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Supporters of Kenya's president-elect William Ruto hold posters of him as they gather while waiting for results of Kenya's general election in Eldoret, Kenya, on Monday.

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William Ruto is declared the winner of Kenya's presidential election

7:02pm August 15, 2022

by Eyder Peralta

The elections had been hailed as step forward for Kenyan democracy, with politicians focused on economic issues rather than tribal mobilization. Across Nairobi, scenes of celebration mixed with anger.

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William Ruto wins in Kenya's presidential election

6:10pm August 15, 2022

by Eyder Peralta

Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto wins the country's presidential election in a tightly fought race.

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A priest prays for unidentified civilians killed by Russian troops in Bucha, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Aug. 11. Eleven unidentified bodies exhumed from a mass grave were buried in Bucha that day.

Russia-Ukraine war: A weekly recap and look ahead (Aug. 15)

12:13pm August 15, 2022

by NPR Staff

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Emergency personnel work at the site of a fire at the Abu Sefein church that killed over 40 people and injured at least 14 others, in the densely populated neighborhood of Imbaba in Cairo.

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A fire at a church in Cairo kills 41 people and hurts 14 others

9:42am August 14, 2022

by The Associated Press

A fire ripped through a church in a densely populated neighborhood as congregants worshipped, the Coptic Church said. It was one of the worst fire tragedies in Egypt in recent years.

The award-winning novelist Chibundu Onuzo has lately been thinking about her life in London and her visits to Nigeria, where she was born: "What do I love most about my trips to Lagos? I lose my self-consciousness there. If I stand out, it's for something

My brother made it in Lagos — and taught me lessons about my life in London

8:34am August 13, 2022

by Chibundu Onuzo

The author Chibundu Onuzo reflects on her older brother's path to success after leaving the U.K. for their native Nigeria — and wonders whether she should consider joining him.

There are still no official results in Kenya's presidential election

5:10am August 12, 2022

by Eyder Peralta

While Kenyans wait for the final results, the electoral commission has done something new this year. It has posted some early results online but that seems to be causing confusion.

Kenyans face a tense wait for the results of Tuesday's presidential election

7:23am August 10, 2022

The presidential election in Kenya drew low voter turnout on Tuesday pitting opposition leader Raila Odinga against Deputy President William Ruto, among other candidates.

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News brief: Trump search backlash, New Mexico murders, Kenyan presidential election

6:53am August 10, 2022

Republicans rally around Donald Trump after the FBI searched his Florida home. In New Mexico, a man is arrested in connection with the shootings of four Muslim men. Kenyans wait for election results.

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The first voters in the Kibera slum in Nairobi, Kenya, look into one of the many polling rooms at Olympic Primary just minutes before voting commences on Tuesday.

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Voters cast their ballots in Kenyan presidential election with low turnout

5:20pm August 09, 2022

The presidential election in Kenya drew low voter turnout on Tuesday pitting opposition leader Raila Odinga against Deputy President William Ruto.

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Blinken will try to ease tensions between Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo

4:55pm August 09, 2022

by Michele Kelemen

A recent United Nations report accuses Rwanda of supporting rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo. United States Secretary of State Blinken is visiting both countries to try to cool tensions.