Raila Odinga
Final interment for Kenya’s former prime minister Odinga underway
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The funeral of Kenya’s former Prime Minister Raila Odinga is underway in his rural home amid heavy security, following deadly violence in the capital during the...
‘Father of our democracy’: Kenya’s Raila Odinga dies in India aged 80
Former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga has died at the age of 80, family sources have told the BBC.Odinga died on Wednesday while receiving medical treatment at a hospital in...
Misleading videos shared as Kenyan leaders’ stances on anniversary protests
On June 25, 2025, Kenya marked the first anniversary of the anti-government protests that saw demonstrators breach parliament. Ahead of the anniversary, videos shared on social media purported to show...
UN chief: World leaders must speak with one voice to prevent a new civil war in South Sudan
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations chief urged regional and international leaders Friday to prevent South Sudan from falling “over the abyss” into another civil war and speak with...
Old clip falsely shared as showing Kenyan ex-leader’s reaction to losing 2025 AUC race
Kenya’s former leader Raila Odinga lost the race to lead the African Union Commission (AUC) to Djibouti’s foreign affairs minister in elections held in Ethiopia in February 2025. A TikTok...
African leaders elect Djibouti’s foreign minister as new leader of the African Union Commission
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — African leaders on Saturday elected Djibouti’s foreign minister to become the next leader of the commission than runs the continent-wide African Union.Mahmoud Ali Youssouf defeated...