Tag: Kenya
6 Britons likely dead in Nairobi attacks
Six Britons are now believed to have been killed in an attack at a Nairobi shopping mall staged by Islamist…
Nigerian Writers Pay Tributes To Kofi Awoonor
The Ghanaian poet and diplomat, Professor Kofi Awoonor, who died after sustaining injuries following weekend’s terrorist attack on WestGate Shopping…
Terrorism: Obama offers assistance to Kenya
President Barack Obama called Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Sunday to offer condolences over what the White House called a…
Israelis join Kenyan forces to flush out Nairobi terrorists
NAIROBI (AFP) – Kenyan troops backed by Israeli agents on Sunday cornered Somali militants holding hostages inside a Nairobi shopping…
Ghanaian poet, Kofi Awoonor killed in Nairobi attack
Ghanaian poet and former UN envoy Kofi Awoonor, 78, is among 59 people killed in the attack, according to reports…
Kenya President’s nephew, fiancee killed in Nairobi mall attack
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said Sunday a nephew and his fiancee were among the 59 people confirmed killed in an…
Somalia’s Shebab claims Nairobi’s mall killings
Somalia’s Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab rebels on Saturday claimed resposibility for the attack on Westgate Mall in Nairobi, saying on Twitter it…
Masked gunmen kill 6 in mall, take hostages
NAIROBI (AFP) – Masked gunmen stormed an upmarket mall in the Kenyan capital Nairobi Saturday and sprayed gunfire on shoppers…
Kenyan vice-president leaves for ICC trial
Kenyan Vice-President William Ruto left Nairobi to fly to The Hague Monday, a day before the start of his crimes…
Jonathan urges ICC halt Kenyatta’s trial
President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday in Nairobi lent his voice to the ongoing debate on whether President Uhuru Kenyatta of…
Jonathan begins 3-day visit to Kenya
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan will begin a three day visit to Kenya tomorrow. The official visit was on the invitation…
ICC Wants Kenyan Arrested For Trying To Bribe Witnesses
The International Criminal Court based in The Hague said Wednesday it had issued a warrant against a Kenyan accused of…
Jo’burg university bids to woo Nigerian students, others
Johannesburg’s University of the Witwatersrand has launched a campaign to attract postgraduate talents from Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya. The university…
Kenyan aircraft still grounded in Nigeria
Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent A Kenyan aircraft grounded in Nigeria on 3 June 2013 for non-adherence to security procedures remains grounded,…
World Cup Qualifiers: Namibia split points with Nigeria
World Cup Africa zone Group F qualifying results Wednesday: At Windhoek Namibia 1 (Hotto Kavendji 77) Nigeria 1 (Oboabona 83)…