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Sharing news from Northern #Kenya and neighbouring areas. Particular interests are #climate change, #environment, conservation and security & #conflict triggers. https://linktr.ee/rememberthegoat
Government intensifies conservation efforts in Mukogodo Forest www.kenyanews.go.ke/government-i... #Laikipia #Kenya
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May 9, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Government intensifies conservation efforts in Mukogodo Forest www.kenyanews.go.ke/government-i... #Laikipia #Kenya
Exceptional heavy rain in Isiolo tonight. This was the cloud building up just before sunset, then it deposited more rain in the last hour and a half than I've seen in many years.
April 18, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Exceptional heavy rain in Isiolo tonight. This was the cloud building up just before sunset, then it deposited more rain in the last hour and a half than I've seen in many years.
April 18, 2025 at 1:34 PM
In an arid part of Turkana, with few watering points, women are being shot when they go to fetch water. The article doesn't explain why. It seems likely that it is a continuation of the ethnic rivalry that has made this area one of the most dangerous in the country.
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Water crisis, gun-toting bandits and deaths: The unending woes of Lomelo residents
County government accused of failing to address water crisis even as bandits turn water points into danger zones
nation.africa
April 18, 2025 at 8:13 AM
In an arid part of Turkana, with few watering points, women are being shot when they go to fetch water. The article doesn't explain why. It seems likely that it is a continuation of the ethnic rivalry that has made this area one of the most dangerous in the country.
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March 26, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Cameroon’s Baka people say they are part of the forest: that’s why they look after it "Sharing should take place with other people, forest spirits and animals, but also with ancestors and future generations" theconversation.com/cameroons-ba...
Cameroon’s Baka people say they are part of the forest: that’s why they look after it
The Baka people of Bemba village, Cameroon, show how sharing is a viable forest management and conservation technique.
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March 26, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Cameroon’s Baka people say they are part of the forest: that’s why they look after it "Sharing should take place with other people, forest spirits and animals, but also with ancestors and future generations" theconversation.com/cameroons-ba...
Kenya-Ethiopia border killings spark mass exodus in Marsabit's Dukana Ward #Marsabit #NorthernKenya #Kenya
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Kenya-Ethiopia border killings spark mass exodus in Marsabit's Dukana Ward
This comes after a middle-aged herder was shot dead on Friday by unknown assailants along the porous border.
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March 25, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Kenya-Ethiopia border killings spark mass exodus in Marsabit's Dukana Ward #Marsabit #NorthernKenya #Kenya
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Looking north from the volcanic slopes of the Nyambene Hills. Beyond the scoria cones in the forground (Meru County) are the hills of Shaba National Reserve (Isiolo County) and in the far distance is Ololokwe and Warges in Samburu County. #Kenya #northernkenya #meru #isiolo #samburu
March 20, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Looking north from the volcanic slopes of the Nyambene Hills. Beyond the scoria cones in the forground (Meru County) are the hills of Shaba National Reserve (Isiolo County) and in the far distance is Ololokwe and Warges in Samburu County. #Kenya #northernkenya #meru #isiolo #samburu
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"Three big lawsuits against Meta in Kenya may have global implications"
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Three big lawsuits against Meta in Kenya may have global implications
One was prompted by the murder of an Ethiopian professor
www.economist.com
January 27, 2025 at 10:39 AM
"Three big lawsuits against Meta in Kenya may have global implications"
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BREAKING: The Trump administration has instructed organizations in other countries to stop disbursing HIV medications purchased with U.S. aid, even if the drugs have already been obtained and are sitting in local clinics.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/h...
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Trump Administration Halts H.I.V. Drug Distribution in Poor Countries (Gift Article)
PEPFAR’s computer systems also are being taken offline, a sign that the program may not return, as Republican critics had hoped.
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2025 at 11:19 PM
BREAKING: The Trump administration has instructed organizations in other countries to stop disbursing HIV medications purchased with U.S. aid, even if the drugs have already been obtained and are sitting in local clinics.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/h...
Gosh, the news is depressing. So here is a nice picture of the Ewaso Nyiro instead. This was taken just east of Archers Post where the river marks the border between Samburu and Isiolo counties. #NorthernKenya often troubled, always beautiful.
January 28, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Gosh, the news is depressing. So here is a nice picture of the Ewaso Nyiro instead. This was taken just east of Archers Post where the river marks the border between Samburu and Isiolo counties. #NorthernKenya often troubled, always beautiful.
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I bet there are ways of using AI to preserve languages at risk. Seems like there would be a way to train them to do this…
This is every kind of wonderful! Growing a ‘word forest’: the Kenyan teacher trying to save her Yaaku language (and native forest) from extinction. #Mokogodo #Laikipia #Kenya
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Growing a ‘word forest’: the Kenyan teacher trying to save her language from extinction
The Yaaku people long ago assimilated with the majority Maasai, and few still speak Yaakunte, but there is a new determination to save their culture – and their forest – before it disappears
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2024 at 10:41 AM
I bet there are ways of using AI to preserve languages at risk. Seems like there would be a way to train them to do this…
Mandera DCI cop shot dead, police car stolen www.the-star.co.ke/news/2024-12...
