Al-Shabab Attacks Military Base Used by U.S. Forces in Kenya

ABDI GULED, TOM ODULA and CARA ANNA / The Associated Press Jan 5, 2020 A spokesman for the Sunni Muslim group says the assault is not related to the death of Iran's Qassem Soleimani. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Americans Among 157 Dead in Ethiopia Plane Disaster

ELIAS MESERET / The Associated Press Mar 10, 2019 An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max, en route to Nairobi, crashes shortly after takeoff from Addis Ababa, killing everyone aboard. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Pope Francis: To Address ‘Grave Environmental Crisis,’ Build Social Justice

By Andrea Germanos / Common Dreams Nov 26, 2015 "In effect, there is a clear link between the protection of nature and the building of a just and equitable social order," the pontiff said at the start of his first visit to Africa. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

More Snowden Revelations Coming, Guardian Cryptography Analyst Says

Staff / Truthdig Sep 27, 2013 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: understanding the deadly siege in Nairobi, this week's big U.N. speeches through the prism of Arab public opinion, the First Amendment club for "official" journalists, and cryptography guru Bruce Schneier says Edward Snowden's work isn't done. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Celebrated Statesman, Artist Killed in Kenya Attack (Audio)

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 23, 2013 Professor Kofi Awoonor, former chairman of Kenya's Council of State and a poet of African decolonization, was among those killed in the attack on the Westgate Shopping Mall in Nairobi on Saturday. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Eritrean Team Seeks Asylum in Kenya

Staff / Truthdig Dec 18, 2009 You know things are bad when your national soccer team flees the country. That's what happened to Eritrea, whose national team absconded while in Kenya for a regional soccer tournament. The athletes later reappeared in the capital city of Nairobi, seeking asylum. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Anti-Obama Author Deported From Kenya

Staff / Truthdig Oct 7, 2008 Jerome Corsi's scheduled visit to Kenya to promote his latest book, "The Obama Nation: Leftist Politics and the Cult of Personality," was cut short after local authorities, who claimed that Corsi didn't have the right permit, arrested the author and sent him packing on a plane to Europe on Tuesday. 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 )

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 )

U.S. Determined to Pollute

Staff / Truthdig Nov 7, 2006 America restated its opposition to limiting greenhouse gas emissions during a conference of more than 100 countries searching for a global solution to climate change According to the US negotiator: "I certainly got no indication [from the Bush administration] that there's any change in our position, nor is there likely to be during this presidency". Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )