News: Kenya

We have started to collect the most important news related to Kenya in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

World news related to Kenya – overview

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• October 1st 2013 – September 22nd 2013
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• August 5th 2013 – May 13th 2013
• May 9th 2013 – March 7th 2013
• March 6th 2013 – January 25th 2013
• January 24th 2013 – November 2nd 2012
• November 1st 2012 – September 18th 2012
• September 17th 2012 – July 12th 2012
• July 12th 2012 – April 22nd 2012
• April 22nd 2012 – January 2nd 2012
• January 2nd 2012 – October 18th 2011
• October 18th 2011 – August 26th 2011
• August 24th 2011 – May 2nd 2011
• April 18th 2011 – December 23rd 2010
• December 21st 2010 – October 7th 2010
• October 1st 2010 – June 24th 2010
• June 21st 2010 – February 23rd 2010
• February 18th 2010 – December 13th 2009
• December 11th 2009 – September 22nd 2009
• September 21st 2009 – July 7th 2009
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• April 3rd 2009 – January 30th 2009
• January 23rd 2009 – October 23rd 2008
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• April 7th 2008 – February 17th 2008
• February 16th 2008 – January 22nd 2008
• January 22nd 2008 – January 1st 2008
• January 1st 2008 – October 31st 2007
• October 25th 2007 – July 17th 2007
• July 11th 2007 – February 12th 2007
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• March 3rd 2006 – December 27th 2005
• December 22nd 2005 – November 11th 2005

Kenya: news

VIDEO: Why football is on the rise in Kenya

Monday, January 2nd 2012, 8:56

Kenya, known for long-distance running, is now seeing a growth in the popularity of football.
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Kenya recalls 'faulty' HIV kits

Thursday, December 29th 2011, 17:48

One million HIV testing kits are recalled in Kenya because of fears about their accuracy, a health official tells the BBC.
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Deadly Kenya air raid in Somalia

Wednesday, December 21st 2011, 11:59
related countries: Somalia

At least 15 civilians have been killed in air raids by Kenyan forces on an Islamist-controlled village in southern Somalia, witnesses tell the BBC.
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Kenyan policeman killed in blast

Monday, December 19th 2011, 15:27
related countries: Somalia

An explosion near the world's largest refugee camp in Kenya kills at least one policeman, with officials blaming Somali militants.
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Kenya 'will pursue Somali rebels'

Saturday, December 17th 2011, 14:58
related countries: Somalia

Kenyan troops fighting Islamist insurgents in southern Somalia promise to carry out air strikes deeper into rebel-held territory
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Somali militants turn to Twitter

Thursday, December 8th 2011, 13:16
related countries: Somalia

Somalia's militant Islamist group al-Shabab launches a Twitter account, possibly to counter Kenya's army spokesman.
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In pictures: Kenya drought changes Turkana way of life

Thursday, December 8th 2011, 9:17

Images of the Kenyan nomads forced to change their diet
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Kenya to 'join AU Somalia force'

Wednesday, December 7th 2011, 18:29
related countries: Somalia

Kenyan MPs approve the integration of Kenyan troops in Somalia into the African Union force fighting the militant Islamist group, al-Shabab.
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Sudan to expel Kenyan ambassador

Tuesday, November 29th 2011, 16:10
related countries: Sudan
related places: Bashir

Sudan orders Kenya's ambassador out after a Kenyan judge issues an arrest warrant for Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir, the foreign ministry says.
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Kenya arrest warrant for Bashir

Monday, November 28th 2011, 10:45
related countries: Sudan
related places: Bashir

A Kenyan court issues an arrest warrant for Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir over alleged war crimes in Darfur.
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Border grenade attacks in Kenya

Friday, November 25th 2011, 9:04
related countries: Somalia

At least three people have been killed in grenade attacks in eastern Kenya, near the border with Somalia, officials say.
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Soldier dies in north Kenya blast

Thursday, November 24th 2011, 11:12
related places: Mandera

One Kenyan soldier is killed and several others wounded as an army truck hits a landmine near the northern town of Mandera.
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Kenyan runner has feet amputated

Tuesday, November 22nd 2011, 12:51

A Kenyan long-distance runner who spent more than two days lost in snow storms in Alaska has his feet amputated just above the ankles.
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Cholera outbreak in Kenyan camp

Tuesday, November 15th 2011, 15:02

Cholera breaks out in the world's largest refugee camp in Kenya, housing Somalis fleeing famine and conflict, the UN says.
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Balloons to cheer Kenyan workers

Monday, November 7th 2011, 12:58

An artist has given thousands of yellow balloons to Kenyan commuters to counter their Monday-morning blues.
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Record time in New York marathon

Sunday, November 6th 2011, 18:47

Geoffrey Mutai of Kenya wins the New York City Marathon in a course record, more than two minutes inside the previous best time.
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Attack on Kenya church kills two

