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21 min ago | National Public Radio

Young Kenyans Build Mobile Apps For Local Use

You're out navigating the jammed sidewalks of Kenya's capital city when you suddenly realize you're in desperate need of a toilet.

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Related Topix: World News, Kenya, Africa,

8 hrs ago | Connecticut Post

Kenya police kill "terror couple"

Police shot dead a couple suspected to be terrorists after they threw four grenades, wounding five officers in an overnight stand-off, a police official said Sunday.

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Related Topix: World News, Kenya, Africa, Terrorism

Sat May 18, 2013

GhanaWeb

Ghana's Black Stars to train in Kenya

Despite canceling a friendly match against Harambee Stars, a source has revealed to Goal.com that the Black Stars will pitch camp in Kenya ahead of Sudan match Ghana's Black Stars will after all train in Nairobi ahead of their June 5 World Cup qualifier against Sudan in Khartoum.

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Voice of America

Mau Mau Veterans in Kenya Expect Impending Settlement

Seated left to right, Kenyans Jane Muthoni Mara, Wambogo Nyingi and Paulo Muoka Nzili celebrate the announcement of a legal decision in support of Mau Mau veteran reparation payments in Nairobi in this October 5, 2012, file photo.

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Related Topix: World News, Kenya, Africa,

Catholic World News

American missionary priest in Kenya suspended in dispute over control of hospitals

An American missionary priest in Kenya who became embroiled in a legal dispute over the ownership of hospitals has been suspended from the priesthood.

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AllAfrica.com

Kenya: GMO Ban Has No Legal Basis, Official Says

Romano Kiome, permanent secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, says the ban cannot be enforced because it was imposed by the cabinet, which has no authority in law to do so.

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Related Topix: World News, Kenya, Africa, Agriculture, Science, Journalism, Mwai Kibaki

Fri May 17, 2013

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

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,

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,

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

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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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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