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'Defend Ourselves': Refugee Girls In Kenya Find Strength In Taekwondo

Along one of the many dirt tracks leading into Kenya's Kakuma refugee camp there is a large hidden compound, where inside, twice a week, adolescent girls gather to learn taekwondo, the martial arts lessons offering a safe space in the often chaotic settlement.

International Business Times

Funeral held in Kenya for TikTok content moderator following death in unclear circumstances

A Kenya-based Nigerian content moderator for TikTok, who died in unclear circumstances last month, has been buried in a public cemetery as colleagues eulogized her as “selfless.”

The Independent UK

Boston Marathon 2025: Date, time, route and how to watch race

Everything you need to know ahead of the event

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Belgian teens among four charged in Kenya over trafficking of rare ants

Four people – including two Belgian teenagers – have been charged in Kenya with trafficking thousands of live ants in what the country’s wildlife authority says underscores the growing trade in lesser-known species.

Radio France Internationale

Belgian teens charged with wildlife piracy by Kenya court after found with 5,000 ants

Kenya has in the past fought against the trafficking of parts of larger species of wild animals such as elephants, rhinos and pangolins but this case represents 'a shift in trafficking trends.'

Euronews

Two teenagers arrested in Kenya for smuggling thousands of ants out of the country

Two Belgian teenagers have been charged with wildlife piracy

The Independent UK

Ritual murder of children: study in Ghana and Kenya explores who’s doing it and why

Superstition, an irrational belief in paranormal influences or a false attribution of events, is an age-old phenomenon found in probably all human societies or cultures. It encompasses a wide range of beliefs, practices and behaviours. Some of these have harmful or even deadly consequences.

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Kenya's Bernard Biwott and Ethiopia's Bedatu Hirpa triumph at Paris Marathon

Ethiopian runner Bedatu Hirpa won a thrilling women's Paris Marathon on Sunday while Kenyan Berard Biwott romped to a comfortable victory in the men's event.

Radio France Internationale

‘If there’s fascism, we need to call it out’: Delaware governor on post-Biden world

Matt Meyer finds himself playing Whac-a-Mole as he deals with Trump’s capricious actions while pursuing an ambitious agenda of his own

The Guardian - US

Giraffes promote peace in Kenya

Restoring these treasured animals to their ancestral land is reducing violence as people find common ground

Salon

Kenya’s courts are corruption hotspots – radical actions the chief justice must take

Kenya’s chief justice, Martha Koome, announced a change of strategy in March 2025 to fight corruption in the judiciary. The country’s courts are some of the hotspots of corrupt practices, from bribery of judges to obstruction of justice. The judiciary will now partner with the national anti-corruption commission and the…

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UK minister meets family of Kenyan woman who died after a night out with British soldiers

Criminal investigators in Kenya have concluded a probe into the death of a woman who was last seen alive in the company of British solders who were in the country for training

The Independent UK

Defence secretary meets family of Kenyan woman allegedly killed by British soldiers

Relatives of Agnes Wanjiru say 13-year fight for justice has taken ‘heavy toll’ after meeting with John Healey

The Guardian - UK

Family of woman allegedly killed by British soldier in Kenya criticise inquiry

The body of 21-year-old Agnes Wanjiru was found in a septic tank in Kenya close to a British Army base two months after she disappeared in March 2012.

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Can one of Africa's largest refugee camps evolve into a city?

One of Africa’s most famous refugee camps could transform into a city

International Business Times

Fiji And New Zealand Seal Sevens Wins In Singapore

Fiji won the men's title at the World Sevens Series in Singapore with a 21-12 victory over surprise finalists Kenya on Sunday, while New Zealand lifted the women's trophy after defeating arch-rivals Australia.

Radio France Internationale

Kenya’s silent tragedy: a woman killed every two days but justice is nowhere in sight

At one of the police stations in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, families are seated on an old wooden bench, awaiting their turn with the officer on duty. Some of them are holding fading photographs of their lost sisters and daughters. They look tired and sad, with some holding back their tears.…

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In Kenya, girls are sold into marriage to stave off starvation from drought

Child marriage and sexual violence plague women and girls as climate change threatens the northern Marsabit region.

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Kenya President Still Handing Cash To Churches Despite His Own Ban

Kenya's President William Ruto sparked protests recently after donating some $150,000 to a Nairobi church just months after saying such hand-outs fuelled corruption.

The National (Scotland)

'Beyond my dreams': Kenyan man shares moving story of finding home in Scotland

Kenyan man Michael Muriithi Mwangi is determined to spread his positive story of moving to Scotland amid negative immigration headlines.

The Guardian - UK

Kenyan man who spent decade on death row sues London police for role in wrongful conviction

New emails reveal ‘panic’ inside the Home Office at the case of Ali Kololo, who was wrongly imprisoned for the 2011 murder of British tourist David Tebbutt

International Business Times

S.Sudan Govt Says Vice President Machar 'Under House Arrest'

The South Sudan government said on Friday First Vice President Riek Machar was "under house arrest," two days after he was detained, as a former Kenyan premier arrived in Juba to mediate the crisis threatening to end the fragile peace deal between rival factions.

Euronews

Kenyan police officer missing in Haiti after suspected gang kidnapping

The incident comes a month after another Kenyan policeman was killed in the Caribbean country while working for the same international security force.

The Independent UK

Kenyan officer is missing in Haiti following gang attack

A Kenyan policeman deployed in Haiti has gone missing after violent gangs attacked a group of officers on a rescue mission, a U.N.-backed multinational security mission said

The Conversation

Kenya’s decision to make maths optional in high school is a bad idea – what should happen instead

Kenya’s education ministry announced in March 2025 that mathematics would be an optional subject in senior secondary school, which begins in grade 10. Most students in this grade are aged 15 years. The education minister said the mathematics taught from grade 4 to grade 9 was sufficient for foundational “numeracy…

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