Kenyan Police arrest Iranian-trained suspects planning attacks in Kenya

Two Kenyans are in police custody for allegedly being members of an Iranian spy network linked to terror. The Inspector General of the National Police Service, Joseph Boinnet, says the suspects – Abu-Bakr Sadiq Louis And Yassin Juma - travelled to Iran last month before returning to Kenya and planned to launch attacks on several undisclosed strategic installations and foreign missions. Boinnet says the suspects have given police useful information about their intended terror mission and would be arraigned in court once investigations are completed. The police boss refused to disclose where the two suspects were arrested but said police are yet to confirm whether the Iranian spy agency is linked to al Shabaab or Islamic State group.     KTN NEWS

Burkina Faso should announce provisional election results

Burkina Faso should announce provisional results on Monday from an election to choose the West African country’s first new leader in decades, the head of the electoral commission said.
Sunday’s peaceful election comes after longtime leader Blaise Compaore was toppled in a popular uprising in October 2014 in which demonstrators faced down the security forces over his attempt to extend his tenure.

Burkina Faso goes to the Ballot to Elect new President Today.

First free election in 30 years heavily influenced by legacies of former liberation comrades Thomas Sankara and Blaise Compaoré
One is dead and the other in exile, but the shadows of former presidents Thomas Sankara and Blaise Compaoré loom large over Burkina Faso as the country chooses a new government on Sunday.

Nearly 5.5 million people are expected to vote in presidential and parliamentary elections to replace the interim government that has ruled since a popular uprising forced Compaoré out of office more than a year ago.

“This is definitely the most open election since the country’s independence,” analyst Cynthia Ohayon told Reuters. “You actually don’t know who is going to win, even though there are front-runners.”
Jazz, rivalry and revolution: Burkina Faso recalls spirit of Sankara