Wave of piracy stokes fears at Kenya port (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

The explosion of piracy off Somalia is a growing concern for officials at Kenya's Mombasa port, who fear it will push up the cost of goods and may deter some importers from bringing cargoes to the region.

Kenya to offer scholarships to support EAC integration (Kenya Broadcasting Corporation)

Kenya will, as part of its support for regional integration and development, organize and sponsor more tailor-made courses for Rwandan diplomats at different levels through Kenya's Ministry of Foreign Service Institute, President Kibaki said when he held talks with President Kagame.

Somalia: Hardline Islamist Leader Tells Kenya Not to Send Its Troops (AllAfrica.com)

Sheik Hassan Dahir Aweys, radical Islamist leader of a Somali opposition faction, has warned Kenya against sending its troops to Somalia to join the African Union peacekeepers who are already here, local media reports said on Thursday.

Hardline Islamist leader tells Kenya not to sent its troops to Somalia (People's Daily)

Sheik Hassan Dahir Aweys, radical Islamist leader of a Somali opposition faction, has warned Kenya against sending its troops to Somalia to join the African Union peacekeepers who are already here, local media reports said on Thursday. Aweys told local Shabelle radio in Mogadishu that Kenya "would regret" if it went ahead with its promise this week that it would send a battalion of forces to ...

Art Auction and Sale will Benefit School in Kenya (East Aurora Advertiser)

"Light Up the Life of a Child" is the theme of the third annual Art for AIDS Orphans silent auction and sale to be held from 5 to 9 p.m. Fri., Nov. 21, in the salon of The Roycroft Inn, 40 South Grove St., East Aurora. Proceeds of the sale will go to the building fund for Crossroads Springs Institute, a school and care center in Hamisi, Kenya, for children orphaned by HIV/AIDS.

Library exhibits Kenya's response to Obama (Daily Northwestern)

Americans don't have a holiday commemorating the election of America's first black president, but Kenyans do. The president of Kenya, Mwai Kibaki, declared Nov. 6 a national holiday to celebrate President-elect Barack Obama. Africa's response to Obama's victory is the theme of an exhibit at Northwestern's Melville J.

Kenya jail beating to be probed (BBC News)

Kenya's vice-president condemns the beating by prison warders of inmates, after secretly-filmed footage emerges.

Shabab Denies Kidnapping Italian Nuns in Kenya (Voice of America)

In Somalia, a faction of the militant Shabab group is denying Kenyan accusations that its members abducted two Italian Catholic nuns and a Kenyan driver nine days ago in a cross-border raid. The group says Kenya risks triggering a war if it launches military action to rescue them inside Somalia.

Nonprofit sets goal to build libraries in Kenya (Concord Journal)

Concord resident Ledama Olekina, a native Kenyan, is founder of the Maasai Education Discovery (MED), a nonprofit that uses technology to promote education for the Maasai, a Kenyan tribe of which Olekina is a member. The organization has built schools, shelters, cultural development centers, community resource centers and community colleges in Kenya.

ANALYSIS-Kenya at a watershed over violence report (AlertNet)

Source: Reuters By Barry Moody NAIROBI, Nov 19 (Reuters) - A sealed envelope in foreign hands will decide Kenya's future as it stands at the crossroads between a progressive new direction and ethnic-based ...