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Former U.N. chief Kofi Annan urged Kenya Monday to accelerate efforts to improve living conditions in Nairobi's squalid slums, which experts say could pose a threat to stability and national security.
Pupils and students of the Senator Obama schools in Western Kenya have sent their first emails using solar energy to US President Barack Obama. They urge him to put his weight behind renewable energy in the run-up to Copenhagen which is just days away.
Andy Cunningham’s call to action came three years ago when a Kenyan girl slipped a note under his door: “Andrew—the male teachers cane me unconditionally, the boys take my privates as their toys—get us out of this hell!”
December 6, 2009: The government is gathering evidence to make it clear that al Shabaab was responsible for the recent suicide bombing of a university graduation ceremony in Mogadishu. Many of the graduates were medical specialists, which Somalia is desperately short of.
A suicide bomber disguised as a veiled woman killed at least 19 people including three Somali government ministers on Thursday at a medical graduation ceremony in a Mogadishu hotel, witnesses and officials said.
Nairobi - The latest phase of an INTERPOL-coordinated operation across six African countries has led to the seizure of 568 kilogrammes of illegal ivory and 65 arrests, including three Chinese nationals, the Kenya Wildlife Service said MondayJust unde...
U.S. District Judge David O. Carter just issued an order dismissing Laguna Niguel attorney Orly Taitz’s attempt to revive her lawsuit alleging that Barack Obama cannot be president because he was born in Kenya.
Scott Robinson of Santa Fe, N.M., didn't aspire to be a sports agent. The AmeriKenyan Running Club founder sought to fill a need. Now he's doing both. He's bringing three Kenyan athletes to compete at next Sunday's 40th running of the Dallas White Rock Marathon.
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Equity Bank Ltd. , Kenya’s largest provider of small loans, was raised to “buy” from “accumulate” by Kestrel Capital Ltd. , which cited the company’s price-to-earnings ratio versus its peers.
New Zealand set about reclaiming the sevens rugby world series title it has dominated for a decade by winning the opening leg of the new season at Dubai on Saturday. New Zealand beat Samoa 24-12 in the final for its first win in 18 months. Last season was only the second in 10 that the Kiwis didn't win the world series, and South Africa began its title defense in poor fashion by losing in the...
During her short life, Rose Shatz taught her parents how to cope with her death.
Wildlife officials here Monday displayed more than half a tonne of recently-seized ivory, reflecting a rise in poaching they said was prompted by the controversial sale of stockpiled tusks last year.
First Presbyterian Church’s fellowship building on Middle Street looked like a craftsmen’s market Sunday, its tables stocked with handmade soaps and candles from India, eggshell ornaments from Peru and trivets from Guatemala.
Nov. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Kenya’s automated bond-trading system, which started on Nov. 9, has boosted liquidity of the securities, Nairobi Stock Exchange Chief Executive Officer Peter Mwangi said.
New Zealand claimed first blood in this season's IRB Sevens World Series when they saw off Samoa 24-12 in a gripping final to lift the Dubai title here on Saturday.
Get FREE Daily Headlines by email! As a young woman, Julia Cairns imagined a life working with horses in Oxfordshire, England. After finishing a year-long study of horse management, she and a friend decided to go traveling.
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