Kenya
Israeli non-profits, companies expand education access in remote communities worldwide
The three nonprofit organizations and RoboGroup are members of the SID Israel community, the umbrella organization for Israel’s international development and humanitarian aid sector.
Kenya arrests four in probe into 18 elephant deaths in Amboseli
Aid group says seven Americans quarantining at Kenya Ebola facility after US travel ban
State Archives releases thousands of documents for Entebbe rescue's 50th anniversary
Kenyan police fire tear gas during protest against US Ebola quarantine facility
Two people were killed in protests last week in Nanyuki, and the US continues its activities defying Kenyan court orders.
Two people killed in Kenya protest against US Ebola quarantine site plan, organizer, sources say
Kenyan President William Ruto defended a US-backed Ebola quarantine facility at a military base after two people were killed during protests.
At least 15 students killed in overnight dormitory blaze in Kenyan girls' school
An unknown number of students were also injured at Utumishi Girls' Academy Senior School in Gilgil in Nakuru County.
Former hostages Aviva and Keith Siegel visit Kenyan refugee camp
Partnering with IsraAID, former hostages Aviva and Keith Siegel toured the camp's facilities as part of their recent entry into humanitarian work.
Israel recognized Somaliland – African nations like Ethiopia, Kenya should be next - opinion
Israel recognized Somaliland after decades of patience and Africa can no longer afford to look away.
Justice Dept. sentences al-Shabaab terrorist for planning 9/11-inspired plane hijacking, crash plot
A Kenyan al-Shabaab operative was sentenced to two life terms after plotting a 9/11-style aircraft attack on US soil, including training as a pilot to hijack a commercial plane.
Nigerian court convicts separatist leader Kanu for terrorism
Nigerian court convicts separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu on terrorism charges, raising fears of renewed social unrest.
Shanta Gold confirms largest gold deposit found in Kenya in a decades
The Isulu-Bushiangala underground project will need about 337 acres of mostly private land and could displace nearly 800 households, its environmental impact assessment warns.
Kenyan plane carrying Hungarian and German tourists crashes, 11 killed
The plane was carrying eight Hungarians and two Germans. "Sadly, there are no survivors," Mombasa Air Safari said in a statement.
Kenyan find narrows Australopithecus-Neanderthal gap, reshaping 2M years of hand evolution
Dated to about 1.5 million years ago, the bones display a long robust thumb, short fingers and a mobile little finger, hinting at tool use and precision grips beyond the genus Homo.
