Kenya
New leader of world's Anglicans enthroned
Mar 21, 2013 18:12 EDT
Justin Welby, the new Archbishop of Canterbury, was enthroned on Thursday, taking over the leadership of 80 million Anglicans worldwide in a service calling for Christian unity that was enlivened by African dancers.
Kenya rage at Nigerian World Cup 'school' welcome
Mar 21, 2013 16:07 EDT
Kenya lashed out at African champions Nigeria on Thursday after they were forced to prepare for their weekend World Cup qualifier on a primary school pitch.
AU Somali force readies for possible Ethiopia pullout
Mar 21, 2013 07:10 EDT
African Union forces battling Islamist insurgents in Somalia are preparing troops to take over should Ethiopia withdraw more soldiers from the region, their commander said Thursday.
ICC 'will not drop charges' against Kenya's Kenyatta
Mar 20, 2013 18:05 EDT
The International Criminal Court will not drop the crimes against humanity charges against Kenyan president-elect Uhuru Kenyatta, The Hague-based court's chief prosecutor said Wednesday.
Malaria vaccine fails to work after four years: study
Mar 20, 2013 17:21 EDT
A new vaccine that has raised hopes of becoming a potent new tool in the battle against malaria seems to stop working in children after four years, according to research published Wednesday.
ICC 'will not drop charges' against Kenya's president-elect
Mar 20, 2013 16:38 EDT
The International Criminal Court will not drop the crimes against humanity charges against Kenyan president-elect Uhuru Kenyatta, The Hague-based court's chief prosecutor said Wednesday.
Victorious Kenyan party accuses EU monitors of bias
Mar 20, 2013 13:45 EDT
The party of Kenyan president-elect Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday accused European Union election monitors of bias in favour of his rival Raila Odinga, claims dismissed by the EU.
Kenyan policeman killed in blast: police
Mar 19, 2013 11:30 EDT
A bomb blast killed a Kenyan policeman and wounded two others in Mandera, a northeastern town on the border with war-torn Somalia, police said Tuesday.
Obama to meet four African leaders in March
Mar 19, 2013 00:10 EDT
US President Barack Obama will welcome four African leaders to Washington this month, the White House said.
Kenyatta's lawyer urges ICC to drop case
Mar 18, 2013 13:35 EDT
Kenya president-elect Uhuru Kenyatta's lawyers argued Monday that the International Criminal Court should dismiss crimes against humanity charges against him over post-2007 election violence.
Somali Islamists claim deadly car bomb day after key advance
Mar 18, 2013 13:02 EDT
At least ten people were killed Monday in a suicide car bomb in the Somali capital claimed by Islamist insurgents, in one of the bloodiest attacks in war-ravaged Mogadishu in recent months.
Kenyatta to ask war crimes court to drop case
Mar 18, 2013 08:21 EDT
Lawyers for Kenya's president-elect Uhuru Kenyatta are to argue Monday that the International Criminal Court should dismiss crimes against humanity charges against him over post-2007 election violence.
South Africa triumph despite Afridi fireworks
Mar 17, 2013 13:04 EDT
Centuries by Hashim Amla and AB de Villiers set up a 34-run victory for South Africa despite a thrilling innings by Pakistan's Shahid Afridi in the third one-day international at the Wanderers Stadium on Sunday.
Somali Islamists 'retake key town'
Mar 17, 2013 11:02 EDT
Somalia's Islamist fighters retook the key southern town of Hudur on Sunday, residents and the militants said, in the first territorial fight-back by the Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab for several months.
Somali Islamists retake key town
Mar 17, 2013 09:07 EDT
Somalia's Islamist fighters retook the key southern town of Hudur on Sunday, residents said, in the first territorial fight-back by the Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab for several months.
Record Amla-De Villiers partnership fires S.Africa
Mar 17, 2013 08:58 EDT
Hashim Amla and AB de Villiers shared a world record third wicket partnership as South Africa recovered from a slow start to post an imposing total in the third one-day international against Pakistan at the Wanderers Stadium on Sunday.
Defeated Kenyan PM challenges election results
Mar 16, 2013 12:05 EDT
Outgoing Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga on Saturday lodged a formal legal challenge over the outcome of presidential elections that saw him defeated by his rival Uhuru Kenyatta.
Zambia parliament strips ex-president of immunity
Mar 15, 2013 14:00 EDT
Zambia's parliament voted on Friday to strip ex-leader Rupiah Banda of his presidential immunity, a move critics say is politically motivated.
Defeated Kenyan leader delays election petition
Mar 15, 2013 06:15 EDT
The party of Kenya's outgoing Prime Minister Raila Odinga, defeated in presidential polls by Uhuru Kenyatta, will file a petition challenging the election result on Saturday, officials said.
Zambia ex-president asks court to block immunity challenge
Mar 14, 2013 17:26 EDT
Zambia's ex-president Rupiah Banda asked the country's High Court Thursday to stop parliament from considering a motion to strip his immunity, on the eve of a debate planned by lawmakers loyal to his successor.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| Republic of Kenya
Jamhuri ya Kenya
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| Motto: "Harambee" (Swahili) "Let us all pull together" | ||||||
| Anthem: Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu "O God of All Creation" | ||||||
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| Capital (and largest city) | Nairobi 1°16′S 36°48′E / 1.267°S 36.8°E | |||||
| Official languages | Swahili, English[1] | |||||
| Demonym | Kenyan | |||||
| Government | Semi-presidential Republic | |||||
| - | President | Mwai Kibaki | ||||
| - | Prime Minister | Raila Odinga | ||||
| Independence | from the United Kingdom | |||||
| - | Date | December 12, 1963 | ||||
| - | Republic declared | December 12, 1964 | ||||
| Area | ||||||
| - | Total | 580,367 km2 (47th) 224,080 sq mi | ||||
| - | Water (%) | 2.3 | ||||
| Population | ||||||
| - | 2009 estimate | 39,802,000[2] (36th) | ||||
| - | 8 February 2007 census | 31,138,735 | ||||
| - | Density | 68.6/km2 (140th) 177.6/sq mi | ||||
| GDP (PPP) | 2008 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $60.361 billion[3] | ||||
| - | Per capita | $1,711[3] | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2008 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $29.564 billion[3] | ||||
| - | Per capita | $838[3] | ||||
| HDI (2007) | ▲ 0.521 (medium) (148th) | |||||
| Currency | Kenyan shilling (KES) | |||||
| Time zone | EAT (UTC+3) | |||||
| - | Summer (DST) | not observed (UTC+3) | ||||
| Drives on the | left | |||||
| Internet TLD | .ke | |||||
| Calling code | +254 | |||||
| 1. According to cia.gov, estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex, than would otherwise be expected.[4] | ||||||
