Kenya-US free trade talks are under way: what Nairobi must get right from start: President Donald Trump shakes hands with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta during a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in August 2018. Photo by Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty ImagesThe United States and Kenya formally launched negotiations for a free trade agreement on 8 July … [Read more...] about Kenya-US free trade talks are under way: what Nairobi must get right from start | The Conversation
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Why photographs of dead in Nairobi terror attack failed journalism — and dishonoured victims | The Conversation
Why photographs of dead in Nairobi terror attack failed journalism -- and dishonoured victims: Evacuations during the Riverside terror attack in Nairobi, Kenya. EPA-EFE/Dai KurokawaAn article by the New York Times on the Riverside terrorist attacks in Nairobi has provoked fury and consternation in Kenya. The article features a photograph by AP credited to the photographer … [Read more...] about Why photographs of dead in Nairobi terror attack failed journalism — and dishonoured victims | The Conversation
Explainer: what’s driving the demolition of 4000 buildings in Nairobi | The Conversation
Explainer: what's driving the demolition of 4000 buildings in Nairobi: A major cause of flooding in Nairobi is inappropriate building on riparian land. Flickr/UbadheerDrastic action is being taken in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, with 4000 buildings set to be demolished. The reason: they were constructed on riparian land – land adjacent to the watercourses that traverse the city. … [Read more...] about Explainer: what’s driving the demolition of 4000 buildings in Nairobi | The Conversation
How Kenya is managing security 20 years after the Nairobi blast | The Conversation
How Kenya is managing security 20 years after the Nairobi blast: Simon Kingori, a survivor of the 1998 bomb blast at the US embassy in Nairobi prays at the memorial park in the city. Jacob Wire/EPAIt’s been 20 years since the attack on the US embassy in Kenya’s capital Nairobi. A suicide bomber detonated two truck bombs killing 200 people. A simultaneous attack happened in Dar … [Read more...] about How Kenya is managing security 20 years after the Nairobi blast | The Conversation
Evictions in Nairobi: why the city has a problem and what can be done to fix it | The Conversation
Evictions in Nairobi: why the city has a problem and what can be done to fix it: About 250,000 people live in Kibera slum in Nairobi. Shutterstock/Authentic travelA new road in Nairobi, Kenya, is set to displace up to 30,000 Kibera slum residents. The bulldozers moved in the early hours of the morning as authorities pressed ahead with a controversial decision to force people … [Read more...] about Evictions in Nairobi: why the city has a problem and what can be done to fix it | The Conversation
