Kenya

Kenyan anti-terrorism police officers said on Saturday they were interrogating a US citizen who was arrested as a suspected terrorist at a Nairobi shopping centre. The police said the suspect, identified as Ali Abdullahi…

Environmental activists and World Food Programme officials in Northern Kenya say extreme droughts caused by climate change have turned what used to be a "land of plenty" into one where people are struggling for food. The river in…

Teboho Mokoena’s 26th minute goal handed South Africa a precious 1-0 victory against Zimbabwe as the Bafana Bafana inched closer to the play-off round of the qualifiers for the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup, while Mali and Benin also claimed…

A court in Kenya ordered the husband of slain Kenyan Olympian Agnes Tirop, who has been arraigned on suspicion of her murder, to undergo a mental health test before entering a plea, which he will do on November 16, court officials said.…

Kenyan athlete and Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir won the 50th edition of the New York City Marathon on Sunday, surviving a thrilling three-way battle before sprinting for the finish line, while fellow Kenyan Albert Korir won the men's…

The newly-elected president of the Nigeria Rugby Football Federation (NRFF), Ademola Are, revealed that the country’s suspension by Rugby Africa would soon be lifted, adding that the NRFF is still in talks with key stakeholders in Africa to…

Ethiopia's Letesenbet Gidey smashed the women's half marathon world record on Sunday, finishing in one hour, two minutes and 52 seconds at the Valencia Half Marathon Trinidad Alfonso EDP. Gidey, 23, who is also the world 5,000 metres…

A Kenyan court on Monday allowed police to hold the husband of long distance runner Agnes Tirop for 20 days over her killing. Tirop's husband, Ibrahim Rotich, was arrested on suspicion of murder before the court in the Rift Valley town…

Kenyan athlete Elisha Rotich won the men's race at the Paris Marathon, while Ethiopia's Tigist Memuye claimed victory in the women's event on Sunday. Rotich, 31, set a course record as he crossed the line in two hours four minutes 21…

Cynthia Makokha was a 17-year-old student and volleyball player, Agnes Tirop was a 25-year-old rising athletics star, who finished fourth in the 5,000m race at the Tokyo Olympics and had won two World Championship bronze medals. Both women…