Poisonous moonshine has killed at least 17 people and blinded a dozen more in Kenya’s largest slum. Police said the home-distilled drink may have contained traces of methanol. Many of those who died were found in their homes in the Nairobi slum...

Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki has revoked the prime minister’s suspension of two government ministers linked to corruption allegations. The ministers of agriculture and education were suspended by Prime Minister Raila Odinga during fraud...

It was a shocking sight and the putrid smell almost made me vomit: A hundred dead cows were spread across the dry plain in various stages of decomposition. Flies buzzed around their insides which had oozed onto the dry grass. Organs lay exposed and body...

For years, one of the defining images of the African political élite has been the silhouette of a figure sitting behind tinted glass or drawn curtains in the backseat of a luxury car. The car’s model may vary, and the color too, but nine times...

Looting and violence has continued in Gabon’s second city, Port Gentil, with buildings being set on fire and gunshots heard, reports say. The violence erupted on Thursday over presidential election results, and flared again late on Friday. French...

Authorities in Kenya’s capital say they have unearthed a syndicate stealing the city’s water to irrigate farms. Nairobi City Council says nearly half the capital’s water was being diverted by dealers working with officials at the...

Tracy McVeigh and John Domokos report on the challenges facing southern Sudan Link to this video Corline Timon shrugged her AK-47 off her shoulder and held it out in both hands to the commanding officer. Her back straight in ill-fitting fatigues, her...

It’s Saturday night at one of Nairobi’s trendiest expat clubs. The drinks are flowing, the house music is blaring and couples are either grinding on the dance floor or chatting at the bar. Some are hugged up together on the couchlike seating...