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A dormitory fire in Kenya kills 18 students and injures 27. Dozens are unaccounted for
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A fire in a school dormitory in Kenya has killed 18 students and 27 others have been hospitalized, with 70 children unaccounted for, the country’s deputy president said Friday. President William Ruto declared three days of mourning during which flags will...
Drought forces Kenya's Maasai and other cattle herders to consider fish and camels
KAJIADO, Kenya (AP) — The blood, milk and meat of cattle have long been staple foods for Maasai pastoralists in Kenya, perhaps the country's most recognizable community. But climate change is forcing the Maasai to contemplate a very different dish: fish. A recent yearslong drought...
Robot waiters in Kenya create a buzz. But there are concerns about what it means for human labor
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Children giggle as young people flash their smartphones to film robots carrying plates of freshly prepared meals on their inbuilt trays to deliver to diners in a busy eatery in Kenya's capital. Nairobi has a vibrant tech industry with various startups and...
Police in Kenya fire tear gas at protesters as new Cabinet ministers are sworn in
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan police on Thursday fired tear gas at protesters in Nairobi calling for the president's resignation as a new Cabinet was being sworn in, the latest in the deadly turmoil that has gripped the East African nation over the summer. Protests in Kenya first...
Africa's fastest man, Omanyala carries Kenya's hopes for a first Olympic gold in the 100 meters
Ferdinand Omanyala’s status as Africa’s fastest man has many people believing Kenya’s push for Olympic gold medals isn’t entirely a long-distance objective. The Commonwealth Games 100-meter champion doesn’t want to get ahead of himself, though, despite posting the...
Nigerians are frustrated by economic hardship but authorities fear planned protests could turn ugly
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Frustrated with growing economic hardships, Nigerians are planning nationwide protests this week against the country’s worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation. And with momentum soaring on social media, authorities fear a replay of the deadly 2020...
Kenya's turmoil widens as anti-government protesters clash with emerging pro-government group
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Anti-government protesters in Kenya’s capital clashed with an emerging pro-government group on Tuesday, with hundreds swarming and burning a motorcycle belonging to people who expressed support for the country's president. The military made a rare deployment as the...
Kenya president retains 6 former Cabinet ministers in first batch of appointments
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan President William Ruto on Friday appointed the first 11 members of his Cabinet, retaining six former ministers in the key portfolios of defense and interior. Last week, Ruto dismissed all but one minister and said he would form a broad-based government...
A Kenyan court suspends a police ban on protests in Nairobi
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A Kenyan court on Thursday suspended a police ban on protests in the capital, stating that citizens have a right to demonstrate peacefully. Before the high court's decision, police had barred protests in Nairobi indefinitely, saying they lacked leadership that...
Police in Kenya use tear gas to break up new protests calling for the president to resign
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Police in Kenya hurled tear gas canisters on Tuesday to break up protests in Nairobi and several other towns and cities accusing the president of poor governance and demanding his resignation, despite his dismissal of nearly the entire Cabinet last week. ...
