KAMPALA (Reuters) - Police raided a leading Ugandan newspaper and disabled its printing press and website on Monday after it published a letter about a purported plot to stifle allegations President Yoweri Museveni is grooming his son for power, a senior editor said. Full story
Even before the first drops flow, Uganda's oil sector is beset by bribery allegations against officials, tax-related cases abroad that cost the government millions in legal fees, and the alleged interference of a president whose firm control of the sector worries transparency campaigners. Full story
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia's prime minister is expected to face a vote of confidence next week, lawmakers said on Friday, and backers of the challenge said they were frustrated with the pace of political reform. Full story
HAMAD-ILE, Ethiopia (Reuters) - Abdu Ibrahim Mohammed was 15 years old when he began trekking with caravans of camels to collect salt in a sun-blasted desert basin of north Ethiopia that is one of the hottest places on earth. Full story
Two Minnesota women convicted of conspiring to send money to al-Shabab in Somalia were given prison sentences in federal court Thursday, ending a week of punishments tied to long-running investigations into recruiting and financing for the terrorist group. Full story
KAMPALA (Reuters) - Uganda threatened on Wednesday to penalize media for coverage of a purported plot to stifle allegations that President Yoweri Museveni is grooming his son for power. Full story
Jessica Buchanan was working at her dream job, doing humanitarian work in Somalia, when she was kidnapped at gunpoint. She talks about the harrowing 93 days she spent in captivity before being rescued by SEAL Team 6, saying she felt “like an animal.”
Abdulhakim Haji Faqi, Somalia's defense minister, discusses what his country requires to defeat al-Shabab.
At least 63 people have died in Kenya where flooding has left more than 34,000 people displaced and thousands of crops have been destroyed. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.
A building in the final stage of construction collapsed in Tanzania killing at least two people and wounding more than a dozen. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.
A school in Kenya is helping its students get a chance at a better future. Chelsea Clinton reports.
ATTENTION EDITORS - VISUAL COVERAGE OF SCENES OF INJURY OR DEATH Kenyan police officers move the bodies of a male and female, who according to officers on location, are terror suspects killed during a shootout in the Githurai Kimbo area, on the outskirts of capital Nairobi May 19, 2013. REUTERS/No
ATTENTION EDITORS - VISUAL COVERAGE OF SCENES OF INJURY OR DEATH Kenyan police officers move the bodies of a male and female , who according to officers on location, are terror suspects killed during a shootout onto a truck in the Githurai Kimbo area, on the outskirts of capital Nairobi May 19, 20
Genzebe Dibaba of Ethiopia waves after winning the women's 5000m race at the IAAF Diamond League Athletics meet in Shanghai May 18, 2013. REUTERS/Carlos Barria (CHINA - Tags: SPORT ATHLETICS)
Conselus Kipruto of Kenya reacts as he wins the men's 3000m steeplechase at the IAAF Diamond League Athletics meet in Shanghai May 18, 2013. REUTERS/Aly Song (CHINA - Tags: SPORT ATHLETICS)
