The vote coincides with a temporary withdrawal of U.S. troops from Chad, an important Western ally in a region of West and Central Africa courted by Russia and wracked by jihadism.
Animals apparently died from drinking wastewater which, according to local herders, contained harmful products
Some residents of Nairobi’s suburbs are up in arms over what they say is illegal construction of high-rise buildings in their neighborhoods, mainly by Chinese developers. Juma Majanga reports from Nairobi. Camera and video editing by Amos Wangwa.
In western Kenya, River Nyando burst its banks, engulfing police station, school, hospital and market in the town of Ahero in Kisumu County, police say
Tanzania Meteorological Authority said that Hidaya had "completely lost its strength" after making landfall on Mafia Island in the Indian Ocean on Saturday
Last year, climate tech startups on the continent raised $1.04 billion
Election had been delayed twice
Victims were travelling to an Easter pilgrimage
The U.N. food air drops feed more than 16,300 people every month
The U.N. reports heavy rains and floods in East Africa so far have killed more than 400 people and displaced 234,000 more
Factors include seasonal weather patterns, climate change, natural weather phenomena
Flooding, landslides kill at least 210
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