Kenya
Kenyan jets kill ’60 or more’ Somali insurgents
World
January 7, 2012
Kenyan jets kill ’60 or more’ Somali insurgents
Kenyan fighter jets killed at least 60 Islamist Shebab insurgents in southern Somalia in the latest air strike on insurgent…
Doctors with guns
World
November 26, 2011
Doctors with guns
A spate of kidnappings of international aid workers and the subsequent suspension of aid services to refugees is drastically reducing…
Kenya warns of ‘imminent’ strikes on Somali towns
World
November 2, 2011
Kenya warns of ‘imminent’ strikes on Somali towns
GARISSA, Kenya/NAIROBI - Kenya plans "imminent" air strikes on al-Shabaab strongholds across southern and central Somalia and has warned residents…
Kenyan jets pound Shebab positions in Somalia
World
October 19, 2011
Kenyan jets pound Shebab positions in Somalia
Kenyan jets struck in Somalia Wednesday in a bid to rid the border area of Islamist rebels blamed for a spate…
Kenya military moves into Somalia with tanks and jets
World
October 17, 2011
Kenya military moves into Somalia with tanks and jets
MOGADISHU - Kenyan tanks, artillery and hundreds of fighters are moving through militant territory in Somalia, residents said Monday. Fighter…
Nile Basin meeting deferred to 17 December
Egypt
October 13, 2011
Nile Basin meeting deferred to 17 December
Egypt and Sudan have agreed to Kenya’s request to call off a regional water meeting to 17 December, according to…
Founder of Green Belt Movement and first African woman to win Nobel Peace Prize dies
Environment
September 26, 2011
Founder of Green Belt Movement and first African woman to win Nobel Peace Prize dies
NAIROBI, Kenya - Wangari Maathai, the first African woman recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, died after a long struggle…
Special from Kenya: Decades-old camps swollen with new wave of Somali refugees
World
September 22, 2011
Special from Kenya: Decades-old camps swollen with new wave of Somali refugees
DADAAB, KENYA - When volunteers arrive at the Dabaab refugee camp on the Kenya-Somalia border, many believe they are coming…
Special from Kenya: The crisis that keeps on giving
World
August 30, 2011
Special from Kenya: The crisis that keeps on giving
DADAAB, Kenya - Omar Ali, a shepherd from southwest Somalia, sat with his five kids at the entrance of the…
Special from Kenya: Famine brings profound tragedy to Somalia’s youth
World
August 17, 2011
Special from Kenya: Famine brings profound tragedy to Somalia’s youth
NAIROBI/DADAAB, Kenya - Hadija Abdi and her two remaining children wait anxiously among a cluster of famished Somalis at the…