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Obama`s grandma injured after car rolls in Kenya

Obama`s grandma injured after car rolls in Kenya


Sarah Obama was travelling to her home in the village of Kogelo, in western Kenya, when the accide...
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Somalia: AU, Kenyan forces move to push rebels out

Somalia: AU, Kenyan forces move to push rebels out


Under the plan, AU forces will push toward a Somali rebel stronghold outside the capital.
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Kenya police arrest imam over weapons cache

Kenya police arrest imam over weapons cache


Kenyan police say they have arrested an imam after they found a cache of weapons in his house.
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Kenyan President suspends judge over gun threat

Kenyan President suspends judge over gun threat


Kenya`s deputy chief justice allegedly threatened a shopping mall security guard with a pistol.
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Kenya to set up election violence tribunal

Kenya to set up election violence tribunal


The ICC prosecutor commended Kenya`s political leaders for cooperating with the international tribun...
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Kenya`s presidential contenders among 4 to face trial at ICC

Kenya`s presidential contenders among 4 to face trial at ICC


The judges did not immediately say which four out of the six suspects would stand trial.
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Kenyan jets bomb Somali rebel base

Kenyan jets bomb Somali rebel base


Kenyan jets bombed an al Shabaab rebel base in southern Somalia, killing a family of seven as well a...
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Kenya can be hit by terrorists: Britain

Kenya can be hit by terrorists: Britain


The Foreign Office said attacks could target Kenyan institutions as well as places where expatriates...
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Kenyan jets kill `60 or more` Somali insurgents

Kenyan jets kill `60 or more` Somali insurgents


Kenya said it had exchanged liaison officers with the Ethiopian army since they both faced a common...
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Boat capsizes off Lamu in Kenya, 7 dead

Boat capsizes off Lamu in Kenya, 7 dead


At least seven people died and many more were feared missing after a boat carrying dozens of passeng...
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Kenya issues arrest order for Sudan`s Bashir

Kenya issues arrest order for Sudan`s Bashir


Kenya was heavily criticized by the ICC and foreign governments for failing to arrest Bashir.
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Somali Islamists laud reported Ethiopian incursion

Somali Islamists laud reported Ethiopian incursion


Ethiopia on Sunday continued to publicly deny that any of its forces had entered its Horn of Africa ...
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Bomb destroys Kenya police car in refugee camp

Bomb destroys Kenya police car in refugee camp


A remote-controlled bomb hit a police vehicle in Kenya`s Dadaab refugee camp near the border with So...
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Kenya PM asks Israel for help in fighting terrorists

Kenya PM asks Israel for help in fighting terrorists


Israeli security forces are among the best in the world in dealing with terror threats.
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Kenya says it`s not behind blasts in Somali town

Kenya says it`s not behind blasts in Somali town


Kenyan troops moved into Somalia last month in pursuit of al-Shabab militants.
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Forces kill 9 militants in Somalia: Kenya Army

Forces kill 9 militants in Somalia: Kenya Army


Kenya last month sent hundreds of troops into the failed state of Somalia to pursue the powerful mil...
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We can`t supply Somali militants weapons: Eritrea

We can`t supply Somali militants weapons: Eritrea


Kenya last week said that three planeloads of weapons had been flown into southern Somalia to arm al...
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Kenya church grenade attack kills two

Kenya church grenade attack kills two


Kenya in mid-October sent troops into neighbouring south Somalia to fight the Shebab Islamists.
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Blast reported in Kenya`s large refugee camp

Blast reported in Kenya`s large refugee camp


A blast went off along a road in the world`s largest refugee camp in eastern Kenya near the border ...
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Kenya to down aircraft carrying weapons to Somalia

Kenya to down aircraft carrying weapons to Somalia


A military spokesman says Kenya will destroy aircraft it suspects of transporting weapons to militan...
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Kenyan jets bomb southern Somali town, 12 killed

Kenyan jets bomb southern Somali town, 12 killed


At least 12 people were killed when two Kenyan jets bombed the southern Somali town of Jilib.
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Group asks court to probe 1,000 Kenyan deaths

Group asks court to probe 1,000 Kenyan deaths


More than 300 Kenyans went missing and 1,074 were killed from 2006 to 2008, New York-based Human Rig...
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Somalia`s al Shabaab vows war against Kenya

Somalia`s al Shabaab vows war against Kenya


Kenya has long watched its anarchic neighbour warily, its troops have made forays across the porous ...
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US, Danish aid workers seized in Somalia

US, Danish aid workers seized in Somalia


The kidnappings come only weeks after the seizure of two women working for Doctors Without Borders i...
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Somali Prez opposes Kenyan military intervention

