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Africa starts 2020 battling extremism, Ebola and hunger
World
January 1, 2020
Africa starts 2020 battling extremism, Ebola and hunger
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A tragic airline crash with far-reaching consequences, cataclysmic cyclones that may be a harbinger of the future,…
Ankle injury keeps Salah out of Egypt’s two upcoming matches
Egypt
November 13, 2019
Ankle injury keeps Salah out of Egypt’s two upcoming matches
Egyptian football superstar Mohamed Salah won’t be able to make it to Egypt’s anticipated matches against Kenya and Comoros, according…
TB drug price slashed in global push to thwart killer disease
World
October 31, 2019
TB drug price slashed in global push to thwart killer disease
French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi slashed the price of a key anti-tuberculosis drug on Thursday, boosting the battle against the world’s…
Kenyans rush to swap banknotes as cash ban looms
World
September 27, 2019
Kenyans rush to swap banknotes as cash ban looms
Last week a man walked into a Nairobi car yard and paid for a luxury Mercedes with a mountain of…
Aid groups warn against Kenya’s UN bid to sanction Al-Shabaab
World
August 27, 2019
Aid groups warn against Kenya’s UN bid to sanction Al-Shabaab
Kenya is urging the UN to list Al-Shabaab under the same sanctions as Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State, but foreign…
Scientists a step closer to saving northern white rhino from extinction
World
August 23, 2019
Scientists a step closer to saving northern white rhino from extinction
Veterinarians have successfully harvested eggs from the last two surviving northern white rhinos, taking them one step closer to bringing…
Gentle giraffes threatened with ‘silent extinction’
World
August 16, 2019
Gentle giraffes threatened with ‘silent extinction’
For most of his life as a Samburu warrior, Lesaiton Lengoloni thought nothing of hunting giraffes, the graceful giants so…
Hidden mysteries lie in wait inside Kenya’s fossil treasury
World
August 9, 2019
Hidden mysteries lie in wait inside Kenya’s fossil treasury
The only hint that something extraordinary lay inside the plain wooden drawer in an unassuming office behind Nairobi National Museum…
Economic “game changer”? African leaders launch free-trade zone
Features/Interviews
July 8, 2019
Economic “game changer”? African leaders launch free-trade zone
* African leaders meet to discuss key details of free-trade bloc * Potential for Africa’s US$3.4 trillion economy is massive…
LGBT refugees allege harassment in Kenya, a rare safe haven
World
June 20, 2019
LGBT refugees allege harassment in Kenya, a rare safe haven
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Burundi national Nina Muregwa says she feels threatened again. After escaping death threats back home over…