East Africa

Suspected outbreak of Marburg virus kills eight in Tanzania, WHO says

US State Department approves military helicopter sale to Zambia for $100 million

Comoros heads to polls for parliamentary elections amid opposition boycott: Video

DR Congo determined to reclaim territory from M23 rebels: Video

How Kenya police cover up killings of anti-government protesters

Islamic State claims responsibility for attack on Somalia's Puntland military base

Somalia security forces repulse suicide attack by Islamic State

Police in Kenya fire teargas at protest over alleged abductions

At least 60 dead in road accident in Ethiopia, AFP reports

Peru declares environmental emergency after oil spill

Mozambique's death toll from Cyclone Chido rises to 94, AFP reports

US State Dept imposes visa restrictions on multiple people in South Sudan

Britain and Mauritius eye swift Chagos treaty amid uncertainty