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Helicopter crash kills four Americans and their pilot in Kenya

Four Americans and their Kenyan pilot were killed when their helicopter crashed shortly after taking off from a remote island in Lake Turkana in a national park in northwest Kenya, officials said on Monday. The aircraft came down in Central Island National Park at around 8 p.m. on Sunday, Kenya’s National Police Service said on

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Canadian forces train Lebanese Armed Forces in winter warfare

Picture credit: Canada’s Joint Task Force – Impact’s Canadian Training Assistance Team in Lebanon (CTAT-L) Facebook page. (photo credit: CANADIAN ARMED FORCES IN LEBANON) Canada’s Armed Forces are in Lebanon training troops in basic winter warfare which will allow them to better protect their borders, read a Facebook post by Canada’s Joint Task Force –

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UK’s Hunt says Yemen peace process ‘could be dead within weeks’

British Foreign Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, talks to reporters upon his arrival at Aden airport in Aden, Yemen March 3, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer British foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt said on Sunday that a peace process in Yemen’s main port city “could be dead within weeks” without more committed effort from both sides. The agreement to implement a

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Nigeria: At least 29 killed in armed bandit attack

At least 29 people were killed in an attack by armed bandits in Nigeria’s northwest Zamfara state, police said in a statement released on Saturday. Victims were ambushed on Thursday night as they were on their way back from a market in Shinkafi district of Zamfara, said Mohamed Shehu, police spokesman for Zamfara which is

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The Latest: Sanders says his campaign built to beat Trump

Photo (AP) The Latest on Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who is making a second run for the Democratic presidential nomination (all times local): 12:20 p.m. Bernie Sanders is launching his second presidential campaign with a call for Americans from all walks of life to join his fight for a political revolution, one he’s been waging

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Kenya should let the ICJ settle its maritime dispute with Somalia

The last three weeks have witnessed a strange diplomatic spat between Kenya and Somalia. The Kenyan government summoned back its ambassador from Mogadishu and kicked out the Somali ambassador, claiming that Somali leadership had attempted to sell off parts of Kenyan territory. The two neighbours have been locked in a dispute over their maritime boundary,

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Why embracing indigenous languages could have major benefits for Kenya

Early education based on a child’s mother tongue gives them a head start in their literacy and language learning. /THE CONVERSATION Kenya is a multilingual country with over 42 different indigenous languages. In addition, foreign languages are used by minorities in major towns and in some learning institutions. The most dominant foreign language is English

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Fund raiser launched to quell blaze on Africa’s second highest peak – Mount Kenya

Mount Kenya Trust, MKT, has launched an appeal for funds to help arrest spreading fires on the slopes of the famed Mount Kenya. The trust, an organization dedicated to helping preserve and protect Mount Kenya on Wednesday started a fund raiser within and outside of Kenya seeking help douse the raging fires. The fires, it

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Denmark Refuses to Rule Out Deporting Somalis by Force

The Danish government has refused to rule out forced deportations of Somalians without the right to stay in the country, although Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has said he would rather they left voluntarily. The Danish leader commented on the situation following a recent meeting with Somali president Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed in Egypt saying he

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Pakistan says 2 Indian warplanes downed, 2 pilots captured

Photo (AP) Pakistan’s air force shot down two Indian warplanes after they crossed the boundary between the two nuclear-armed rivals in the disputed territory of Kashmir on Wednesday and captured two Indian pilots, one of whom was injured, a military spokesman said. The dramatic escalation came hours after Pakistan said mortar shells fired by Indian

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