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Put Democratic Ethics on the Agenda for the African Leaders’ Summit

(Freedom House) As next month’s U.S.-Africa Leaders’ Summit in Washington approaches and the Young African Leadership Initiative (YALI) rapidly ramps up to scale, the Obama administration’s focus on the importance of leadership in Africa is evident. Its main message is that trade, investment in Africa, and entrepreneurship are vital. While…

Kenya: Human Rights League of the Horn of Africa (HRLHA) – Urgent Action and Appeal

December 2010 PUBLIC, 08 December 2010 Police Crackdown on Refugees in Nairobi, Kenya Fear of Deportations and Tortures The Human Rights League of the Horn of Africa (HRLHA) has learnt through its correspondents that, in a severe crackdown that has been going on in Nairobi Kenya since the 4th of…

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Kenya: Ethiopians Jailed for Sneaking Into Region (Daily Nation)

Nairobi — Eighty Nine Ethiopians charged with being in Kenya illegally have started serving a three-month jail term after failing to raise a fine of Sh10,000 each. There was drama when the convicts broke into tears after pleading guilty. Some knelt and started chanting prayers, which they said were for…

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KENYA: Mohamed Barre Ali, “Our land has become a warzone”

DADACHABULLA, 20 August 2010 (IRIN) – Mohamed Barre Ali lives in Dadachabulla, in the northeastern Kenya area of Wajir South. Ali, an elder and chairman of the local peace committee, told IRIN how years of instability in neighbouring Somalia are affecting his village, about 10km from the border. “I am…

KENYA: Call to boost disaster preparedness in marginalized north

GARBATULLA, 13 August 2010 (IRIN) – Response to disasters and emergencies in northern Kenya continues to be hampered by lack of infrastructure – airstrips, communication, health facilities and personnel – with aid workers and disaster response experts calling for more preparedness. Prepositioning more emergency supplies in “rescue centres” in key…

New Kenyan Constitution Ratified

Mariama Diallo | Washington06 August 2010 Photo: AP Kenyans wait in long line up to cast their votes during the referendum for Kenya constitution in the Kibera slum, Nairobi, 04 Aug 2010 Share This Related ArticlesPartial results from a referendum in Kenya show that voters overwhelmingly backed a new constitution…

KENYA-SOMALIA: Refugees moved after camp killing

Photo: Allan Gichigi/IRIN Tension is high at Dadaab refugee camp following the killing of Abdullahi Mahmud Osman on 13 July (file photo) NAIROBI, 14 July 2010 (IRIN) – Hundreds of refugees have been moved from a camp in northern Kenya after the killing of a teenager sparked riots in the facility…

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KENYA: Rape risk from slum toilets

AIROBI, 8 July 2010 (IRIN) – Judy Wanjiku, 26, lost a tooth during an attempted rape in Nairobi’s Mathare slum as she walked to a toilet near her home one evening. “It was around 8pm and I needed to use to the toilet. As I walked towards one, I saw…

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Kenyan Churches blame government

The Associated Press The National Council of Churches accused Kenya’s government on Monday of involvement in a grenade attack on a rally against a draft constitution that would allow abortions in life-threatening pregnancies and recognize Islamic courts. The accusation over Sunday evening’s attack, which killed six people, could set a…

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