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3 hrs ago | Institute for War and Peace Reporting

Kenya: Government Must Heal Ethnic Rifts

''Our tribal relations are at stake because of divisive values,'' said Cleophas Malala, director of "Shackles of Doom", a controversial play which the Kenyan government has tried to ban.

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Related Topix: World News, Kenya, Africa, Uhuru Kenyatta

7 hrs ago | Mirror.co.uk

Machete murderer who admits killing up to 400 people can't be booted out of UK

He worked for a mob behind some of Africa's worst atrocities but has been living here in a taxpayer-funded home since 2003 A murderer who admits killing up to 400 people - many in bloody machete attacks - is living in the UK after being granted asylum.

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Related Topix: World News, Kenya, Africa,

9 hrs ago | Jamaica Observer

Wyre's dream comes true

Kenyan reggae/dancehall artiste Wyre is living out his dreams. The African artiste is currently in Jamaica to shoot a music video with singer Alaine.

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Related Topix: World News, Kenya, Africa, Rita Marley, Reggae,

17 hrs ago | FiveThirtyEight

India Ink: Long Journey to College, but I Was Never Alone

Sush Krishnamoorthy , a student at Sardar Patel Vidyalaya, in New Delhi, is one of eight high school seniors around the world blogging about their college searches.

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Related Topix: Blog News, World News, India, Kenya, Cornell University, Standardized Testing, Education

21 hrs ago | AlertNet

LGBTI refugees risk death, rape and sexual slavery in Kenya

NAIROBI Barry's parents were murdered, his children were poisoned, and he has been repeatedly raped because of his sexuality.

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Related Topix: World News, Kenya, Africa, Gay/Lesbian, Transgender

Thu May 16, 2013

Pop Wuping

A 'novel' idea for spreading literature in Africa: The cellphone

A man wearing yellow shoes checks his phone in Kibera, Africa's largest slum, in Nairobi, Kenya, in March.

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Related Topix: Cellphones, Kenya, World News

Basketball in Africa

Kenya: Tigers Up Against Muliro University

UNITED States International University 'Tigers' face off against Masinde Muliro University of Agriculture and Technology as the Zuku Kenya University Sports Association league throws off this weekend at Nyayo Stadium.

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Related Topix: Travel, Africa Travel, Kenya Travel, Nairobi, Kenya Travel, World News, Kenya,

AlertNet

Alarm growing as cassava blight spreads to West Africa

NAIROBI The future of cassava, one of the most climate-resilient crops in Africa, may be under threat because rising temperatures have led to a dramatic increase in the number of whiteflies, tiny insects that spread the deadly cassava brown steak virus.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, World News, Kenya, Entomology, Africa, Epidemic, Natural Disasters, Opinion

GhanaWeb

Ghana to play Uganda in friendly

Ghana have requested to play Uganda in a friendly in a build-up to next month's World Cup qualifiers, according to reports in Kampala.

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Related Topix: Uganda, Africa, Kenya,

Reuters

UPDATE 1-Safaricom drives Kenyan shares higher, shilling steady

The currency of east Africa's biggest economy traded flat for the second day in a row against the dollar.

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Wed May 15, 2013

Uganda News Picks

UPDF Brigadier Dies in Kenya

Uganda's Military Attache to Kenya Brigadier Clovis Kalyebara, , has died at at Nairobi Hospital where he has been bedridden.

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Voice of America

Can Kenya Fulfill Laptop Promise?

But some question whether the country is ready and whether the president's plans can really happen.

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Related Topix: Kenya, Africa, World News, Uhuru Kenyatta,

Voice of America

Fighting for Space: Kenya Faces Devolution Challenges

County assembly member Karungo wa Thang'wa meets with constituents at a market outside Nairobi every Tuesday as he waits for the government to pay for an office, Kenya.

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Voice of America

Device Keeps Internet On When Power Goes Off

That's because it is an affordable, reliable solution for people without consistent Internet access.

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AlertNet

MSF, compassion fatigue and band aid for a broken leg

Two young siblings and one fantastic haircut, South Sudan. Copyright: Damien Brown, author of "Band aid for a broken leg: Being a doctor with no borders " LONDON The title of Damien Brown's book about his first postings with Medecins Sans Frontieres was taken from a conversation with a colleague over a few beers in Nairobi.

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Related Topix: Africa, World News, South Sudan, Medicine, Kenya, Wedding, Opinion

Tue May 14, 2013

AllAfrica.com

Somalia: Somalia's Security Sector Reform

A soldier of the Somali National Army travels through the streets of Mogadishu, Somalia, in the back of a technical.

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Related Topix: Somalia, Africa, World News, Kenya,

St. Cloud Times

Rainbow around the sun draws attention in NYC area

A sun halo is seen behind a giraffe at The Giraffe Centre in the Lang'ata suburb of Nairobi, Kenya, on Sept.

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Voice of America

Toxic Waste Exposure Widespread in Developing World

An apartment is engulfed by toxic smoke from burning trash at Dandora waste site, one of Africa's biggest garbage dumps, in Nairobi, Kenya Millions of people in developing countries living near toxic waste dumps are facing potentially severe mental and physical health dangers, according to a new study.

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Related Topix: Kenya, World News, Malaria, Medicine, Health

680News

Correction: Kenya-Sandal Animals story

In a story May 8 about artisans in Kenya who turn old sandals into art objects, The Associated Press included two paragraphs that closely paralleled the wording of an earlier story on the subject by the Voice of America.

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Tri-cityherald.com

Kenyan protesters release pigs over parliament pay

A Kenyan demonstrator holding a piglet moves towards the gate of parliament in Nairobi, Kenya, Tuesday, May 14, 2013.

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