Mandera DCI cop shot dead, police car stolen
Suspected al-Shabaab terrorists staged the attack in Lafey, Mandera County.
www.the-star.co.ke
December 11, 2024 at 1:50 PM
Mandera DCI cop shot dead, police car stolen www.the-star.co.ke/news/2024-12...
The Inaugural Nomadic Arts Festival Successfully Held At Oshwal Centre www.capitalfm.co.ke/thesauce/the...
The Inaugural Nomadic Arts Festival Successfully Held At Oshwal Centre
The inaugural edition of Nomadic Arts Festival by Content House Kenya happened on Friday 6 December 2024 at the Chandaria Auditorium, Visa Oshwal Center, in Westlands, Nairobi. The festival brought a ...
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December 11, 2024 at 1:48 PM
The Inaugural Nomadic Arts Festival Successfully Held At Oshwal Centre www.capitalfm.co.ke/thesauce/the...
Health workers, community leaders unite to combat TB at Dadaab Refugee Camp eastleighvoice.co.ke/northern-ken...
Health workers, community leaders unite to combat TB at Dadaab Refugee Camp
The teams reach out to individuals affected by TB, educating them on the importance of maintaining a healthy diet and encouraging them to access healthcare faci...
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December 11, 2024 at 1:46 PM
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Energy key to development of the North nation.africa/kenya/blogs-...
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December 11, 2024 at 1:34 PM
Energy key to development of the North nation.africa/kenya/blogs-...
UNHCR raises alarm on surge of new arrivals in South Sudan www.unhcr.org/uk/news/brie...
UNHCR raises alarm on surge of new arrivals in South Sudan | UNHCR UK
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is alarmed by the recent surge of people arriving in South Sudan in need of protection and assistance, with tens of thousands of people fleeing fresh violence in border a...
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December 11, 2024 at 1:31 PM
UNHCR raises alarm on surge of new arrivals in South Sudan www.unhcr.org/uk/news/brie...
Kenyan police fire teargas at protesters marching against femicide "The protesters in Nairobi were peaceful and it was not clear why the police intervened." www.reuters.com/world/africa...
Kenyan police fire teargas at protesters marching against femicide
Kenyan police fired teargas and arrested at least three people on Tuesday as hundreds protested against a wave of femicides, a Reuters reporter and human rights activists said.
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December 11, 2024 at 10:06 AM
Kenyan police fire teargas at protesters marching against femicide "The protesters in Nairobi were peaceful and it was not clear why the police intervened." www.reuters.com/world/africa...
Elephant crossing! This fine Chinese road takes you all the way through northern Kenya to the border with Ethiopia at Moyale. It has improved travel times and ease of transportation enormously, but it has also impacted wildlife in the area. #wildlife #conservation #northernKenya #Kenya
December 9, 2024 at 3:25 PM
Elephant crossing! This fine Chinese road takes you all the way through northern Kenya to the border with Ethiopia at Moyale. It has improved travel times and ease of transportation enormously, but it has also impacted wildlife in the area. #wildlife #conservation #northernKenya #Kenya
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A mysterious, flu-like disease has killed dozens in the southwest region of the Democratic Republic of Congo, with women and children among the most affected, health officials said Thursday.
Health officials grapple with deadly mystery ‘Disease X’ in Congo
The mysterious flu-like disease has killed dozens in the central African country of the Democratic Republic of Congo, mostly women and children, officials said.
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December 6, 2024 at 3:28 PM
A mysterious, flu-like disease has killed dozens in the southwest region of the Democratic Republic of Congo, with women and children among the most affected, health officials said Thursday.
The ongoing conflict in Sudan has disproportionately affected people with disabilities, many are enduring extreme hardships reports Zainab Saleh, a member of the Union of Persons with Disabilities in South Darfur www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/...
30+ people with disabilities detained amid Sudan war - Dabanga Radio TV Online
The ongoing conflict in Sudan has disproportionately affected people with disabilities, with many enduring extreme...
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December 6, 2024 at 4:13 PM
The ongoing conflict in Sudan has disproportionately affected people with disabilities, many are enduring extreme hardships reports Zainab Saleh, a member of the Union of Persons with Disabilities in South Darfur www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/...
Cholera outbreak in South Sudan ‘rapidly escalating’. Doctors Without Borders say fears are growing that outbreak will spread from Upper Nile state to surrounding areas. aje.io/s4df8n
Cholera outbreak in South Sudan ‘rapidly escalating’, aid group warns
Doctors Without Borders says fears growing that outbreak will spread from Upper Nile state to surrounding areas.
aje.io
December 6, 2024 at 4:09 PM
Cholera outbreak in South Sudan ‘rapidly escalating’. Doctors Without Borders say fears are growing that outbreak will spread from Upper Nile state to surrounding areas. aje.io/s4df8n
We are awash with 'tourism' photos and 'poverty' photos, it is always refreshing to see photographs of normal East African life. Thanks for sharing Katie!
This week’s views from Kigali + Dar es Salaam.
Everyday phone photos.
Everyday phone photos.
December 6, 2024 at 4:06 PM
We are awash with 'tourism' photos and 'poverty' photos, it is always refreshing to see photographs of normal East African life. Thanks for sharing Katie!