The trip by President William Ruto of Kenya came against a bleak backdrop in Haiti, where gangs operate with impunity and the Kenyan officers remain largely out of sight.
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Man Who Set on Fire Olympic Runner Rebecca Cheptegei Dies
Dickson Ndiema died from injuries he sustained when he set Rebecca Cheptegei, his partner, on fire. The police had planned to charge him with murder.
Fire at School Dormitory in Kenya Kills at Least 18 Students
At least 70 students are still unaccounted for, although officials urged people not to jump to conclusions about their fate.
Ugandan Olympic Runner Rebecca Cheptegei Dies After Gasoline Attack
The athlete, who officials said was set on fire in Kenya by a man with whom she was in a relationship, competed in the women’s marathon at the Paris Olympics.
China Woos Africa, Casting Itself as Global South’s Defender
More than 50 African leaders have gathered in Beijing for a summit aimed at projecting the influence of China’s leader, Xi Jinping, in the developing world.
The Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei Is Set on Fire in Gasoline Attack
Rebecca Cheptegei, a long-distance runner who competed in the Olympic marathon in Paris, is in critical condition after a man poured gas on her and set her on fire, police in Kenya said.
Africa’s Debt Crisis Has ‘Catastrophic Implications’ for the World
Crushing obligations to foreign creditors that have few precedents have sapped numerous African nations of growth and stoked social instability.
Getting to Know Kenya Through a Local Hiking Club
The author sought an authentic experience, and found it in Lets Drift, “an exuberant Kenyan-centered enterprise” of people living in and near Nairobi.
Kenyan Accused of Serial Killings Escapes From Police Custody
The police think that the suspected killer, Collins Jumaisi Khalusha, may have had help breaking out. A manhunt was underway.
Survivors of Doomsday Starvation Cult Testify Against Pastor and 93 Associates
An evangelical pastor in Kenya ordered his flock to shun education and medicine and starve their children to death in order to meet Jesus, witnesses in a manslaughter trial said.