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The Indian Heritage Trail in Kenya: How a Railway Built a Diaspora That Never Left

The Line That Cost 2,500 LivesBetween 1896 and 1901, the British colonial government shipped roughly 32,000 workers from India, most of them from Punjab and Gujarat, to build a railway across 900 kilometres of East African terrain. They called it the Uganda Railway. Winston Churchill, who visited the finished line…

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4,124 Scouts plant mangrove trees at the same time in Kenya to save coastal ecosystems and set a new world record

Kenya has set a new world record after 4,124 Scouts and other participants planted mangrove seedlings simultaneously at the Jomvu Kuu Mangrove Site in Mombasa County. The record-breaking event brought thousands of people together for a conservation effort aimed at restoring Kenya's coastal ecosystems. The initiative was organised by the…

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One man spent decades transforming a Kenyan quarry left barren by limestone mining into a thriving wildlife sanctuary filled with forests, wetlands and wildlife

A landscape near Mombasa, Kenya, once looked almost impossible to restore. Decades of limestone quarrying had left the ground hard, hot and largely devoid of vegetation, while salty groundwater made growing plants even more difficult. Then Dr René Haller, a Swiss-born naturalist and agronomist working with Bamburi Cement, began an…

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Ghana pushes for concrete slavery reparations

In today's edition: Leaders from Africa and the Caribbean meet in Ghana for a landmark conference on reparatory justice. Also, Taiwan has accused Kenya of bowing to Chinese pressure to sideline Taiwanese officials who were meant to take part in an international oceans forum that wrapped up in Mombasa. And…

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France among 15 countries to pledge to target illegal fishing with shared data

France is among 15 countries to have signed the Mombasa Declaration, unveiled at the Our Ocean Conference held in the Kenyan port city this week. The global agreement, aimed at combatting illegal and destructive fishing, commits countries to improved data collection and sharing of information on fishing vessels.

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15 countries in Kenya adopt the Mombasa declaration to fight illegal fishing

Fifteen countries have adopted the Mombasa declaration to combat illegal fishing, which experts say costs the global economy up to $50 billion annually

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African and Commonwealth nations in Kenya urge quick execution of a key treaty protecting oceans

African and Commonwealth nations have called for a swift implementation of a landmark treaty protecting the high seas

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Study sparks hope for ‘climate-resistant’ coral reefs

MOMBASA, Kenya - In the crystalline waters off Kenya’s coast, coral reefs are thriving — evidence of a rare good news story in the battle to protect oceans from the ravages of climate change.

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Meet Antoine Moses: Canadian ‘tree lover’ sets a second Guinness World Record by planting 47,460 trees in just 24 hours on the Kenyan coast

On the mudflats outside Mombasa, the tide does not sit still for long. It pulls in, withdraws, leaves behind a surface that looks soft but behaves like something less forgiving once you step into it. On a stretch of coast usually shaped by salt, heat, and passing weather systems, a…

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Street food in Mombasa: how city life shaped the modern meal

As Kenya’s cities grew, more and more people left their rural homes and subsistence farming systems to go to urban settlements like Mombasa to find work. In the city, meals were paid for with cash, a major transformation in Kenya’s food systems.

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I watched a simulated oil spill in the Indian Ocean – here’s how island and coastal countries worked together to avoid disaster

The coils of black hose, drum skimmers designed to collect oil from the ocean’s surface, and orangey-red containment booms all looked out of place on the white sand of Mombasa’s touristy Nyali beach. But on July 9, dozens of emergency responders in red and orange hi-vis gear took over a…

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Maggots to the rescue: innovative food waste solution may help wild fish populations too

Project Mila’s team of volunteers collect organic waste from households, markets and restaurants in Mombasa and feed it to voracious larvae

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Rwanda starts vaccine trials for Marburg virus as death toll climbs

In Rwanda, the Marburg virus has already killed 12 people in two weeks. The country has started distributing 700 doses of a vaccine that's still in the testing phase. This is the first time it will be deployed during an outbreak in Africa. Meanwhile, more than 17 million people in…

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East Africa's Swahili coast grapples with legacy of slave trade

Dotting East Africa’s Swahili coast, Zanzibar, Lamu and Mombasa are synonymous with pristine waters and white sandy beaches. But many tourists are unaware that these UNESCO World Heritage Sites were the scene of a gruesome chapter in history. For centuries, the Swahili coast was central to the slave trade.

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Jomo Kenyatta, father of the nation? Kenya’s first president built up a myth which masked his faults

Kenya’s legacy as a state is deeply intertwined with Jomo Kenyatta’s influence on the nation. Kenya’s founding president died on 22 August 1978 in his sleep at State House, Mombasa.

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Kenyan cult leader faces terrorism charges over mass starvation deaths

The self-proclaimed leader of an evangelical doomsday cult in Kenya has gone on trial in Mombasa, facing charges of terrorism for allegedly inciting more than 400 of his followers to starve themselves to death.

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Royal Family Observes Defense Collaboration With Kenyan And British Forces

The Royal Family's visit to Mtongwe Naval Base in Mombasa showcased defense collaboration between Kenya and the UK, emphasizing joint military efforts and ...

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Heavy rains disrupt final day of British royal tour in Kenya

King Charles III's final day in Kenya on Friday was disrupted by heavy rains and floods as he toured the historic heart of the Indian Ocean city of Mombasa.

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King tells faith leaders: We are all trying to find the same path to the divine

Charles sat down with religious leaders to hear how they have joined forces to tackle a range of issues in their communities in the Mombasa area.

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King reminisces about taking on infamous Royal Marines ‘sheep dip’

The King and Queen watched as 18 Kenyan Marines in inflatable boats landed on a beach at Mtongwe Naval Base near Mombasa.

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King Charles III observes a drill In Kenya by the African country's British-trained marine unit

Kenya Marines, trained by their British counterparts as part of their countries' long-standing defense cooperation, have put on a drill for King Charles III

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Kenyan cult leader in court over massacre

MOMBASA, Kenya: A Kenyan cult leader accused of inciting and possibly forcing his followers to starve themselves to death appeared in court Friday in connection with the deaths of more than 100 people found buried in mass graves.

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Kenya's Lapsset development corridor: between a bright future and a grim past

The Lamu Port-Southern Sudan-Ethiopia Transport – or Lapsset – corridor is the flagship project of Kenya’s Vision 2030 development agenda. Inaugurated in 2012, the planned corridor includes a railway, highways and an oil pipeline connecting newly discovered oil fields in the north to a new port in Lamu, north of…

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Kenya's big railway project makes life even harder for the poor by ignoring their reality

People’s responses to large infrastructure projects – railways, bridges, highways – are rarely neutral. To some, these projects represent powerful social and political promises of transformative change and a brighter future. To others, they mean evictions and the disruption of livelihoods.

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