Kenya

Kenya's infamous Mungiki sect gears up for reprisal killings

The militia exists to defend members of the dominant Kikuyu ethnic group from further killings at the hands of rivals.
How Kenya came undone

Long-simmering ethnic tensions threaten to tear apart East Africa's most stable, prosperous country.
Kenya's violence chokes flow of goods to the region

Security concerns are preventing fuel and other goods from leaving a key port.
Positive radio brings calm to tense Kenya slum

Pajoma FM spins African music, reggae, hip-hop – and urges people to stay nonviolent in Nairobi's tumultuous Kibera slum.
In Kenya, a key role for foreign observers

International observers have been criticized for doing too little – and too much – in the wake of Kenya's flawed Dec. 27 vote, which touched off a wave of ethnic killings.
Amid Kenya clashes, growing calls for calm

International mediators are arriving in Kenya to help end the political standoff after last week's disputed vote.
Ethnic violence: Why Kenya is not another Rwanda

Africa Union Chairman John Kufuor is expected to arrive in Kenya Thursday for talks to calm ethnic tensions in the wake of Thursday's disputed presidential vote.
Can Kenya stop violence after vote?

Government forces are cracking down on protesters in the wake of Thursday's controversial vote.