Topic: kenya

Kenya holds first national wildlife census

Kenya holds first national wildlife census

Hillary Orinde, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 05 02:49 PM

The flimsy planes tethered to metal drums to prevent them from accidentally becoming airborne are unlikely weapons in Kenya's fight to protect threatened species as it conducts its first national wildlife census. Read more »

Elephants or avocados: A Kenyan dilemma

Elephants or avocados: A Kenyan dilemma

Jackson Njehia and Nazanine Moshiri, Reuters
Posted at Mar 03 09:40 PM

The free movement of some 2,000 Amboseli elephants, along with two dozen other wildlife species plus cows owned by local Maasai people, may be under threat - from avocados. Read more »

5 new countries join polarized UN Security Council

5 new countries join polarized UN Security Council

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 05 03:14 AM

NEW YORK - Five new countries -- India, Mexico, Norway, Ireland and Kenya -- formally joined the UN Security Council on Monday at a time of growing polarization in the body charged with keeping world peace and security. Read more »

Kenya's former president Daniel Arap Moi dies

Kenya's former president Daniel Arap Moi dies

Reuters
Posted at Feb 04 02:42 PM

Former Kenyan president Daniel arap Moi, who kept his country on a relatively stable footing during his tenure but was less successful at reining in poverty and corruption, has died, the office of the president said on Tuesday. Read more »

Gay men seen dying from AIDS due to Africa's homophobic laws

Gay men seen dying from AIDS due to Africa's homophobic laws

Nita Bhalla, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Oct 08 08:55 AM

NAIROBI - Thousands of gay men in Africa are likely dying from HIV-related illnesses every year due to homophobic laws that stifle their chances of being tested and treated, said researchers behind a study published on Monday in The Lancet HIV journal. Read more »

The nations grounding their Boeing 737s

The nations grounding their Boeing 737s

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 12 06:54 AM

A number of countries grounded Boeing's 737 MAX 8 medium-haul workhorse jet on Monday in response to an Ethiopian Airlines crash that killed all 157 people on board.   Read more »

Boeing 737 MAX safety record questioned after two tragedies

Boeing 737 MAX safety record questioned after two tragedies

Delphine Touitou, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 11 06:47 AM

For the second time in less than 6 months, a Boeing 737 MAX 8 has crashed minutes after takeoff and killed everyone on board, raising fresh questions about the safety of a model that is crucial to the US giant's future plans. Read more »

Greek man saved from Ethiopia crash by being late

Greek man saved from Ethiopia crash by being late

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 11 06:45 AM

A Greek man said on Sunday he would have been the 150th passenger on the Nairobi-bound Ethiopian Airlines Boeing plane that crashed killing all on board, except he arrived two minutes late for the flight.  Read more »

Filipinos in Kenya warned amid attack

Filipinos in Kenya warned amid attack

Baz Ratner, Reuters
Posted at Jan 16 01:30 PM

A member of security forces walks as cars are seen on fire at the scene where explosions and gunshots were heard at the Dusit hotel compound, in Nairobi, Kenya. Read more »

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