Polls for presidential, legislative and local elections closed across Kenya on Tuesday (9 August), and it appears Kenyans voted largely peacefully as two political heavyweights battled it out in a high-stakes race for the presidency of the East African powerhouse. The country is hoping for an orderly transition of power after almost a decade under […]
A dire warning has been issued by the United Nations’ top official in South Sudan, urging the U.N. Security Council to act swiftly to prevent the country from descending into another civil war. Nicholas Haysom, the U.N. special envoy, highlighted the growing tension between President Salva Kiir and Vice-President Riek Machar, which has escalated into […]
