Kenyan teens groomed to fight for Somali terrorists

Kenyan kids lured to join Somalia fight

Pumwani, Kenya (CNN) – Asha Mohamed sits in her cramped room in Pumwani slum clutching a tiny photo of her son, Harun. He’s dressed in a blue-striped tie framed by a crisp white T-shirt — More...

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49 dead in Buenos Aires train crash

Paramedics carry away wounded passengers from a commuter train after a collision in Buenos Aires, Argentina, today. By Leonardo Zavattaro, Telam, via AP

Paramedics carry away wounded passengers from a commuter train after a collision in Buenos Aires, Argentina, today. By Leonardo Zavattaro, Telam, via AP BUENOS AIRES, Argentina More...

Train wreck in Argentina injures at least 340 commuters

Police and rescue workers surround a train that crashed at Once train station in Buenos Aires on February 22, 2012. At least 340 people were injured in the accident, authorities informed. JUAN MABROMATA/AFP/GETTY IMAGES

Police and rescue workers surround a train that crashed at Once train station in Buenos Aires on February 22, 2012. At least 340 people were injured in the accident, authorities More...

Iranian Hit Squad Hid Bombs in Radios

Forensic photographs obtained exclusively by ABC News show an explosive device hidden in a handheld radio allegedly designed to be used in a failed bombing attack in Bangkok, Thailand. Three Iranian suspects were taken into custody for their alleged role in the plot. (ABC News)

Forensic photographs obtained exclusively by ABC News show an explosive device hidden in a handheld radio allegedly designed to be used in a failed bombing attack in Bangkok, More...

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Arusha to host EAC-IMF Conference on Financial Sector

East African Community Secretariat, Arusha, 22 February 2012: The EAC will next week hold a conference on the regional financial sector in Arusha, Tanzania. The 27-28 February More...

EAC intelligence chiefs meet

Uganda Chief of Defence Forces, Gen. Aronda Nyakairima The East African region is still faced with security threats from Al-Qaeda, Al-Shaabab, rebel groups like interahamwe, More...

Kenya shilling slips but tea, bonds may support

The Kenyan shilling weakened on Wednesday on energy sector demand for the U.S. dollar, but traders said it would get support More...

Hedge Fund sees Dar es Salaam’s economy dwindling

TCX Senior Vice President, Research and Development, Dr Harald Hirschhofer

TCX Senior Vice President, Research and Development, Dr Harald Hirschhofer The Currency Exchange Fund (TCX) predicted More...

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The mighty elephants smash heads as they attempt to spear each other with their 5ft-long tusks at the Amboseli National Park in Kenya Raging bull elephants fight for supremacy (and the girls) in ferocious clash on plains of Africa

Like a real-life Clash of the Titans, these eight-ton elephants tear into each other for supremacy...

Norway suspends funding to WWF

Funding to two projects being implemented by World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF) in Tanzania has...

The former State House is now a Museum Presidential Palace Museum: Bringing Rwanda’s History to life

Located in Kanombe, the eastern suburb of Kigali City, approximately 4 kilometres from Kigali International Airport,...

Adele flips the bird after James Corden interrupts her speech

Adele said the gesture was not aimed at her fans, and had won support from fans who took to Twitter to lambast the show for cutting her off

Adele said the gesture was not aimed at her fans, and had won support from fans who took to Twitter to lambast More...

Kevin Bacon gets tasty new home

Kevin Bacon has purchased a new $2.5 million home. The ‘X-Men: First Class’ actor and his wife Kyra Sedgwick – who..

Leguizamo to play Del Boy in US version of show

Actor John Leguizamo, known for films such as Moulin Rouge and Carlito’s Way, has been lined up to play Del Boy..

Rwanda, Uganda to renovate border points

Local Government ministers Adolf Mwesigye of Uganda and James Musoni of Rwanda at the JPC meeting in Kigali on Monday. The New Times / John Mbanda.

Local Government ministers Adolf Mwesigye of Uganda and James Musoni of Rwanda at the JPC meeting in Kigali More...

Huye earmarks Rwf900m for street lights

HUYE – Huye District has earmarked Rwf900 million for the installation of street lights on several roads and streets in the..

Scheme reads malice in RBA audit report

The board of trustees of the Kenya Railways Staff Retirement Benefits Scheme (KRSRBS) has defended itself against allegations of irregularities by..
The birth of Neo-Africanism

The African renaissance in Kenyan art

The spirit of the African renaissance is alive and well in Nairobi where visual arts are thriving and on display all..
Oliver Litondo as Kimani Maruge with his classmates in the movie The First Grader. FILE PHOTO

Kenya’s Litondo beats top US actors to bag award

George Clooney’s latest film, The Descendants, has been described by critics as the “best acting of 2012” and has won many..
The Fray in a group photo

Rwanda inspires The Fray’s latest album

‘The Fray’ are back with their third album dubbed ‘Scars & Stories’, which just debuted at number 18 on the ARIA..