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Kenya court fines four men for trafficking over 5,000 queen ants
May 07, 2025 6:28 pm
Magistrate Njeri Thuku said the ants would fetch in excess of 800,000 euros or $900,000 online in Europe, Asia, and parts of North America
Amid heavy police presence, Kenya starts clearing debris after protests in which at least 6 died
June 26, 2024 3:16 pm
As the day began, there were no reports of violence. Police and soldiers patrolled the streets as city workers began cleaning up debris. Parliament, the city hall and the supreme court were cordoned off with tape reading “Crime Scene Do Not Enter.”
Police fire tear gas, water cannons at anti-tax protesters in Kenya capital
June 21, 2024 12:59 am
Protesters say the tax rises, aimed at reducing the budget deficit, will hurt the economy and raise the cost of living for Kenyans who are already struggling to make ends meet.
India's unusual abstention in CITES vote on reopening ivory trade
November 23, 2022 8:04 pm
That proposal, to allow a regular form of controlled trade in ivory from Namibia, Botswana, South Africa, and Zimbabwe, was defeated 83-15 in Panama City on Friday.
100 students at Sikkim college infected by Nairobi flies
July 05, 2022 2:58 pm
Nairobi flies, native to East Africa, are growing at a rapid pace at the campus of the Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology (SMIT) in Majhitar, officials said.
Witnesses say more than 200 killed in Ethiopia ethnic attack
June 20, 2022 7:27 am
It is one of the deadliest such attacks in recent memory as ethnic tensions continue in Africa's second most populous country.
AFI names 28-member team for World Athletics U-20 Championships
August 03, 2021 9:03 pm
The Indian team comprises 17 men who will compete in 11 disciplines while 11 girls will feature in eight events.
At least seven killed as school collapses in Kenya's capital
September 24, 2019 10:37 am
Parents wailed over the remains of The Precious Talent Top School in Nairobi, and hundreds of people gathered as emergency workers picked through debris.
Wreckage of missing Kenyan plane on domestic flight located
June 07, 2018 1:41 pm
The Cessna Caravan plane, operated by local firm FlySax, lost contact with control towers minutes before it was scheduled to land at Jomo Kenyatta International airport while flying from Kitale, a farming town in the west.
Kenya: 1-year-old girl miraculously survives building collapse, pulled out after 72 hrs
May 03, 2016 1:33 pm
Kenya National Disaster Operation Centre director Colonel Nathan Kigotho said 135 people have been rescued so far from the six-story building.
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Kenya attack: At least 15 killed as gunmen storm Nairobi hotel
January 18, 2019 7:04 am
At least 15 people were killed in the attack which started Tuesday by car bombs followed by at least four armed men who invaded the hotel and shops.
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