking point," a United Nations agency said Monday, as a growing number of people need food, water, shelter and medical care in a country devastated by intensifying war.
Over eight million people have been displaced since fighting (...)
Young protesters in Kenya returned to the capital's streets for an eighth week of demonstrations on Thursday as President William Ruto swore in a new cabinet.
Police fired tear gas at protesters in Nairobi city center as many businesses remain (...)
Nigeria, Australia, Indonesia and a number of other countries have warned their citizens about traveling to the UK, as a spate of anti-immigrant riots grips cities across Britain.
The UK's worst social unrest in years was sparked by the stabbing (...)
The recent wave of the deaths of dozens of people in Kenya, as police cracked down on protests countrywide, began with the shooting of 30-year-old Rex Masai.
The killings have further eroded what little trust there was in the police to maintain (...)
Kenyan police have banned protests in the center of the capital, Nairobi, and surrounding areas "until further notice", citing their leaderless nature that has made it difficult to enforce safety.
It comes after weeks of deadly anti-government (...)
Kenyan police have arrested a man who they have described as a "serial killer" suspected to have been behind the gruesome murder of nine women whose mutilated bodies were found in a disused quarry used as a rubbish dump.
Police say Jomaisi Khalisia, (...)
Kenyan President William Ruto has fired almost his entire cabinet after weeks of anti-government protests, he announced Thursday.
Only Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua and Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi have been left in their posts, the (...)
On the eve of his perilous escape from his home country last month, Sudanese photojournalist Mohamed Zakaria left his camera equipment with a friend, not sure if he would ever see it again.
He was fleeing el-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur (...)
Kenyan police have fired tear gas in the capital, Nairobi, and the coastal city of Mombasa to disperse anti-government protests.
In both city centers, many businesses have remained closed. Demonstrators have also taken to the streets of other cities (...)
Kenya's High Court has approved the use of military force to restore order, following days of anti-tax protests that at some point overwhelmed police.
More than 20 people have reportedly been killed in the nationwide protests that are largely led by (...)
Kenyan police have fired tear gas to disperse groups of protesters who have started gathering in the capital, Nairobi.
There has been heavy deployment of security forces, including the military, and roads are blocked around key buildings in the (...)
At least five protesters were shot dead by police in Kenya and a section of parliament went up in flames as demonstrations against new tax proposals escalated on Tuesday.
An angry crowd broke through police lines to storm parliament in the capital (...)
NAIROBI — Governor of the African Development Bank (AFDB) Dr. Riyad Al-Khorayef has led the Kingdom's delegation that participated in the 59th annual meeting of the Board of Governors of the AFDB and the 50th annual meeting of the Board of Governors (...)
When Kenyan President William Ruto touched down in Beijing seven months ago, he was welcomed on the tarmac with a red carpet and cordons of Chinese troops standing at attention. Among the goals of his three-day state visit in October: securing (...)
Staff and visitors have been left stranded and buildings submerged at Kenya's famous Maasai Mara nature reserve, as the death toll in catastrophic flooding in the country's southwest rose to at least 188 people.
Local authorities ordered some (...)
At least 35 people have been killed and dozens of others are missing after a dam burst in southern Kenya, sweeping away homes and vehicles as the country grapples with weeks of heavy rains and devastating flash floods.
Rescue teams are digging (...)
About 50 people have died in Kenya after a dam burst its banks following heavy rains and flooding, a Red Cross official has said.
People in villages near Mai Mahiu, about 60km (37 miles) from the capital, Nairobi, were swept away as they (...)
At least 32 people have been killed and two are missing after flash floods swept through almost half of Kenya.
Some 103,500 people in all have been affected.
Kenya has registered heavy rain since mid-March but downpours have intensified over the (...)
