Two men were convicted on Wednesday for their role in an attack on a shopping center in the Kenyan capital Nairobi. In the attack in September 2013, 67 people were killed, including a 33-year-old Dutch. The pair’s sentences will be set later this month. According to the court, the two men cooperated with the four … Read more
In Kenya, Uganda, Somalia, Rwanda and Ethiopia, hundreds of people have died in recent days from heavy rainfall and floods. Hundreds of thousands of people have had to leave their homes because of the floods. According to the BBC at least 260 people have already been killed by rain, floods and mudslides. In Ethiopia and … Read more
Two rare white giraffes, one male and one calf, were probably killed by poachers in a Kenyan nature reserve, reports the Hirola Conservation Program (HCP) Tuesday. The animals had been missing for some time when the two carcasses were discovered. Presumably the remains were already in the reserve for four months, reports the Kenya Wildlife … Read more
The Kenyan Ministry of Sports and Culture has issued a decision banning any sports delegation from traveling outside the country due to the outbreak of the Coronavirus. The statement of the Kenyan Ministry of Sports came as follows: To all Presidents of the Sports Federation: After the outbreak of the Coruna virus, the government decided … Read more
Fourteen Kenyan primary school students were crushed to death on Monday evening after panic broke out. At least 39 students were seriously injured. The drama took place in the city of Kakamega, in western Kenya. The children ran down stairs from their classrooms, after which several students fell over each other, reports the Kenyan Red … Read more
There is an outbreak of millions and millions of locusts hitting the Horn of Africa, the result of extreme climate change, which threatens to make the situation in a region recovering from drought and deadly floods even more catastrophic. Another outbreak of these insects has also compelled the Pakistani government on the Asian continent to … Read more