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  Sailor's Warning

  By Darragh Worland | Wed Nov 18, 2009 2:15 PM ET

  the ship with automatic weapons from about 300 yards away, according to a statement obtained by the Associated Press. The ship was heading for the Kenyan port town of Mombasa.But, security has been much improved aboard the US trading vessel since the April attack. Private guards on board wer Read More

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  Edward Norton Attends African Bazaar for Maasai

  By Wynter Mitchell | Fri Nov 13, 2009 5:42 PM ET

  PUMA collection of soccer cleats and trainers.Guests walked away with a Maasai Tribal tee and a better sense of the organization's purpose. Based in Kenya, it supports the preservation of biodiversity with the Maasai tribal lands of East Africa by promoting conservation, education and heat Read More

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  Gates Says Too Many Kids' Deaths Are Preventable

  By Katherine Gustafson | Thu Nov 12, 2009 11:56 AM ET

  at UC Berkeley's School of Public Health and the project's coordinator.The study will take on its randomized impact evaluation in Bangladesh and Kenya to uncover whether the results of these packaged small-scale solutions compare to the traditional large-scale interventions. Photo courtesy o Read More

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  Eleven Countries Make 'Global Survival Pact'

  By Katherine Gustafson | Wed Nov 11, 2009 5:19 PM ET

  most at risk from global warming, according to Voice of America. The participating countries are Kiribati, Bangladesh, Nepal, Vietnam, Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, Barbados and Bhutan, reports Act on Copenhagen.In a welcome address, Maldivian Environment Minister Mohamed Aslam said, "Th Read More

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  Success From Newark to Rwanda

  By Caroline Walker | Tue Nov 3, 2009 9:33 AM ET

  introduced Ali to an English-speaking Rwandan who helped arrange an initial visit. Nagle took that first trip solo, spending a few weeks in Kenya and Rwanda getting her bearings long before developing plans bringing TEAM students on site visits. When she met with the headmaster o Read More

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  Better Things to Say About Africa

  By Kendall Hunter | Thu Oct 29, 2009 9:40 AM ET

  and even prevent disasters, health crises and other shocks," stated Kremer.The winners will be announced at the IFRC's general Assembly in Nairobi, Kenya Nov. 18 – 21. A selection of entries will be featured on the IFRC's Web site in the lead-up to the announcement of competitio Read More

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  New App Gives Work to the Disadvantaged

  By Steve Tanner | Wed Oct 14, 2009 4:48 PM ET

  is a nonprofit that provides technology and job opportunities to refugees, specifically those in the world's largest refugee camp in Dadaab, Kenya. Here's a short video advertising the Give Work campaign:CrowdFlower, meanwhile, connects refugees and other disadvantaged individuals aroun Read More

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  Want to Get Somewhere in Life? Don’t Get on the Wrong Bus

  By Katherine Gustafson | Fri Sep 25, 2009 11:35 AM ET

  buses. The gems of wisdom they imparted had the press corps — or at least me anyway — scribbling.Maathai spoke about her work with women in Kenya whose lives were not going how they wanted. They had a lot of problems, but always blamed others, preferring to wait for someone else to fi Read More

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  CGI Live Blog: Closing Session With Hillary Clinton

  By Caroline Walker | Fri Sep 25, 2009 9:02 AM ET

  new folks coming up 2:25 Steve Enders: from american univ. of dubai and students from Kenya 2:26 Steve Enders: will provide a scholarship to the Kenyan girls at univ. of dubai - named clinton scholarship 2:27 Steve Enders: final commitment 2:28 Steve Enders: cdc foundation, cdc, unicef, u Read More

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  Angelina Takes Zahara Home During U.N. Mission In Africa

  By Wynter Mitchell | Wed Sep 23, 2009 11:44 AM ET

  The previous Saturday, she spent the day visiting a dangerously crowded camp for Somali refugees. Called "The Dadaab camp," it sits on the Kenyan-Somali border. When it was opened in 1991 it only held 90,000 people. Today the population is now 285,000 growing by 7,000 people a month Read More

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