Africa

Elections officials declared Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta winner of this week's presidential election Friday, though his opponent refused to concede.

Two passenger trains collided head-on in Alexandria, Egypt, on Friday -- killing dozens of people and injuring scores more, government officials said.

The Pentagon conducted drone attacks on against Al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab militants in Somalia this week, U.S. Africa Command said.

Smugglers have pushed some 300 migrants into the Arabian Sea as their boats approached the Yemeni coast over the past two days, the U.N. said.

Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga alleged the general election was manipulated to favor incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta, which has sparked protests.

Eight people died and dozens were injured after a soccer stadium partly collapsed amid fighting between fans of two teams in Senegal.

China is expanding its presence in East Africa with the addition of military personnel at its base in Djibouti.