Kenya

U.S. 01/07/20, 17:48

A Chicago family is mourning the loss over their son, Henry “Mitch” Mayfield Jr., who was one of three Americans killed in Sunday’s extremist attack in Kenya. "I last spoke with him New Year’s Day via FaceTime,” said Mayfield Jr.’s mother in an email to NBC 5. Loved ones confirm @USArmy Specialist ...

Trending 01/07/20, 06:02

A deadly act of terrorism in Kenya claimed the life of a young Illinois man on Jan. 5. The Department of Defense confirmed Evergreen Park local Henry J. Mayfield Jr., 23, died during the al-Shabab terror group's Sunday morning raid at the Manda Air Strip in Lamu county, about 415 miles ...

Africa 05/27/19, 19:51

Meeting in Nairobi, some 3,000 delegates of the first UN Habitat Assembly will focus on sustainable planning

Africa 05/27/19, 07:20

A growing number of Kenyan farmers are turning to silk production, in a move away from traditional cash crops such as coffee, maize, sugarcane and cotton.The rearing of silkworms is seen as less affected by a changing climate that has hurt some traditional crops in the East African nation because ...

Africa 05/24/19, 09:00

A three-judge panel of Kenya's High Court has upheld sections of the country's penal code that criminalize same-sex relations. The judges' unanimous ruling on Friday disappointed Kenya's vibrant gay community, as many had hoped the court would make history by scrapping the colonial-era laws. Activists argue that the laws criminalizing consensual same-sex ...

Africa 05/23/19, 10:29

Somalia claims its officials were denied entry into Kenya; Kenyan foreign minister says she is unaware of the incident

Sports 05/22/19, 09:22

The Kenyan track team coach who was sent home from the 2016 Olympics was banned for 10 years Wednesday for seeking a bribe of $12,000 to help athletes beat doping tests.Michael Rotich was banned by the IAAF ethics board following a three-year investigation prompted by an undercover sting by British ...

Africa 05/22/19, 07:41

A Somalia police spokesman said a suicide car bomb by Islamic extremists has killed at least six people in the capital Wednesday.Capt. Mohamed Hussein said most of the casualties are soldiers and more than 13 people were injured.Somalia's extremist rebel group, al-Shabab, has claimed the responsibility for the blast, saying ...

Sports 05/22/19, 04:22

Another Olympic medalist has criticized the IAAF's testosterone regulations and is refusing to take hormone-reducing medication.Margaret Wambui of Kenya, who won bronze in the 800 meters behind Caster Semenya at the 2016 Olympics, says she is affected by the new rules but won't take "any type of medication" to lower ...

Entertainment 05/21/19, 03:03

This Is Us" star Milo Ventimiglia learned firsthand what the Red Nose Day's fundraising campaign means to children in need, and he's eager to spread the word."I saw how the money was being spent, and how it's impacting these kids on a very real level and giving them a better ...

Africa 05/09/19, 12:52

A Kenyan court has jailed a British national believed to be part of an extremist cell to four years in prison for possession of bomb-making material. Delivering the sentence in a Mombasa court, chief magistrate Evans Makori said Thursday he considered that Jermaine Grant had been in prison since his arrest ...

Africa 05/03/19, 10:54

The country’s press might not be ranked completely free, but for journalists from the region it provides a relatively safe base for their work

Africa 05/02/19, 03:05

The team, in training for just more than a year, has big dreams

Africa 04/28/19, 07:19

Innovators are betting on digital technologies to attract young people to an agriculture industry that currently is dominated by aging population

Sports 04/28/19, 06:07

Brigid Kosgei of Kenya won the women's race in the London Marathon on Sunday, beating compatriot and defending champion Vivian Cheruiyot by almost two minutes on a blustery day in the British capital.The 25-year-old Kosgei bettered her second-place finish in last year's race by running the 26.2-mile (42.2-kilometer) course in ...

U.S. 04/25/19, 23:17

Mohamed Noor fled Somalia's civil war as a child, following a well-worn path with his family to a refugee camp in Kenya, the U.S. and eventually Minnesota. After a difficult start, he "fell in love" with his new city, Minneapolis, and carved out a life in business.Then he spotted an ...

Africa 04/24/19, 08:51

A Kenyan court has found British national Jermaine Grant guilty of possessing bomb-making materials.Sentencing will be on May 9. Grant is already serving a nine-year sentence for forging immigration documents.Grant is believed to be part of an al-Shabab-linked cell that planned multiple attacks over Christmas in 2011.Authorities say cell members ...

World 04/23/19, 22:43

Asian and African leaders plan to press Beijing at a conference this week to reduce the politically volatile debt burden left by its Belt and Road Initiative to build ports and other trade-related infrastructure.That may bring a note of conflict into the official celebration of President Xi Jinping's signature foreign ...

Africa 04/13/19, 09:10

Hundreds of Kenyans have marched in the streets of the capital to call for the ban of international wildlife markets that specialize in endangered species.The march comes ahead of a global meeting on international trade in endangered species next month in Sri Lanka.Kenya's cabinet secretary for tourism, Najib Balala, says ...

Africa 04/03/19, 10:12

A U.S.-based attorney says eight Kenyan families of people who died in an Ethiopian Airlines crash last month will sue Boeing, the manufacturer of the plane, and the airline for compensation.Carlos A. Velasquez said Wednesday in a press conference in Nairobi that it's early to tell "who did what and ...