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December 2007
- Kenyan Prez Kibaki Declared Victor, Sworn In
  
  BBC | Dec 30, 07 11:38 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Kenya today declared President Mwai Kibaki the winner of Thursday's election, igniting riots in Nairobi as protesters accused the Kibaki government of election fraud and demanded a recount, reports the BBC. At least 10 people have been killed. Kibaki was sworn into a second 5-year term immediately after the announcement that he beat opposition leader Raila Odinga by just 230,000 votes. More »
- Kenya Race Tightens; Riots Delay Count
  
  BBC | Dec 29, 07 5:44 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Police had to restore order today at Kenya’s election commission as the presidential race tightened yet again and officials halted the count until tomorrow. Politicians on both sides scuffled and shouted accusations of election fraud as the once-hefty lead of opposition candidate Raila Odinga dropped to just 40,000 votes. Supporters on both sides are declaring victory—and rioting in the streets, the BBC reports. More »
- Kenya Opposition Claims Victory
  
  CNN | Dec 29, 07 8:56 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - The party of opposition leader Raila Odinga, a wealthy businessman with a populist platform, has declared victory in Kenya's hotly contested election, but the slow pace of the vote tally has led to rioting in the slums of Nairobi. After a largely peaceful campaign, machete-wielding gangs have looted and torched storefronts. "We do not want violence, we want our rights," said one Odinga supporter marching in the streets. More »
- Kenya's Prez Appears Defeated
  
  New York Times | Dec 28, 07 9:57 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - A populist challenger appears to be winning Kenya's presidential election, the New York Times reports. Raila Odinga, a businessman who promises to spread Kenya's growing wealth more equitably, has a 57%-40% lead over incumbent Mwai Kibaki in early results, while many in Kibaki's inner circle, including the vice president and 14 ministers, are losing their seats in parliament, Nairobi's Standard newspaper reports. More »
- Violence as Kenyan Vote Nears
  
  Mail & Guardian (South Africa) | Dec 25, 07 10:00 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Kenya's presidential election remains too close to call with 48 hours to go, writes the Mail and Guardian . President Mwai Kibaki is seeking a second term but facing a stiff challenge from former ally Raila Odinga for the leadership of East Africa's bellwether nation. Yesterday police fired teargas at supporters of the two camps who began hurling stones at each other in downtown Nairobi. More »
- Locusts Swarm Northeast Kenya
  
  BBC | Dec 7, 07 2:28 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Threatened by the largest swarm of locusts seen in Kenya since the 1960s, authorities have begun spraying crops in affected areas in hopes of exterminating the rapacious pests before they have a chance to lay eggs. The locusts, each of which can consume its own weight in food daily, have already done serious damage to the African nation's crops, the BBC reports. More »
- Africa Nations Move to Ban Plastic Bags
  
  Christian Science Monitor | Dec 2, 07 6:55 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - With garbage rotting in the streets and being burnt in toxic bonfires, many African countries are looking to ban plastic bags. Kenya produces 48 million every year, and is now trying to follow Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda by outlawing them. In Nairobi’s slums, bags even clog channels leading out of toilets, creating a “stomach churning mass,” the Christian Science Monitor reports. More »
November 2007
- 8,000 Kenyans Killed by Cops, Lawyers Say
  
  Associated Press | Nov 25, 07 8:30 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Kenyan cops have killed or fatally tortured more than 8,000 youth since 2002, human rights lawyers charged today. The deaths, along with 4,000 cases of missing men, are allegedly part of a state crackdown on the Mungiki—an outlawed sect the government blames for gang violence. Police have dismissed the report as “fictitious” and “a document not worth responding to.” More »
- Kenyan Lel Claims Second NYC Marathon
  
  New York Times | Nov 4, 07 2:32 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Martin Lel of Kenya narrowly beat out Abderrahim Goumri of Morocco to take first place in this year's New York City Men's Marathon. This was Lel's second NY victory, having also won in 2003. Lel and Goumri also battled to the finish in this year's London Marathon, when Lel beat Goumri by only three seconds. This time it was by 12— Lel's wining time was 2 hours and 9.03 minutes. More »
September 2007
- Floods Devastate Africa
  
  Guardian (UK) | Sep 20, 07 3:04 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Several of Africa's poorest countries have been devastated by a catastrophic deluge of rain, washing away lives, communities and crops. As many as 18 of the normally driest countries in the world, from Senegal, Mauritania, Mali and Burkina Faso in the west, to Kenya, Sudan and Ethiopia in the east, will be inundated with floods for weeks. More »
- Cell Phones Spur Growth Surge in Africa
  
  BusinessWeek | Sep 15, 07 7:30 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Mobile phones are revolutionizing the economic life of many of the world's poorest countries, igniting an unprecedented growth surge across Africa. In remote villages in Kenya, Nigeria, and Uganda, people who until recently lived without any modern infrastructure now use cell phones to sell crops, summon doctors, transmit vital information, and transfer money, Business Week reports. More »
August 2007
- Kenyan Fossil Rattles Human Family Tree
  
  National Geographic | Aug 9, 07 8:15 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Two of our ancestors apparently lived alongside each other in Africa rather than evolving from one to the next on the path to Homo sapiens , as scientists once believed. National Geographic reports that a Homo habilis skull dug up in Kenya is surprisingly young, making its 1.4 million-year-old owner a neighbor to Homo erectus rather than an evolutionary forerunner. More »
July 2007
- Volatile Artest Shows Tender Side in Kenya
  
  ESPN | Jul 17, 07 4:34 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The news of yet another suspension for unseemly behavior caught up with Ron Artest on an African goodwill mission, serving rice to starving children in Kenya and caring for HIV-positive babies. Artest expressed contrition for the suspension, the result of a domestic violence charge levelled by his wife, but also satisfaction with his charitable work. More »
June 2007
- Africans OK Nine-Year Ivory Ban
  
  BBC | Jun 15, 07 6:30 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Four southern African countries will hold a one-time sale of 200 tons of stockpiled ivory before the start of a nine-year moratorium, in a hard-fought conservation compromise. Proceeds from the blowout will be used in elephant conservation efforts in the future. "It's the best we could achieve for the African elephant," said one activist. More »
May 2007
- Kenya Airways Flight Crashes in Cameroon
  
  The Standard | May 5, 07 7:00 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A Kenya Airways plane with 114 aboard has disappeared and is believed to have crashed in southern Cameroon. The Kenyan Standard reports that the plane sent out an automated distress signal five minutes after takeoff, and villagers near the suspected crash site say they heard an explosion. More »
April 2007
- How Barack Found Jesus
  
  New York Times | Apr 30, 07 1:32 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The Times retraces Barack Obama's peripatetic path to the Christianity he embraced 20 years ago and now invokes as he presents his presidential campaign in nothing short of biblical terms. Obama's mother was an anthropologist who schooled her son in the variety of religious experiences; his father's family in Kenya is Muslim. More »
- Kenyan Takes Boston, Again
  
  Boston Globe | Apr 16, 07 10:48 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Robert K. Cheruiyot won the Boston Marathon on a cold and windy day, albeit with a slower time than the record he set last year. Cheruiyot also won last year's Chicago Marathon, at which he memorably fell down and concussed himself while crossing the finish line. This makes 15 Kenyan-won Boston Marathons in the last 17. More »