Clar Ni Chonghaile

Big-name fashion brands are supporting women in Nairobi by employing them to produce their goods, and teaching them business skills in the process.

Regional media claim the explosion at the rebel group's base in Afgoye killed senior commanders.

After reports of arms deliveries to rebels, military warns villagers of imminent strikes.

They walk slowly but steadily, hundreds of people filing along a grass-fringed road under an energy-sapping sun. They carry their most precious and necessary belongings in bags, all that is left of lives shattered 10 days ago by a rebel uprising.