Kenya Blasts
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Five years after Westgate, Al-Shabab is weakened but not yet defeated
Containing Al-Shabab in Kenya doesn’t directly reduce the group’s standing inside Somalia
Kenya deaf to outcry over Somali crackdown
An attempt to target illegal immigrants and criminals in Kenya has left many Somali residents there feeling harassed.
Timeline: Nairobi’s Westgate mall shooting
What were the main events that led to the bloody attack on a Nairobi shopping mall? Here’s a timeline of the on-going drama.
Seven dead in Nairobi minibus attack
Seven people were killed and many more wounded when an explosive device was hurled at a packed minibus in a predominantly Somali area of Nairobi.
AU troops vow to seize al-Shabab’s last bastion by August
Kenya’s army chief is boasting that AU troops will soon seize the last key bastion of Somalia’s al-Qaeda linked Shebab insurgents.
Dozens injured in Nairobi shopping mall blast
A blast has struck a shopping centre in Nairobi, wounding 28 people but there was confusion over whether it was caused by a bomb or electrical fault.