NAIROBI Top Stories
The Times of India: KABUL: After a day of explosions and gunfire, residents of Kabul woke up on Saturday morning to be greeted by a public art project in which volunteers handed out 10,000 neon-pink "peace" balloons. Organised by Yazmany Arboleda, a 31-year-old conceptual artist...
The Daily Telegraph: Going to war in Afghanistan has not kept terrorism off our streets or helped prevent drugs being openly traded 7:00AM BST 25 May 2013 Comments SIR – I recall being told while Tony Blair was prime minister that troops were being sent to Afghanistan to...
Mail Guardian South Africa: Not the big five: Kenya is famed for its wildlife, but rides on tame camels are also a tourist attraction in Mombasa. (Ivan Lieman, AFP) Our Coverage The optimism accompanying Uhuru Kenyatta’s presidency is on every Kenyan’s lips. Young...
Mail Guardian South Africa: Ghana's founder and first president Kwame Nkrumah and EthiopianEmperor Haile Selassie. (Ruters) SpecialFocusAfrica Day 2013 ViewReport Our Coverage More Coverage Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi made a half-hearted attempt at subverting traditionalism to...
Al Jazeera: African leaders have been arriving in Addis Ababa to mark the 50th anniversary of the organisation which became the African Union. While the bloc's principles stipulate respect for the rule of law, human rights and democracy, many criticise it for its failure...
The New York Times: ZAATARI, Jordan — Kilian Kleinschmidt had a problem. The afternoon before Kuwait’s ambassador to Jordan was scheduled to visit the overcrowded Syrian refugee camp here, children vandalized mobile homes that Kuwait had donated, stealing windows, doors and floor...
Huffington Post: From the hills of western Kenya to the coastlines of Haiti, blue bins are popping up unexpectedly across local landscapes. These unassuming plastic containers positioned near communal water sources and propped on stands built from local materials, don't...
The Independent: The full story of whether MI5 blundered by failing to act on suspicions about the suspected Woolwich killers – which is to be investigated by MPs and peers – will never be shared with the public. The Intelligence and Security Committee, which is made up of MPs...
The Guardian: Hugh Muir and a panel of guests answer your G8-related questions in front of a live audience • Listen to the podcast From left to right: Jamie Drummond, Larry Elliott, Hugh Muir, RuthBergan and JustinForsyth. Photograph: Maeve Shearlaw/guardian.co.uk HM:...
Seattle Post: The project addresses five pressing agricultural development challenges and the teams, comprising Southern Researchers and senior researchers from across the globe have produced policy research papers, policy briefs and documentaries, which showcase the ground...
Kenyan Cooperation With ICC Questioned2013-05-24
All Africa: [VOA]Nairobi -Two months ago, Kenyans...
