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Flowing blessingsSunday, August 1, 2010 @ 12:03AMKAKAMEGA, Kenya -- We had been told we would start at 10 a.m., but as Sarah Lanier points out in her terrific book "Foreign to Familiar," cultures from tropical and equatorial regions don't always...

Uganda: Cell Phone Linked to Kenyan TrioSaturday, July 31, 2010 @ 7:19PMA cell phone suspected to have been left behind by the people who masterminded the Kampala blasts led detectives to the three Kenyans arraigned in court on Friday.

Africa: The Answer to Hunger is in Her HandsSaturday, July 31, 2010 @ 2:34PMTo her friends, she is know simply as mama Ngwaci, though Mary Anyango Oyunga does not boil and hawk sweet potatoes in the streets.

Land row divides KenyaFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 12:46PMNAIROBI, Kenya, July 30 (UPI) -- Forest dwellers in Kenya hope lawmakers protect their land rights in a constitutional referendum set for an August vote. Kenya - Nairobi - Africa - Government - Embassies and Consulates

Rudisha leads Kenyan 800m sweepFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 11:39AMDavid Rudisha easily retained his 800m title here on Friday and led Kenya to an unprecedented clean sweep, as Libya clinched their first African athletics championships medal in the men's 400m race.

Horn Of Africa Once Again Polio-Free, UNICEF And Polio Partners AnnounceFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 9:37AMThe Horn of Africa is again polio-free, with Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda having reported no wild poliovirus cases for more than a year. Today marks a step towards the achievement of a major objective of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative's new strategy - stopping polio in Africa. The outbreak began in 2008, following the reappearance of wild poliovirus type 1 in the border area of ...

Renewable energy booms outside the US and EuropeFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 9:22AMKenya, China and parts of South Asia are leading a charge toward renewable energy -- no Al Gore required.

Kenya's Mountain Bongo Faces ExtinctionFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 8:23AMThe wild population of a species of antelope that only numbers 103 individuals in east Africa is on the verge of extinction, Kenyan wildlife officials warned Thursday. The mountain bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus isaaci) was impacted by habitat loss, genetic factors, predation and disease, said the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) in a statement. This is the largest mountain antelope species, weighing ...

KENYA: Divided by the colours of a new constitutionFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 7:34AMSource: IRIN Less than three years after a closely fought presidential election plunged Kenya into widespread violence and displaced thousands, the country is bracing itself for another crucial and equally divisive ballot, this time on a new constitution.