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Somali opposition says could fight UN

AP — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:02:26 +0000

Somalia’s new opposition leader said Friday his supporters could take up arms against U.N. peacekeepers if they deploy the lawless country and side with the country’s weak...

Islamist takes over Somali opposition

AP — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:29:28 +0000

A fundamentalist Muslim suspected by the U.S. of collaborating with al-Qaida has taken over as head of Somalia’s exiled opposition movement, pushing out a relative moderate who tried to strike a peace deal with the government, officials said...

Hardline Islamist takes over Somali opposition

AP — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:11:14 +0000

A fundamentalist Muslim whom the U.S. suspects of collaborating with al-Qaida says he has taken over leadership of Somalia’s opposition.

Raila Odinga's new headache

Rose Ng'ang'a — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:25:27 +0000

Kenyaâ€™s Prime minister Raila Odinga is now facing fresh opposition from a section of his lieutenants over a land issue in relation to the elusive Mau forest settlements. The Prime minister is now nursing a new headache after ten ODM Members...

Kenya blocks aid work in restive west

AP — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:19:40 +0000

Kenyan armed forces are preventing aid workers from helping homeless, hungry families caught between a brutal militia and an army crackdown, an aid agency said Monday.

Kenyan forces block aid work in restive west

AP — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:17:32 +0000

Kenyan armed forces are preventing aid workers from helping homeless, hungry families caught between a brutal militia and an army crackdown, an aid agency said Monday.

3 Chinese carrying ivory are questioned in Kenya

AP — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:27:33 +0000

Three Chinese citizens were arrested Wednesday at Nairobi’s international airport carrying dozens of pieces of ivory, including chopsticks, bracelets and carved...

2 Chinese carrying ivory held in Kenya

AP — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:56:58 +0000

Kenya’s wildlife service says two Chinese women are being questioned at Nairobi’s international airport after being found with 36 pieces of ivory.

5 killed in shootout outside Holiday Inn in Kenya

AP — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:55:01 +0000

Suspected robbers battled police in a shootout outside a Holiday Inn that left five people dead Monday, including two casino employees caught in the crossfire, authorities and witnesses...

Police: 5 shot dead outside Nairobi hotel

AP — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 09:29:44 +0000

Police and witnesses say a shootout outside a Holiday Inn in Kenya’s capital has killed five people.