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NAIROBI (Jan. 21) XINHUA - The drought in Turkana District in northwestern Kenya is worsening with more areas reportedly in need of emergency relief supplies, the Daily Nation newspaper reported Friday. An early warning bulletin by the World Bank-funded Arid Lands…
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UGANDA: "Death of justice" in northern Uganda War in the northern districts of Kitgum and Gulu has seen "the abuse of rights on a monumental scale", according to a report released by the London-based "African Rights" organisation. Rebels of the Sudan-based…
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Ref. OCHA/GVA - 2000/0008 Kenya - Drought OCHA Situation Report No. 1 19 January 2000 The Government has appealed for international assistance to meet emergency relief and rehabilitation needs of drought affected communities. This report summarises the appeal document prepared by the Government of…
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NAIROBI (Jan. 16) XINHUA - Despite the November-December rains in parts of Kenya, the famine situation remains grave in the country, experts have warned in a report. The report, Kenya Vulnerability Update, released recently by the U.S. Agency for International…
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NAIROBI (Jan. 14) XINHUA - The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) is assessing the drought situation in northern Kenya with a view to providing food aid and starting long-term development projects in the region. UNDP's representative to Kenya Frederick Lyons said…
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ZANZIBAR: Union "more important than ever" - President Zanzibari President Dr Salmin Amour on Wednesday said the union with Tanzania was "more important now than it was 36 years ago", Tanzanian radio reported. The president who was addressing the nation to…
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Le district de Turkana, situé au nord-est du Kenya a été particulièrement touché par la sécheresse qui a affecté, deux années consécutives, le nord du pays. La zone de Lokitaung, dans cette région, a été identifiée comme très critique,…
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NAIROBI (Jan. 3) XINHUA - Over 60,000 people living in the Kerio Valley of Marakwet District in northwestern Kenya are facing starvation following a biting famine in the area, East African Standard newspaper reported Monday. Francis Mutwol, district chairman of the…
Kenya
As violence continues in Kenya around the outcome of the presidential election, Kenya Red Cross is responding by helping affected people throughout the country. Abbas Gullet, Secretary-General of the Kenya Red Cross Society, speaks briefly about the crisis from…