Africa & World

BBC News, Nairobi Tear gas was fired when hundreds of Kenyans protested on Thursday The head of the main police station in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, has been detained over the killing of a young blogger in police custody, independent investigators say. As well as Officer Commanding Station Samson Talam, another policeman, PC James Mukhwan, plus a technician accused of disabling …

BBC News Little more detail was released about progress made in peace talks with the Congo River Alliance The head of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo has held talks with Rwanda-backed rebels about protecting civilians in areas under their control in the east. Bintou Keita, the UN secretary general’s special representative, said the rebels spoke …