Somali Prez opposes Kenyan military intervention


Somalia`s president said that he opposed Kenya`s week-old military assault against Islamists in th...
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One killed, 12 injured in Nairobi grenade attacks

One killed, 12 injured in Nairobi grenade attacks


One person was killed and 24 were wounded in two grenade attacks in Nairobi on Tuesday.
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French forces join fight against Somali militants

French forces join fight against Somali militants


Kenya said that France`s Navy bombed a town in Somalia near a stronghold of al-Shabab.
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Suspected grenade blast in Kenya wounds 13

Suspected grenade blast in Kenya wounds 13


The attack came two days after the US warned of an imminent threat of a terror attack in Kenyan capi...
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US embassy warns of imminent threat in Kenya

US embassy warns of imminent threat in Kenya


Kenya has launched a cross-border operation against Islamist militants in Somalia.
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Somali militants on the run: Kenyan official

Somali militants on the run: Kenyan official


Kenya last weekend sent troops into Somalia to wipe out al-Shabab as a fighting force.
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Kenya sends more troops to Somalia

Kenya sends more troops to Somalia


African peacekeeping force acknowledged 10 of its soldiers had died after a heavy battle against the...
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Two Britons `trying to go to Somalia`: Kenya police

Two Britons `trying to go to Somalia`: Kenya police


Kenyan police said that two British men arrested on suspicion of trying to join Somali militants wil...
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Somali militants threaten suicide attacks in Kenya

Somali militants threaten suicide attacks in Kenya


Al-Shabab spokesman told a news conference in Mogadishu that Kenya must pull its troops out of Somal...
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Kenya deploys troops in Somalia after kidnappings

Kenya deploys troops in Somalia after kidnappings


Kenya`s government has come under intense pressure at home to show it is beefing up defences along i...
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Kenya to pursue kidnappers into Somalia

Kenya to pursue kidnappers into Somalia


Somali militants this week kidnapped two Spanish women working with Doctors Without Borders in a Ken...
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Kenya: 2 Spanish aid workers seized in camp

Kenya: 2 Spanish aid workers seized in camp


Suspected Somali militants entered the world`s largest refugee camp and abducted two Spanish women.
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Kenyans bid farewell to laureate Wangari Maathai

Kenyans bid farewell to laureate Wangari Maathai


Maathai died late last month after a long battle with cancer. She was 71.
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Gunmen escape with French hostage into Somalia

Gunmen escape with French hostage into Somalia


The 66-year-old disabled woman was grabbed in the early hours of Saturday from Kenya`s northern coas...
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Kenyan coastguards surround Frenchwoman`s captors

Kenyan coastguards surround Frenchwoman`s captors


Kenyan coastguards have surrounded the kidnappers of a disabled Frenchwoman at sea as they reporte...
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Kenyan Nobel Peace laureate Maathai dies

Kenyan Nobel Peace laureate Maathai dies


Wangari Maathai, the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize, has died in hospital after a ...
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Kenyan charged after Britons` murder, abduction

Kenyan charged after Britons` murder, abduction


Kenyan Ali Babitu Kololo was charged with robbery with violence and kidnapping with intention to mur...
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Kenya rescuers search for bodies after deadly fire

Kenya rescuers search for bodies after deadly fire


Rescue teams searched through the smoking ashes, with 92 charred bodies already found and the death ...
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Kenyan PM appeals for calm after pipeline mishap

Kenyan PM appeals for calm after pipeline mishap


Kenyan PM Raila Odinga has appealed for calm after the gasoline pipeline explosion killed at least 7...
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At least 75 Kenyans dead after pipeline explosion

At least 75 Kenyans dead after pipeline explosion


The explosion took place in Nairobi`s Lunga Lunga industrial area, which is surrounded by the densel...
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Briton killed, wife kidnapped: Kenya diplomat

Briton killed, wife kidnapped: Kenya diplomat


It was unclear if the attackers came from neighboring Somalia, where pirates often prey on foreigner...
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Oldest advanced tools found in Kenya

Oldest advanced tools found in Kenya


Scientists claim to have discovered the world`s earliest sophisticated stone tools that are 1.76 mil...
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23 killed in Kenya minibus crash: Official

23 killed in Kenya minibus crash: Official


Road crashes are common in Kenya and are often blamed on the poor state of the roads.
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Kenya burdened by famine refugees

Kenya burdened by famine refugees


Marauding gangs and criminals are attacking Somali famine refugees more frequently as they flee acro...
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Kenya plans fighting diseases with mobile phones

Kenya plans fighting diseases with mobile phones


Researchers in Kenya are advocating use of mobile phones to enable people seek timely help against d...
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World`s biggest refugee camp extended

World`s biggest refugee camp extended


The Kenyan government opened Dadaab camp, designed for 90,000 refugees, in 1991.
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