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Tanzanias security forces unleashed a ruthless crackdown on protests sparked by alleged rigging of the vote, with rights groups and the opposition saying thousands were killed.  By - (AFP/File)

East Africans find fragile refuge in Kenya as repression soars

Jul 20, 2026 | Kenya

Tanzanian opposition official David Djumbe fled to Kenya after a crackdown on dissidents in his country, but now lives i ...

Jul 19, 2026 | Kenya

Samuel Loruman points past the bow of his rowboat, toward a shifting green mat of water hyacinth. His father's cattle ...

Jul 16, 2026 | Kenya

The east African oil refinery, with a planned capacity of 700,000 barrels per day, was confirmed earlier this month to b ...

Jul 15, 2026 | Kenya

A Kenyan court refused to grant Rastafarians the right to smoke weed on religious grounds in a ruling Wednesday. Rast ...

Jul 14, 2026 | Kenya

Climate rights group Greenpeace Africa called on Tuesday for a halt to a proposed mega oil refinery project by Africa's ...

Jul 13, 2026 | Kenya

Kenyan politicians are hiring armed thugs for as little as $4 per day, as poverty and ruthless political competition thr ...

Jul 11, 2026 | Kenya

An Ebola training facility set up by Doctors Without Borders in Kenya is a chance for health workers to prepare for one ...

Jul 8, 2026 | Kenya

The CPJ called late on Monday on Kenyan authorities to investigate this attempt by heavily armed men to snatch

Jul 8, 2026 | Kenya

Beneath portraits of their Pan-African heroes, including the man they worship as God incarnate, Ethiopia's former empero ...

Jul 7, 2026 | Kenya

Kenya and Tanzania both deployed a massive police presence on Tuesday to prevent protests as the east African nations in ...

Jul 6, 2026 | Kenya

A formerly homeless man in Nairobi has become a viral sensation after years of rescuing and living with injured birds, b ...

Jul 3, 2026 | Kenya

Kenya has one of the highest abortion rates in the world, yet US and religious pressure means the government is afraid o ...