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African nations mend and make do as China tightens Belt and Road
World
November 22, 2021
African nations mend and make do as China tightens Belt and Road
NAIROBI, Nov 22 (Reuters) – Deep in Kenya’s Great Rift Valley, members of the National Youth Service tirelessly swing machetes…
Kenya: Fuel tank blast kills over dozen people
World
July 19, 2021
Kenya: Fuel tank blast kills over dozen people
At least 13 people have died in Kenya while many more have been injured after a fuel tank exploded late Saturday.…
COVID-19 cases surge in Africa, less than 0.8% of people fully vaccinated, say officials
World
June 17, 2021
COVID-19 cases surge in Africa, less than 0.8% of people fully vaccinated, say officials
NAIROBI, June 17 (Reuters) – COVID-19 cases rose by over 20 percent week-on-week in nearly two dozen African countries and…
World risks ‘moral catastrophe’ if COVID shots delayed in Africa, its CDC chief says
World
January 5, 2021
World risks ‘moral catastrophe’ if COVID shots delayed in Africa, its CDC chief says
NAIROBI (Reuters) – The world risks a “moral catastrophe” if COVID-19 vaccinations are delayed in Africa while wealthier regions inoculate…
Balcony church gains popularity in Kenya amid pandemic
World
May 23, 2020
Balcony church gains popularity in Kenya amid pandemic
KIAMBU, Kenya (AP) — A groovy rendition of “He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands” blasts from speakers outside…
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…
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…
Kenyan author, LGBT activist Binyavanga Wainaina dies at 48
World
May 23, 2019
Kenyan author, LGBT activist Binyavanga Wainaina dies at 48
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — One of Africa’s best-known authors and gay rights activists, Binyavanga Wainaina, has died at age 48,…
Kenyan runner Wambui fears testosterone rules will end career
World
May 16, 2019
Kenyan runner Wambui fears testosterone rules will end career
Kenya’s Olympic 800 meters bronze medalist Margaret Nyairera Wambui can feel her career slipping away from her, with no idea…
China’s influence in Africa grows as more young people learn to speak Mandarin
World
April 11, 2019
China’s influence in Africa grows as more young people learn to speak Mandarin
(CNN) — Inside a brightly-lit classroom, around 20 schoolchildren are enthusiastically singing the Chinese national anthem. That song is followed by…