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27Jul/15

Kenyans criticize Obama’s push for gay rights in Africa

July 27, 2015PoliticsAfrica, African people, Barack Obama, Continents, Ethiopia, Government of Kenya, Jomo Kenyatta, Kenya, Kenya–United States relations, Kenyatta, Kikuyu people, Many Kenyans, Obama, PETER KAMOMOE, president, Social Issues, Uhuru, Uhuru Kenyatta, United Statessmbale

(NVO) – As U.S. President Barack Obama’s Kenyan trip comes to an end, a controversial message lingers — one of gay rights.

Kenya, like many African states, outlaws homosexual behavior.
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25Jul/15

Obama jokes about his birth certificate at state dinner in Kenya

July 25, 2015PoliticsAfrica, Barack Obama, Barack Obama Sr., Continents, Family of Barack Obama, Government, HONOLULU, International reactions to the 2008 United States presidential election, Jomo Kenyatta, Kenya, Kenyatta, Kikuyu people, Nairobi, president, Uhuru, Uhuru Kenyatta, United Statessmbale

U.S. President Barack Obama attends state dinner in Nairobi with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta.

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13May/15

Burundi army officer says president sacked

May 13, 2015PoliticsAfrica, Belgium, Bujumbura, Burundi, Burundi Civil War, Burundian coup d'état attempt, Burundian unrest, Countries, Dar es Salaam, Decades, Geography of Africa, Godefroid Niyombare, Government, Hutu people, Kenya, National Defence Force, Nkurunziza, Pierre Nkurunziza, Political geography, Politics, Politics of Burundi, president, Rebels, South Africa, Tanzania, United States, War/Conflict, Willy Niyamitwesmbale

A Burundi army general says he had sacked Pierre Nkurunziza as president for seeking an unconstitutional third term in office, and was working with civil society groups to form a transitional government.

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26Apr/15

Couple get married during London Marathon

April 26, 2015Human InterestAthletics, Eliud, Eliud Kipchoge, Human Interest, Kenya, Laura Harvey, London, London Marathon, Marathon, Olympic medalists, Running, Sport of athletics, Sports, United Kingdom, VIRGIN MONEY, Wilson Kipsang, Wilson Kipsang Kiprotichsmbale

As competitors dress up to take part in the London Marathon, one couple decides to tie the knot mid-race.
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14Apr/15

Gabon will host next Africa Cup of Nations and draw is made

April 14, 2015FootballAlgeria, Angola, Benin, Book:African Nations, Book:Countries of the World: Africa, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cairo, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Franceville, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libreville, Libya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Togo, Zimbabwesmbale

(CONFEDERATION OF AFRICAN FOOTBALL, 2017 TOURNAMENT) – Gabon was named on Wednesday (April 8) as the host of the next African Cup of Nations finals in 2017.

The Gabonese beat rival bids from Algeria and Ghana in a vote by the Confederation of African Football’s (CAF) executive committee at a meeting in Cairo.
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06Apr/15

Scene of mass murder at Garissa University campus

April 6, 2015World2011–14 terrorist attacks in Kenya, Abdirahim Abdullahi, Africa, Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, Counties of Kenya, Decades, Education in Kenya, Garissa, Garissa University, Garissa University College attack, Horn of Africa, Irregular military, Islam, Islamic terrorism, Kenya, Nairobi, Operation Linda Nchi, Politics, Somali Civil War, Somalia, Terrorism in Kenya, Timeline of the War in Somalia, Uhuru Kenyatta, United States, Violence, War in Somalia, War/Conflictsmbale

Student’s belongings are seen scattered around heavily damaged Garissa University campus, a scene of massacre of 148 people by al Shabaab militants.

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06Apr/15

Garissa residents blame government, locals for college attack

April 6, 2015WorldAl-Shabaab, Counties of Kenya, Garissa, Garissa University College attack, Hussein Adam Ali, Jamal Adow, Joshua Chege, Kenya, Nairobi, Paramilitary organizations, Tana River, Terrorism, Terrorism in Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, United Kingdom, United Statessmbale

Garissa residents urge locals with knowledge of the whereabouts of militants behind the Garissa University College to step forward.

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05Apr/15

Kenyan government to pay hospital and funeral expenses for Garissa attack

April 5, 2015World2011–14 terrorist attacks in Kenya, Al-Shabaab, Continents, Counties of Kenya, deputy, Education in Kenya, Garissa, Garissa University College attack, Irregular military, Islam, Islamic terrorism, Kenya, May 2015 Garissa ambush, Nairobi, Politics, president, Ruto, Somali Civil War, Somalia, Terrorism, War/Conflict, William Rutosmbale

Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto visits Garissa attack victims in hospital and says the government will clear all the bills for hospital and funeral expenses for all the victims.
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04Apr/15

Family receives an unexpected phone call from daughter’s killers

April 4, 2015WorldAfrica, Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, Battle of El Adde, cellular telephone, Elizabeth Musia, Garissa, Garissa University College attack, Irregular military, Islam, Islamic terrorism, Jihad, Jomo Kenyatta, Ken Musinai, Kenya, Kikuyu people, KITALE, Paramilitary organizations, president, Rashid Charles Mberesero, Rose Nafula, Somali Civil War, Somalia, Tana River, Terrorism, Uhuru Kenyatta, Violencesmbale

A mother speaks of her ordeal as she and her family had to listen to her daughter’s last words before being killed by al Shabaab gunmen at Garissa university.

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04Apr/15

Somali militants threaten more bloody attacks against Kenya

April 4, 2015UncategorizedAfrica, Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, Irregular military, Islamic terrorism, Jihad, Kenya, Nairobi, Operation Linda Nchi, Somali Civil War, Timeline of the War in Somalia, War/Conflictsmbale

Somali militants threaten to stage more bloody attacks on Kenya in a statement after the group’s fighters killed nearly 150 people during an assault on a Kenyan university.
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