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Kenya

Kenya ( or ), officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator. With the Indian Ocean to its south-east, it is bordered by Tanzania to the south, Uganda to the west, South Sudan to the north-west, Ethiopia to the north and Somalia to the north-east.

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Area

  • 580367.0 km2

Population

  • 40512682

Currency

  • Kenya Shilling
  • Kenyan shilling
  • East African shilling

Form of Government

  • Republic
  • Semi-presidential system
  1. Around the World : Heavy rains batter Kenya

    At least 4 people swept away in flash floods in Nairobi

  2. Witness in Kenya blast blames bearded man who left behind bag at shopping stall; 33 wounded

    An explosion ripped through a building full of small shops in downtown Nairobi on Monday, injuring at least 33 people, including a woman who blamed the blast on a "b...

  3. Student accused of killing, eating housemate ranted on Facebook

    The Kenyan college student suspected of killing and eating parts of a man staying at his home ranted months ago about "mass human sacrifices" on Facebook, one of sev...

  4. In Turkey, UN chief says Somalia needs help in building own security forces

    International forces cannot solve Somalia's security problems in the long term and the fragile country needs its own strong force to do the job, U.N. Secretary-Gener...

  5. ICC appeals judges reject Kenyan suspects' bid to end cases on post-election violence

    Appeals judges have rejected a claim by four prominent Kenyans that the International Criminal Court has no jurisdiction to prosecute them for alleged involvement in...

  6. Changing the lives of people around the globe

    Suzi Sosa on young social innovators work to solve the world's most pressing problems

  7. US embassy in Kenya warns of possible terror attacks

    Officials: Potential attack is in last stages of planning

  8. Kenyan rights officials accuse police for the forced disappearances of third terror suspect

    Human rights officials accused the Kenyan police Friday of eliminating suspected terrorists after armed men dragged a terror suspect out of a car. He was the third t...

  9. Lions stalk Nairobi's suburbs

    NAIROBI, Kenya — Lions prowled through posh suburban gardens here recently, frightening residents and reminding them that they live in Africa, after all.In the lates...

  10. NATO forces swoop in, rescue 4 aid workers held in cave by insurgents in northern Afghanistan

    NATO forces swooped in by helicopter before dawn Saturday to rescue two female foreign aid workers and their two Afghan colleagues who were held by militants for nea...

  11. UN report predicts increase in people fleeing homes in next decade

    The number of people fleeing their homes and becoming refugees or displaced in their own countries will increase in the next 10 years as a result of a host of intert...

  12. Families: Ransom delays for pirate-held crew bring warnings of abuses

    The families of merchant seamen held by Somali pirates for more than 18 months say the crew members are being forced to call home with warnings they could suffer fur...

  1. Kiprop surges to shock victory in Kenyan trials

    Wilson Kiprop never imagined he would be Kenya's leading 10,000 meters medal hope at the London Games but on a drizzly Friday night in Oregon, the 2010 African champ...

  2. Somali militants again threaten Kenyan skyscrapers; warnings of a 'two-week' timeframe

    A private intelligence firm says the Somali militant group al-Shabab has threatened to bring down Kenya's skyscrapers within two weeks, a warning that followed a bom...

  3. Kiprop surges to victory in Kenya's 10,000 trials

    Wilson Kiprop surged to the lead with 50 meters to go and won the Kenyan Olympic 10,000 meters trials in the year's fastest time at the Prefontaine Classic Diamond L...

  4. Official tells AP fertilizer bomb may have been cause of Kenya IED blast; FBI joins probe

    Police announced Tuesday that an improvised explosive device caused a blast that ripped through a building full of small shops in downtown Nairobi, with one official...

  5. Official tells AP fertilizer bomb may have been cause of Kenya IED blast; FBI joins probe

    Police announced that an improvised explosive device caused a blast that ripped through a building full of small shops in downtown Nairobi, with one official saying ...

  6. Kenya military says it has captured southern Somali town; 17 al-Shabab said killed

    Kenya's military spokesman says Kenyan troops have captured a rebel-held town in southern Somalia.Maj. Emmanuel Chirchir on Wednesday also announced the deaths of 17...

  7. Official: 1 dead from 4 grenade explosions in Mombasa, Kenya , wounded attacker arrested

    Attackers fired shots and detonated four grenades outside a nightclub in Kenya's coastal town of Mombasa after they were denied entry, killing a security guard and w...

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