Obama, Clinton Camps Clash Over Obama Photo Leak

Staff / Truthdig Feb 26, 2008 On Monday morning, The Drudge Report featured a photo of Barack Obama in traditional Kenyan dress taken during his 2006 visit to the African nation. Obama aides are angrily accusing Clinton's team of leaking the photo in an attempt to put off voters (with a heaping dose of "ethnicity," apparently) at a particularly auspicious moment, but Clinton's camp has denied that it released the picture. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Weeping in Blood

Manny Francisco, Manila, The Phillippines Feb 4, 2008 Dig deeper

Kenya Suffers More Killing

Staff / Truthdig Jan 29, 2008 The death toll in Kenya has risen to roughly 800 as violence and rioting continue following a disputed and ethnically charged election. The two candidates in that contest refuse to come to agreement, and some of their supporters have formed gangs along tribal and clan lines. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Kenya Violence May Be Easing

Staff / Truthdig Jan 8, 2008 A tentative peace may have come to Kenya after the political opposition canceled its rallies and after there were reports that the head of the African Union would attempt to broker a truce. Rioting and other violence since elections last week have killed hundreds. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A New Spin on Human Ancestry?

Staff / Truthdig Aug 9, 2007 Scientists studying two hominid fossils from Kenya have cause to wonder whether Homo erectus, considered the direct predecessor to the species of humans currently enjoying evolutionary predominance, Homo sapiens, actually evolved from the smaller Homo habilis or whether the two coexisted for about half a million years. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Kenyan Police Gun Down 21

Staff / Truthdig Jun 5, 2007 Police killed 21 members of the banned Mungiki sect in Nairobi, Kenya on Tuesday in retaliation for alleged attacks by the outlaw group in recent weeks. The Kenyan government recently instituted a shoot-to-kill policy for the sect, according to the BBC. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Shining Light Goes Out in Africa

Amy Goodman / Truthdig May 9, 2007 All 114 on board were killed in the crash of Kenyan Airlines Flight 507, including Anthony Mitchell, a brave journalist who risked his life to shine a light on often ignored Africa. Shortly before his death, Mitchell had revealed America's use of secret Ethiopian prisons. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Food Shortages Put Millions of Kenyans in Peril

Staff / Truthdig Jan 18, 2006 The poorest parts of the country can't even buy food surpluses from Kenya's own farmers. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )