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Pakistani journalist, supporter of former Prime Minister Imran Khan goes missing, second in 2 weeks
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A prominent Pakistani television journalist known for his public support of former Prime Minister Imran Khan has gone missing, the police, his family and his employer said. Sami Abrahim's disappearance was first announced in a police tweet late Wednesday, hours...
Kenyan pastor suspected in cult deaths to remain jailed
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A court in Kenya on Friday gave police five more days to hold a pastor facing possible terror-related charges in the deaths of more than 100 his congregants, many of whom are believed to have starved to death. Police rescued 15 emaciated parishioners from the...
AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa
APRIL 28-MAY 4, 2023 From the war in Ukraine and clashes in Nairobi to a school shooting in Belgrade, this gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published in the past week by The Associated Press from Europe and Africa. The selection was...
Kenyan court sets bail for pastor in parishioner death probe
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A court in Kenya ruled Thursday that one of two pastors under investigation for the deaths of more than 100 of their congregants, many of whom are believed to have starved to death, could be released on bond or bail. Pastor Ezekiel Odero was arrested last week...
Kenyan police clash with anti-government protesters
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Police in Kenya clashed with anti-government protesters Tuesday in the capital, Nairobi, during a fresh round of demonstrations called by the opposition leader. Opposition lawmakers marched to the president's office, in the central business district, to...
Another Kenyan pastor arrested over deaths of followers
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Police in Kenya arrested another popular pastor on the country's Indian Ocean coast as the number of deaths linked to a cult in the area rose to 103 on Thursday. Pastor Ezekiel Odero “is being processed to face criminal charges related to mass killing of...
Kenyan cult deaths at 73, president likens them to terrorism
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan President William Ruto on Monday compared the dozens of starvation deaths among the followers of a pastor in the south of the country with the results of terrorist acts, as the new death toll rose to 73. He maintained that the pastor, Paul Makenzi, who...
Starving followers found at Kenyan pastor's property; 4 die
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Police in coastal Kenya found 15 emaciated parishioners on the property of a church pastor, and four of the people died after the group was rescued and taken to a hospital, authorities said. Police officials said investigators received a tip that dozens of...
Kenya's opposition calls off anti-government protests
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga on Sunday called for a temporary halt to anti-government protests after President William Ruto urged his opponents to negotiate with him. In a move to halt brewing disenchantment, Ruto said he wants to hold talks with...
Burundi: At least 13 gold miners killed in flooded pits
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — An official in Burundi says the bodies of 13 gold miners have been recovered from two pits in which they were trapped by flood water. Nicodème Ndahabonyimana, a district administrator in the northwestern province of Cibitoke, said the miners could not be...
