A man and a woman hold hands as they flee in fear of recent clashes between riot policemen and protesters in Burundi's capital Bujumbura
A man and a woman hold hands as they flee in fear of recent clashes between riot policemen and protesters against the ruling CNDD-FDD party's decision to allow President Pierre Nkurunziza to run for a third five-year term in office, in Bujumbura, Burundi April 29, 2015. A top U.S. diplomat was heading to Burundi on Wednesday, seeking to halt escalating unrest triggered by President Pierre Nkurunziza's decision to seek a third term in office, a move protesters say is unconstitutional. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya
Police kill two in protest against Burundian president seeking third term
More than 17,000 Burundians have fled the country due to fears of violence in run-up to June presidential election
UN refugee chief to visit Kenya to plan return of Somali refugees
Kenya has given the United Nations three months to close Dadaab refugee camp, one of largest in the world
Kenya demands UN removes massive Somali refugee camp
The United Nations puts the number of registered refugees in the chronically overcrowded settlements at around 335,000
Aid agencies urge Kenya to let Somali remittances resume
Aid groups said many of the remittance companies whose licenses were suspended in Kenya were delivering legitimate funds.
Relative carries a picture of a student killed in Thursday's attack by gunmen, at the Chiromo Mortuary in Kenya's capital Nairobi
A relative carries a picture of a student killed in Thursday's attack by gunmen, at the Chiromo Mortuary in Kenya's capital Nairobi April 6, 2015. The Kenyan air force has destroyed two al Shabaab camps in Somalia, it said on Monday, in the first major military response since the Islamist group massacred students at a Kenyan university last week. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya
Tanzania president warns of rising religious tensions before referendum
Rising tensions ahead of a constitutional referendum could stoke violence, Tanzania's president says
Kenyan government ministers named in graft inquiry - media
President Uhuru Kenyatta has promised to ratchet up the battle against corruption that has blighted Kenya's reputation
Kenya's president promises to fight graft, critics doubtful
President Uhuru Kenyatta said he would pursue convictions in present and past scandals
Kenyan schoolboys save girls from rape after learning 'no means no'
Many schoolboys believe it is legitimate to rape girls who they take on expensive dates or who are out after dark