Cholera Epidemic Infects Thousands in Kenya
New York Times - Sat Dec 5, 9:38 am ETThe most stricken areas are the arid swaths of northern Kenya, which were hit this year by a devastating drought, and where many are surviving off dirty water.
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The most stricken areas are the arid swaths of northern Kenya, which were hit this year by a devastating drought, and where many are surviving off dirty water.
"Christmas for Kenya" is a downloadable Christmas CD resulting from the collaboration of University Baptist Church, Common Grounds and many local artists.
South Africa open the defence of their IRB Sevens World Series here on Friday under mounting pressure from a resurgent New Zealand, Fiji and an England side missing their inspirational skipper.
Health experts called for more research funding to develop better diagnostic tests, vaccines and drugs for tuberculosis, which killed 1.8 million people around the world last year.
NAIROBI, Kenya — In a devastating blow to Somalia's fragile transitional government, a suicide bomber disguised as a veiled woman blew himself up at a college graduation ceremony in the capital Thursday, killing at least 15 people, including three government ministers, Somali officials said.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Ta'Kenya Nixon scored 14 of her 17 points in the second half as Eastern Illinois pulled away to Thursday's 70-57 win at Tennessee State in an Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball opener.
Africa is known for its natural beauty and roaming troves of animals. Unfortunately, it is perhaps more easily recognized for its negative aspects that include persistent ethnic conflicts, which are primarily a result of a late colonization process that drew artificial boundaries, divvying up the land according to the whim of European 'explorers.
Health experts on Thursday called for more research funding to develop better diagnostic tests, vaccines and drugs for tuberculosis, which killed 1.8 million people around the world last year.
A suicide bombing at a university graduation ceremony in Mogadishu highlights the growing problems in the most lawless place on the planet
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.
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - A male suicide bomber dressed as a woman attacked a university graduation ceremony Thursday in a small part of the capital still under government control, killing up to 19 people, including three Cabinet ministers and three journa
Washington, D.C. - The National Peace Corps Association (NPCA) is pleased to announce Jacky Foo of Stockholm, Sweden and his commercial rabbit farming idea as the grand prize winner of the Africa Rural Connect (ARC) four-month online contest.
Image Caption: This is a still from a series of indigenous community-produced videos documenting climate change impacts worldwide. Credit: Conversations with the Earth
Students around the world face a particular paradox these days: what's the good of an education if there's no work to be found afterward? Samasource — a small non-governmental organization based in San Francisco, California — is hoping to change this.
An Al Shabab bomber killed 19 people at a graduation ceremony in Somalia and the Islamist group is getting training from Al Qaeda, say officials.
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. and NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Omidyar Network announced today a $1.4M grant to Ushahidi over two and a half years.