The church was named Good News. Hundreds of members died in a cult massacre that haunts survivors

MALINDI, Kenya (AP) — Shukran Karisa Mangi always showed up drunk at work, where he dug up the bodies of doomsday cult members buried in shallow graves. But the alcohol couldn’t numb his shock the morning he found the body of a close friend, whose neck had been twisted so severely that his head...

Takeaways from AP's report updating the cult massacre that claimed hundreds of lives in Kenya

In one of the deadliest cult-related massacres ever, the remains of more than 430 victims have been recovered since police raided Good News International Church in a forest some 70 kilometers (40 miles) inland from the Kenyan coastal town of Malindi. Seventeen months later, many in...

Germany signs agreement with Kenya to bring in skilled workers and plug labor market gaps

BERLIN (AP) — German and Kenyan officials signed an agreement Friday in Berlin to promote the recruitment of skilled workers who can fill gaps in Germany's labor market, and to facilitate the repatriation of Kenyans who don't have the right to stay in Germany. The agreement was...

Fresh wave of violence erupts in Haiti's capital over a soccer match

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A fresh wave of violence between rival gangs in one of the Haitian capital's poorest neighborhoods was sparked by gunfire that broke out over a referee's call during a soccer match, a pastor and newspaper said Friday. The awarding of a penalty kick in...

Workers call off protest that grounded flights at Kenya's main airport

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya's airport workers' union has called off a strike that grounded flights in the country's main airport on Wednesday over awarding the contract for its modernization and operations to an Indian firm. The decision came after a day-long talks between the...

Proposed resolution asks UN to plan for UN peacekeepers to replace Kenya-led police mission in Haiti

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States and Ecuador circulated a draft resolution on Friday asking the United Nations to begin planning for a U.N. peacekeeping operation to replace the Kenya-led mission now in the Caribbean nation helping police to quell gang violence. The proposed...

21 children are now known to have died in Kenya school fire

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The number of children who were burned to death in a school dormitory in central Kenya has risen to 21, the government spokesperson said Saturday. Officials began removing the bodies of the children as they tried to account for dozens of boys who were still...

A dormitory fire in Kenya kills 18 students and injures 27. Dozens are unaccounted for

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A fire in a school dormitory in Kenya has killed 18 students and 27 others have been hospitalized, with 70 children unaccounted for, the country’s deputy president said Friday. President William Ruto declared three days of mourning during which flags will...

A fire in a school dormitory in Kenya has killed 17 students and seriously burned 13 others, police say

Ugandan Olympic athlete dies after being set on fire by her partner

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei has died at a Kenyan hospital where she was being treated after 80% of her body was burned in an attack by her partner, a hospital official confirmed Thursday. She was 33. Owen Menach, a spokesperson at Moi Teaching...