Kenya NewsNews on Kenya continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.U.N. says Somali gunmen release two of its workers- June 29, 2008 By Abdi SheikhMOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somali gunmen released two United Nations workers from Sweden and Denmark hours after kidnapping them in the Bakool region of southern Somalia on Saturday, U.N. officials said."The Danish and the Swedish workers were released ... without ransom and they are safe waiting for a flight to Nairobi," said Mohamed Nur Salad, a U.N. security and safety worker.Salad told Reuters they were released after local elders and U.N. officials negotiated with the Islamists,...http://www.topix.net/world/kenya/2008/06/u-n-says-somali-gunmen-release-two-of-its-workers... Kenya's PM urges African troops into 'embarrassing' Zimbabwe- June 29, 2008 Robert Mugabe votes in the one-man run-off. Kenya's Prime Minister Raila Odinga has called for African Union troops to be sent in to Zimbabwe, as President Robert Mugabe prepares to be declared winner in an ...http://www.topix.net/world/kenya/2008/06/kenyas-pm-urges-african-troops-into-embarrassing-... Africa working on key policies to boost food security- June 29, 2008 As the world grapples with the food crisis, senior policy makers in Africa are developing appropriate policies to achieve a Green Revolution that will rapidly raise agricultural productivity for small-scale ...http://www.topix.net/world/kenya/2008/06/africa-working-on-key-policies-to-boost-food-secu... Who Murdered Trent Keegan- June 28, 2008 Whoever beat Trent Keegan to death probably wanted his computer. But why would robbers leave money in his pockets Questions like this trouble the friends and family of Keegan, 33, a New Zealand photojournalist ...http://www.topix.net/world/kenya/2008/06/who-murdered-trent-keegan?fromrss=1 Somali Islamists snatch Danish, Swedish aid workers: UN- June 28, 2008 Islamist militants kidnapped a Dane and a Swede working for the United Nations and a Somali aid worker when the fighters seized control of a town Saturday, several sources told AFP.http://www.topix.net/world/kenya/2008/06/somali-islamists-snatch-danish-swedish-aid-worker... UN calls for more action to curb illegal drugs- June 28, 2008 The United Nations has called for joint efforts to curb production, trafficking and use of illicit drugs, warning that the global progress on the menace is under threat.http://www.topix.net/world/kenya/2008/06/un-calls-for-more-action-to-curb-illegal-drugs?fr... Teri Hatcher and daughter visit school in Nairobi- June 27, 2008 It wasn't Teri Hatcher who made a big impression on schoolchildren in Nairobi, Kenya.http://www.topix.net/world/kenya/2008/06/teri-hatcher-and-daughter-visit-school-in-nairobi... Wanted: Somalia aid escort - UN- June 27, 2008 Somalia faces a serious food crisis if no nation steps forward with naval ships to escort relief shipments through pirate-infested waters, the United Nations World Food Programme said today.http://www.topix.net/world/kenya/2008/06/wanted-somalia-aid-escort-un?fromrss=1 New allegations against Kenyan army- June 27, 2008 By Tom Maliti Nairobi, Kenya - The US ambassador in Nairobi on Thursday called for an investigation into claims the Kenyan army tortured thousands of people in an effort to stamp out a brutal militia, but he ...http://www.topix.net/world/kenya/2008/06/new-allegations-against-kenyan-army?fromrss=1 Somali pirates releases Dutch ship- June 27, 2008 Somali pirates have released a Dutch ship they hijacked off the northern Somali coast last month, regional maritime official confirmed on Wednesday.http://www.topix.net/world/kenya/2008/06/somali-pirates-releases-dutch-ship?fromrss=1 |