Sunday, November 6th 2011, 15:41

Two people have died and at least three others are wounded after a grenade attack on a church in eastern Kenya.
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Julie Ward police arrive in Kenya

Friday, November 4th 2011, 16:46

Detectives investigating the murder of Suffolk woman Julie Ward 23 years ago, fly to Kenya to interview witnesses.
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Kenya warns of al-Shabab donkeys

Friday, November 4th 2011, 11:32
related countries: Somalia

Kenya's military spokesman says large groups of donkeys in Somalia will be considered "al-Shabab activity" following reports the militants are using the animals to transport weapons.
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Eritrea denies arming al-Shabab

Wednesday, November 2nd 2011, 16:10
related countries: Somalia

Eritrea denies reports that it delivered weapons by air this week to the Somali Islamist group al-Shabab which is battling Kenyan troops in Somalia.
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Al-Shabab attacks Kenyan convoy

Wednesday, November 2nd 2011, 9:45
related countries: Somalia

Somalia's government says its forces, backed by Kenyans, have repulsed an Islamist ambush as Kenya's military warns via Twitter of attacks.
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'Children killed' in Somalia raid

Monday, October 31st 2011, 13:36
related countries: Somalia

At least five people, including three children, die after a refugee camp in southern Somalia is bombed, the MSF charity says - Kenya blames al-Shabab.
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Are Kenyans seeking a buffer zone in Somalia?

Friday, October 28th 2011, 17:25
related countries: Somalia

Are Kenyan troops seeking to set up a buffer state in Somalia?
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Kenya in first al-Shabab battle

Friday, October 28th 2011, 10:57
related countries: Somalia

Kenyan troops clash with Islamist militants inside Somalia for the first time since crossing the border nearly two weeks ago.
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Attack near Kenya-Somalia border

Thursday, October 27th 2011, 17:17
related countries: Somalia

Armed men launch a rocket-propelled grenade attack on a vehicle near Kenya's border with Somalia, killing four people, reports say.
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Kenya suspect in al-Shabab claim

Wednesday, October 26th 2011, 15:27
related countries: Somalia
related places: Nairobi

A Kenyan man arrested after two grenade blasts exploded in the capital, Nairobi, admits in court to being a member of a Somali militant group.
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Kenya makes terror suspect arrest

Wednesday, October 26th 2011, 8:52
related places: Nairobi

Kenyan police arrest a man suspected of being a member of a terror cell a day after two grenade attacks in the capital, Nairobi.
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France to help Kenya's incursion

Tuesday, October 25th 2011, 13:30
related countries: France, Somalia

France will give logistical support to Kenyan forces pursuing Islamist militants across the border in Somalia, a French military spokesman says.
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Second blast in Kenya's capital

Tuesday, October 25th 2011, 8:39
related places: Nairobi

A second blast hits Kenya's capital, Nairobi, killing at least one person at a bus stop, hours after a grenade attack on a bar wounded 12 people.
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Somali protest at Kenya incursion

Monday, October 24th 2011, 12:40
related countries: Somalia

Somalia's president says his transitional government is opposed to Kenya's military incursion into Somalia last week in pursuit of Islamist militants.
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Grenade attack on Kenya nightclub

Monday, October 24th 2011, 10:14
related places: Nairobi

Kenya police say a grenade attack on a nightclub in the centre of the capital, Nairobi, which injured 12 people, has no links to Somali militants.
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Horn backs Kenya's Somali attack

Saturday, October 22nd 2011, 13:34
related countries: Somalia

Governments in the Horn of Africa welcome Kenya's offensive into Somalia against al-Shabab militants.
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Kenya to target Nairobi al-Shabab

Thursday, October 20th 2011, 15:16
related countries: Somalia
related places: Nairobi

Kenya announces that it will launch a major security operation in its capital to flush out sympathisers of the Somali Islamist group, al-Shabab.
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French woman held in Somalia dies

Wednesday, October 19th 2011, 16:28
related countries: France, Somalia

A 66-year-old French woman kidnapped from Kenya by Somali gunmen has died, say French officials.
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Deported men fly back from Kenya

Wednesday, October 19th 2011, 9:19
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Cardiff

Two 18-year-old men from Cardiff are flying back to the UK after being deported following questioning by anti-terror police in Kenya.
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Somali suicide attack near talks

Tuesday, October 18th 2011, 18:01
related countries: Somalia

A suicide car bomb kills five civilians in Somalia's capital as Kenyan ministers hold talks nearby, two days after Kenyan troops enter southern Somalia.
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Kenyan terror police hold men, 18

Tuesday, October 18th 2011, 15:15
related countries: Somalia

Two 18-year-old men from Cardiff are being questioned by anti-terror police in Kenya after being arrested crossing the border into Somalia.
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