Africa

African first as Kenyan court overturns Kenyatta's election victory

Kenya's Supreme Court has ordered a fresh vote to be held within 60 days, the first time judges have ever overturned an incumbent president's victory in an African election.

• by Adrian Blomfield

Kenya's Supreme Court declares presidential vote invalid, calls for new poll

Kenya's Supreme Court nullified President Uhuru Kenyatta's election win citing irregularities and ordered a new poll within 60 days after last month's voting was followed by protests and sporadic violence that killed at least 28 people.

• by Maggie Fick and George Obulutsa

Don't assume same-sex marriage is a forgone conclusion

The relentless criticism about the postal survey on marriage process, however justified, saps the "yes" campaign of energy, appeal and moral high ground.

• by Julie Szego

Beyond Harvey: deadly floods bring havoc around the world

Here are some floods you might have missed this year:

• by Anna Pujol-Mazzini

Carbon emissions: Artificial intelligence used to fight deforestation in Congo

​A new technique using artificial intelligence to predict where deforestation is most likely to occur could help the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) preserve its shrinking rainforest and cut carbon emissions, researchers have said.

• by Umberto Bacchi

A fishmonger's death has sparked a months-long protest in Morocco

What began as a spontaneous movement has turned into one of the longest protest movements in North Africa since the Arab Spring.

'Next attack will be on your head': Sarah-Hanson Young attacks Pauline Hanson over burqa stunt

The next terrorist attack will "be on your head, Pauline", Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young has told Pauline Hanson after the One Nation's burqa stunt on the floor of the Senate.

• by David Wroe

Jane Goodall on 'the terrible Trump': 'he's so bad that he's woken people up'

There comes a moment during lunch with Jane Goodall when the impact of what she calls her "mission" is made clear. It comes courtesy of a young woman who, having spotted the famed primatologist across the crowded restaurant, has made her a gift.

• by Lindy Percival

Many dead after violent protests in Kenya

At least 24 people were killed in Kenya on Saturday, including a nine-year-old girl, as outrage over the disputed re-election of President Uhuru Kenyatta unleashed the country's worst political violence in a decade.

• by Adrian Blomfield

Kenyan election tensions rise as opposition leader Raila Odinga claims fraud

Nairobi, Kenya: Tensions over Kenya's presidential election built on Thursday after the opposition leader accused election officials of falsifying the results and handing victory to President Uhuru Kenyatta, the incumbent.

• by Kimiko de Freytas-Tamura