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Ian Wafula

Ian Wafula

Africa Security Correspondent at BBC World Service - BBC Africa

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  • Africa
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Recent Articles

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DR Congo's failed gamble on Romanian mercenaries

Several hundred well-paid foreign soldiers fighting on the side of the Congolese government surrender.
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DR Congo fighting: The evidence that shows Rwanda is backing M23 re...

Where are rebels causing havoc in eastern DR Congo getting their funding?
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Mozambique's Venâncio Mondlane open to serving in Daniel Chapo's go...

Venâncio Mondlane tells the BBC the conditions under which he is prepared to join the government.
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Mozambique election crisis: Police accused of killing pot-banging p...

The southern African state has been a shaken by a wave of protests and killings since disputed elections.
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Sudan civil war: Women raped by RSF fighters in Gezira state die by...

Several women raped by paramilitary fighters in Gezira state have taken their own lives, activists say.
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Bobi Wine, Uganda's main opposition leader, injured in altercation ...

His party says he is to undergo surgery to remove fragments from a tear-gas cannister.
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Why Ethiopia is so alarmed by an Egypt-Somalia alliance

Tensions flair with the arrival of Egyptian planes in Mogadishu and the planned deployment of troops.
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Why Ethiopia is so alarmed by an Egypt-Somalia alliance

Tensions flare with the arrival of Egyptian planes in Mogadishu and the planned deployment of troops.
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Collins Jumaisi Khalusha: Kenya police accused of helping suspected...

Eight officers have been suspended after the 33-year-old escaped by scaling a wall, police say.
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Sudan military chief Gen Burhan survives drone strike attack - army

The army blames the RSF for the assassination attempt, but the paramilitary group denies involvement.
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Kenya's ‘serial killer’ mystery: Five key questions over bodies in ...

Still reeling from the discovery of bodies in a quarry, Kenyans are trying to find out more.
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Kenya serial killer suspect tortured to confess - lawyer

Police said the 33-year-old confessed to having killed 42 women since 2022 after his arrest on Monday.
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Mozambique conflict: Is it too early to withdraw Sadc forces?

A bold insurgent attack heightens fears of instability as a regional force prepares to pull out.
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Kenya floods: Survivors seek loved ones as evacuation ordered

Survivors desperately search for loved ones as the president announces a large-scale evacuation.
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Kenya flooding: Around 50 killed in villages near Mai Mahiu town

Villagers were swept away as they slept after a tide of water crashed downstream.
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South African troops killed in DR Congo: What is behind the Sadc de...

These are the nation’s first fatalities since a recent deployment to support the Congolese army.
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Jowie Irungu convicted of murdering Monica Kimani, as Jacque Maribe...

The fiance of a popular news presenter is convicted of killing a businesswoman five years ago.
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Kelvin Kangethe: US fugitive wanted for murder escapes custody in K...

Kelvin Kangethe allegedly killed his girlfriend in the US last October before flying to Kenya.
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Kenya court blocks police deployment to Haiti

Kenya had offered to lead a multinational force to tackle gang violence in the Caribbean country.
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Somalia turns back Ethiopian plane headed for Somaliland

The plane was carrying Ethiopian officials to the self-declared republic of Somaliland.
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Somalia joins the East African Community

It is hoped that joining the East African Community will boost economic growth after years of war.