Kenya

Global Security and Intelligence Report
Counterterrorism Funding: Old Fears and Cyclical Lulls
March 18, 2009 1928 GMT
Terrorism is a tactic that will always be used against stronger powers, regardless of how the public may view the threat at any given time. [more]
A worker at a Kenyan flower company carries roses for export
Africa: The Limits of a New Trading Bloc
October 23, 2008 1712 GMT
Three African regional trade blocs have announced a plan to unite into a single large free trade zone. [more]
An oil offshore platform owned by Total Fina Elf in the surroundings waters of the Angolan coast in 2003
Africa: Constraints on FDI in the Sub-Sahara
July 21, 2008 1351 GMT
Sub-Saharan Africa’s geography determines its politics, economics and industry, in particular by limiting foreign investment and constraining the directions in which foreign capital flows. [more]
Japanese prime minister and Tanzanian president at a Japan-Africa summit
Japan: Seeking Access in Africa
May 29, 2008 1744 GMT
Japan will use increased development and food assistance in its quest to distinguish itself from other countries competing for secure access to Africa's resources. [more]
Soldiers boarding ship bound for U.S. Navy's Africa Partnership Station
U.S.: AFRICOM Outside of Africa
May 5, 2008 2143 GMT
The U.S. military's Africa Command will not have headquarters in Africa, as planners had hoped. [more]
Kenya - Odinga
Kenya: A Short-Term Celebration
April 17, 2008 1754 GMT
Kenya's new government, formed under a power-sharing deal, is not expected to ease the tribal tensions exploited during the country's heated presidential election. [more]
MAP - Africa - Kenya, Zimbabwe shown
Celebrations in Nairobi, Stalemate in Harare
April 17, 2008 1324 GMT
After months of political riots and lingering uncertainty ushered in by hotly contested election results, Kenya welcomes a new coalition government. But Zimbabwe, there are neither riots nor election results. [more]
USS Fort McHenry
United States: The U.S. Navy and Africa
April 11, 2008 1806 GMT
A U.S. Naval deployment signifies an increasing acknowledgment of Africa's emerging strategic importance. But just how much priority such missions will receive remains to be seen. (With Stratfor map) [more]
India-Africa Summit
India: Competing for Access to African Resources
April 8, 2008 1537 GMT
India is hosting its first-ever summit with African leaders in hopes of securing access to Africa's resources. However, New Delhi faces stiff competition from other countries, including China. [more]
Dhows docked at Lamu, Kenya
Kenya: Somalian Drug Smugglers and the SICC
April 4, 2008 1356 GMT
Somalians are reportedly smuggling drugs through Kenya's Lamu port. The smuggling of drugs and other contraband is a likely source of funding for the Somalian Islamist insurgency. [more]
Photo - Kofi Annan in Kenya
Kenya: Government, Opposition Reach Deal
February 28, 2008 1419 GMT
The Kenyan government and opposition have reached a power-sharing deal meant to solve the country's political crisis, but tribal hostilities will remain unresolved. [more]
Global Market Brief - Stock
Global Market Brief: Communications Infrastructure for the Developing World
February 21, 2008 2242 GMT
A Mauritius-based company is building a new $600 million fiber-optic cable that will stretch along the eastern African coastline and then split to Europe and India. [more]
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice walking with Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki
Kenya, U.S.: Counterterrorism and Resolving the Political Crisis
February 18, 2008 1621 GMT
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice warned that U.S.-Kenyan relations could be in danger given the political crisis wracking the African country. [more]
PHOTO -- Kenya: Kofi Annan Addresses Parliament
Kenya: The First Step Toward Normality
February 14, 2008 1910 GMT
Kenya's two leading political parties agreed Feb. 14 to rewrite the country's constitution -- the first step toward resolving the political crisis there. [more]
Somalian President Abdullahi Yusuf
Kenya: The Threat Against Finland's Embassy
February 6, 2008 1645 GMT
Finland's embassy in Kenya received an e-mail threat of a possible attack against it, media reported Feb. 6. [more]
PHOTO -- Kenya, Kofi Annan Tours Hotel Before Talks
Kenya: A Deal but No Crisis Resolution
February 1, 2008 2101 GMT
Despite a deal between Kenya's president and the leader of the opposition Orange Democratic Movement, violence could quickly re-emerge given the lack of a resolution to Kenya's larger political crisis. [more]
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More Violence as Kenya Heads for Abyss
January 29, 2008 0922 GMT
International mediators are in Nairobi trying to call a halt to the violence that is ripping Kenya -- and East Africa -- apart. The country's two power brokers (and tribal rivals) will need to find accommodation if the country is not to become another basket case. [more]
Kikuyu confronting soldier in Naivasha, Kenya
Kenya: Sliding Toward a De Facto Partition?
January 28, 2008 2009 GMT
Clashes continuing Jan. 28 between the members of country's Kikuyu and Luo tribes threaten to make the Luo-dominated western region inaccessible for trade and transportation. [more]
MAP - Kenya - Great Lakes Supply Chain
Kenya: The President and the Opposition Meet
January 24, 2008 1708 GMT
Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki and the opposition Orange Democratic Movement party leader, Raila Odinga, are to meet Jan. 24. [more]
Kenyan opposition supporter with banner 'We Condemn Violence'
Kenya: The Opposition Shifts to a Boycott
January 21, 2008 1937 GMT
Kenya's opposition Orange Democratic Movement is shifting from mass demonstrations to a boycott of businesses linked to ruling party supporters. [more]
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