Kisumu, Kenya | AFP | Riot police engaged in running battles Wednesday with protesters in the opposition stronghold of Kisumu in western Kenya, as presidential aspirant Raila Odinga claimed massive poll fraud, an AFP reporter witnessed. Police fired tear gas as several hundred protesters in the neighbourhood of Kondele — an …
Read More »Kenya opposition claims vote has been hacked
Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Hackers broke into the database of Kenya’s electoral commission and manipulated the results of the election, the leader of the country’s opposition coalition alleged on Wednesday. Vote counting is ongoing in east Africa’s strongest democracy after Tuesday’s election where voters were asked to either re-elect …
Read More »LIVE: NASA co-principals, led by Odinga, address Kenyans
Nairobi, Kenya | @NTVnewsroom | NASA co-principals, led by Raila Odinga, address the press on the Kenya general election CLICK for live updates of results Share on: WhatsApp
Read More »10AM UPDATE: Kenya’s Kenyatta surges ahead as opposition cries foul
Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | President Uhuru Kenyatta appeared headed for re-election Wednesday as his rival Raila Odinga rejected early results as “fake”, setting nerves on edge in east Africa’s richest economy. With ballots from 90 percent of polling stations counted, electoral commission (IEBC) results showed Kenyatta leading with 54.6 …
Read More »Cheptegei pulls out of World Championships 5000m race
Cheptegei pulls out of World Championships 5000m Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There will be no double attempt by Joshua Cheptegei at the World Championships. Team Uganda last night pulled him out of the 5000m race after he complained about fatigue and an injury he suffered during his stunning 10,000m …
Read More »AGOA: Trade forum in Togo to showcase Trump’s Africa policy
AGOA: Trade forum to showcase Trump’s Africa policy Lome, Togo | AFP | US President Donald Trump barely mentioned Africa or trade with the continent during his whirlwind campaign and has been mostly silent about the region since taking office. But the annual African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) forum …
Read More »Kenyan opposition leader Odinga rejects partial vote results
ODINGA: The system has failed. This is basically the computer that is voting. Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Kenya’s main opposition candidate Raila Odinga said on Wednesday that he rejected the preliminary results of Tuesday’s presidential election, which show President Uhuru Kenyatta with a substantial lead. With more than 11 …
Read More »Trump gives North Korea ‘final warning’
Trump warns North Korea of ‘fire and fury’ Washington, United States | AFP | President Donald Trump issued an apocalyptic warning to North Korea on Tuesday, saying it faces “fire and fury” over its missile program, hours after US media reported Pyongyang has successfully miniaturized a nuclear warhead. “North Korea …
Read More »Kenyatta leads Kenya election results as opposition cries foul
Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Kenya’s opposition coalition rejected the preliminary results of the presidential election on Wednesday, calling them “fake” and disputing tallies that showed President Uhuru Kenyatta well on his way to being re-elected. The allegation by Kenyatta’s main challenger Raila Odinga set the stage for a protracted …
Read More »Zuma survives motion of No Confidence… Yes – 177, No – 198, abstain – 9
BREAKING NEWS: Jacob Zuma survives the motion of No Confidence… Yes – 177 No – 198 abstain – 9 Cape Town, South Africa | AFP | South African President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday survived a parliamentary vote of no confidence, as ruling ANC lawmakers stuck by their leader despite divisions and …
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