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Trump Orders Mexican Border Wall to Be Built and Plans to Block Syrian Refugees
WASHINGTON — President Trump on Wednesday began a sweeping crackdown on illegal immigration, ordering the immediate construction of a border
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From a Doctor’s Diary: Horror of Kenya’s public hospitals
By ONYIMBO KERAMA It has been nine years since I graduated from medical school at Moi University. I was 25
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Women’s March Brings Flood of Pink Hats, Fiery Rhetoric to Washington
WASHINGTON — Brandishing signs reading “The future is female” and “Make America kind again,” tens of thousands of marchers turned
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Why are cars so expensive in Ethiopia?
Owning a car for many Ethiopians – even those with ready cash to spend in one of the world’s fastest-growing
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A boom in qat in Ethiopia and Kenya
“THIS is qat,” explains Teklu Kaimo, gesturing to the wooded field behind him. He started growing it in 1976, and
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Donald Trump Is Sworn In as President, Capping His Swift Ascent
WASHINGTON — Donald John Trump was inaugurated as the 45th president of the United States on Friday, ushering in a
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Kenya: We can lessen consequences of drought
By ANDREW TUIMUR Drought is a cyclic weather phenomenon that cannot be wished away. It is here with us currently
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AP Explains: The African leader who refuses to leave
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The tiny nation of Gambia has West Africa on the brink of a military intervention, and thousands,
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Somalia’s Crooked Route to Democracy
A war-ravaged nation’s first attempt at more-inclusive elections proves tricky By Matina Stevis BAIDOA, Somalia— Abdiweli Ibrahim Ali Sheikh Mudey reclined in
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