Trump team challenges intel on Russian election influence

Donald Trump’s presidential transition team on Saturday challenged the veracity of U.S. intelligence assessments that Russia was trying to tip the November election to the Republican. A top Senate Democrat demanded a full congressional investigation. The CIA has...

Gambia President Yahya Jammeh must step down – UN

Gambian President Yahya Jammeh must hand over power after defeat in elections, the UN Security Council has said. President Jammeh initially conceded to Adama Barrow in last week’s vote but has since refused to accept the end of his 22-year rule. Mr Barrow said...

Scores dead in church collapse

A church roof has collapsed in Uyo, south-east Nigeria, killing at least 60 people attending a bishop’s ordination. Some reports put the number much higher, with many people believed to be still trapped under the debris. Hundreds of people were inside the...

Istanbul Besiktas Turkey: Stadium blasts kill 29 people

Two explosions near a football stadium in the heart of Turkey’s biggest city, Istanbul, have killed 29 people and injured 166, the government says. The explosions, believed to be a car bomb and a suicide bomb, targeted police officers, officials say. Witnesses...

Sh.9bn revamp for road network in Kericho

President Uhuru Kenyatta Friday launched a number of road projects, giving the road network in Kericho and Bomet counties over Sh9 billion revamp. The President, who was accompanied by Deputy President William Ruto, kicked off the road projects at Kipchimchim in...