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Cargo plane crashes in Nairobi killing four crew members (Video) 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. In the Media by Anne Sewell - 1 comment

UPDATE: At least 43 dead in gunmen attack to busy Nairobi mall 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. In the Media by Igor I. Solar - 5 comments

Video: Massive fire engulfs Nairobi International Airport 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). In the Media by Anne Sewell - 1 comment

Prominent MP injured in Nairobi blast that claims 5 lives 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. In the Media by Farid Omar

Attacks on more Kenyan churches leave at least 15 dead Garissa - The attacks on Kenyan Christian churches may have their roots in the October, 2011 incursion into Somalia by Kenyan troops. In the Media by Gar Swaffar - 1 comment

Terrorist threat high in Kenya 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. In the Media by Tim Sandle

Pipeline fire kills up to 100 in Nairobi slum 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. In the Media by Gemma Fox

Building collapse in Kenya's capital leaves 2 dead, 14 missing 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. In the Media by Andrew Moran

Riots Erupt in Kenya Over Holding of Radical Muslim Cleric 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. In the Media by Christopher Szabo - 4 comments

'Poorism' See the real City of God 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? In the Media by Natalie Peart - 3 comments

HIV babies falling through the cracks 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. In the Media by Natalie Peart - 1 comment

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

Kenyan Police Officer To Face Murder Charges 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. In the Media by Can Tran

Somalia pirates free Danish ship after ransom paid 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. In the Media by dpa news

Self-Help For Africa - Plan Probed Prior To G8 Summit 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... In the Media by Antje Passenheim

Misery Of Slavery Still Rife Along Africa's Historic Coast 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."... In the Media by Antje Passenheim

AIDS, The Final Nail In The Coffin Of East Africa's Economy 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... In the Media by Antje Passenheim

Kenyan Pupils Suffer Under Brutal Methods And Conditions 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... In the Media by Antje Passenheim

Rescue Dada Keeps Kenyan Girls Off The Mean Streets 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... In the Media by Mike Crawley

Kilimanjaro Mast Symbolises East African Mobile Phone Mania 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 ... In the Media by Antje Passenheim

For Nairobi Slum Kids, Football Promises A Better Future 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... In the Media by Antje Passenheim

Kenya Makes Slow Progress To Combat Spread Of AIDS 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... In the Media by Hendrik Groth

When In Kenya Watch Out For Those "Mitumba Cars" 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... In the Media by Hendrik Groth

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