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'Obamacare': Nairobi gets makeover for U.S. president's visit By AFP Nairobi - In Kenya, they've dubbed it 'Obamacare': potholes filled, new pavements and overnight flower beds, as Nairobi is spruced up for the capital's most awaited visitor, US President Barack Obama.

U.S. modifies Ebola guidelines after quarantine uproar By AFP Washington - U.S. health authorities have issued new guidelines for health workers returning from Ebola-hit nations after a firestorm of criticism over state quarantine restrictions, including from the UN chief.

Cargo plane crashes in Nairobi killing four crew members (Video) By Anne Sewell Nairobi - A Fokker 50 cargo plane crashed into a two-story building in Nairobi, Kenya early Wednesday, killing all four crew members. The plane had taken off shortly before from the city's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.

UPDATE: At least 43 dead in gunmen attack to busy Nairobi mall By Igor I. Solar Nairobi - A shooting attack around noon today at a shopping center in Nairobi, Kenya, left at least 30 people dead and about 50 injured. Early reports speak of armed men throwing hand grenades and shooting people in the most exclusive shopping mall in the city.

Video: Massive fire engulfs Nairobi International Airport By Anne Sewell Nairobi - Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Kenya's capital city, Nairobi, was engulfed in flames on Wednesday morning. Firefighters are battling the blaze and passengers are being evacuated. (Updated).

Prominent MP injured in Nairobi blast that claims 5 lives By Farid Abdulhamid Toronto - The recent spate of explosions that have rocked Nairobi’s Eastleigh neighbourhood in Kenya has taken a new twist with the apparent targeting of Mr. Yusuf Hassan, a member of Parliament who was injured in a blast outside a Nairobi mosque.

Attacks on more Kenyan churches leave at least 15 dead By Gar Swaffar Garissa - The attacks on Kenyan Christian churches may have their roots in the October, 2011 incursion into Somalia by Kenyan troops.

Terrorist threat high in Kenya By Tim Sandle Nairobi - The British government has issued a warning to its citizens abroad that a terrorist attack in Nairobi is imminent. This follows the activities of the Kenyan army in Somalia. The UK warning comes after a similar alert issued by the USA.

Pipeline fire kills up to 100 in Nairobi slum By Gemma Fox Nairobi - Reports coming out of Kenya's capital city say that a fire in a slum area of the city has killed at least 100 people with police saying the number could rise.

Building collapse in Kenya's capital leaves 2 dead, 14 missing By Andrew Moran Nairobi - At least two people have been killed, six have been injured and 14 individuals are unaccounted for after a building collapsed in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi. The Red Cross immediately dispatched emergency crews to the scene.

Riots Erupt in Kenya Over Holding of Radical Muslim Cleric By Christopher Szabo Riots have broken out in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, over the holding of a radical Muslim cleric. Authorities have been trying to deport Abdullah Al-Faisal, who is on a global terror watchlist, without success.

'Poorism' See the real City of God By Natalie Peart Is 'Poorism' a voyeuristic expedition to see people less fortunate than ourselves or is it a sustainable form of tourism that will benefit residents of impoversihed neighbourhoods?

HIV babies falling through the cracks By Natalie Peart After a UNICEF conference it has been found that an estimated 900 babies are at risk each year in Africa as their Mothers are not getting adequete treatment from the governemnt to prevent contracting HIV at birth.

Nairobi Food Protesters Clash with Police By Bob Ewing A crowd of hundreds gathered to protest the rising cost of food was fired upon by police using tear gas to disperse the crowd.

Kenyan Police Officer To Face Murder Charges By Can Tran After being filmed for shooting at two men that were later found dead during the election protests, a Kenyan policeman is set to be charged for murder according to the police. The shooting took place in Kisumu.

Somalia pirates free Danish ship after ransom paid By dpa news Nairobi - Somali pirates released a Danish ship late Wednesday after a ransom of 1.5 million dollars was paid to them, the head of a maritime organization said Thursday. The Danica White cargo ship was hijacked June 4.

Self-Help For Africa - Plan Probed Prior To G8 Summit By Digital Journal Staff NAIROBI (dpa) - Western politicians from German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder to British Prime Minister Tony Blair and France's president Jacques Chirac are enthusing about a new African partnership.A good dozen African head of states are hoping that th...

Misery Of Slavery Still Rife Along Africa's Historic Coast By Digital Journal Staff NAIROBI (dpa) - The Universal Declaration of Human Rights as proclaimed by the United Nations in December 1948 leaves no room for doubt: "No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms."...

AIDS, The Final Nail In The Coffin Of East Africa's Economy By Digital Journal Staff NAIROBI (dpa) - The "coffin budget" is a relative newcomer to the books of Kenyan companies but it is growing all the time in a country where up to 700 people die of AIDS every day. In Kenya, funeral assistance is part of the duties of the average c...

Kenyan Pupils Suffer Under Brutal Methods And Conditions By Digital Journal Staff NAIROBI (dpa) - Fourteen-year-old Nina hid her scarred knees beneath a long skirt, one which she has exchanged for her tattered school uniform. It was the uniform which Nina was wearing when she and around 400 other pupils recently ran away from the...

Rescue Dada Keeps Kenyan Girls Off The Mean Streets By Digital Journal Staff NAIROBI (dpa) - Josephine stares at her lap and wrings a handkerchief as she talks about the horrific events that sent her to live on the streets. Last September, two men took her from her home in a Nairobi slum and raped her repeatedly for three da...

Kilimanjaro Mast Symbolises East African Mobile Phone Mania By Digital Journal Staff NAIROBI (dpa) - The snow-capped peak of Mount Kilimanjaro has a new adornment -a mobile telephone transmission mast. Topping Africa's highest peak which soars from the plains of Tanzania to 5,895 metres above sea level, Vodacom's steel tower is not ...

For Nairobi Slum Kids, Football Promises A Better Future By Digital Journal Staff NAIROBI (dpa) - The children no longer notice the stench and are undaunted by their surroundings.The horde of bare-footed boys and girls are laughing and chasing a soccer ball, while the wind blows the smell of the nearby garbage dump and sewage over t...

Kenya Makes Slow Progress To Combat Spread Of AIDS By Digital Journal Staff NAIROBI (dpa) - The first information about AIDS was available in Kenya in the middle of the 1980s, yet nothing was done about it.By the mid-1990s 55 per cent of prostitutes tested in the port of Mombasa were HIV positive. Still nothing happened.Sexual...

When In Kenya Watch Out For Those "Mitumba Cars" By Digital Journal Staff Nairobi (dpa) - Suddenly a carriageway of the urban motorway in Nairobi is enveloped in thick black and grey smoke and the only thing a driver can do is to slam on the brakes. No, the weather has not taken a sudden turn for the worse and this is no...

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