• History best remembers the Ghanaian legend over the key role he played in mediating in Kenya's post-poll dispute. • The results of his efforts saved Kenya from the precipice of anarchy following the ...

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan reacts during a press conference at a NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands June 25, 2025. [Piroschka Van De Wouw/File Photo/Reuters] For nearly half a century, ...

Former Senegalese President Macky Sall at the launch of the African Leaders Debt Relief Initiative, Cape Town, South Africa, February 27, 2025. GIANLUIGI GUERCIA / AFP Not once has Macky Sall returned ...

Kenyan security forces fired live rounds in the air in an attempt at crowd control, as tens of thousands gathered in a stadium. At least two people have died in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, after ...

Raila Odinga, one of the defining figures of modern Kenyan politics, has died at the age of 80 while travelling in India. He will be remembered as a tireless campaigner whose charisma, flair and ...

The death of Raila Odinga, Kenya’s most enduring opposition leader and one of Africa’s most recognisable political figures, closes one of the longest and most turbulent chapters in Kenya’s political ...

Raila Odinga left the country for treatment in India, a journey that marked the final chapter of a life lived in defiant pursuit From exile to engineering, his early years shaped a mind that would ...

Former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga has died at the age of 80, family sources have told the BBC. Odinga died on Wednesday while receiving medical treatment at a hospital in India. He collapsed ...

Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga has died at the age of 80 during a health visit to India, local police said Wednesday -- a political earthquake that could transform politics in the east African ...

Raila Odinga, Kenya’s veteran politician and longtime opposition leader, has died, aged 80. Raila Odinga, as Langata MP, and former President Mwai Kibaki meet with Mama Ngina Kenyatta during Kenyatta ...

Raila Odinga was one of Kenya's most influential and enduring political figures despite five unsuccessful presidential bids. For years, the firebrand politician emerged as a staunch campaigner and ...

Tributes have been paid to former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga, who has died at the age of 80. President William Ruto said the veteran politician, who died on Wednesday while receiving medical ...