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Kenya arrests four in probe into 18 elephant deaths in Amboseli

Kenya's Tourism and Wildlife Ministry said the first 15 elephant deaths were recorded between June 24 and July 24.

Elephant graze at Kimana Sanctuary, on the outskirts of Amboseli National Park, on August 12, 2026, following a series of elephant deaths in the area.
Protesters hold a banner and chant slogans as they march during a demonstration against a controversial US-built Ebola quarantine centre slated to begin operations at Laikipia Air Base in Nanyuki on June 9, 2026.

Aid group says seven Americans quarantining at Kenya Ebola facility after US travel ban

A police officer clears the way for rescued Air France hostages arriving in Tel Aviv after returning from Entebbe

State Archives releases thousands of documents for Entebbe rescue's 50th anniversary

Demonstrators gather near a barricade they created during a protest against a U.S.-backed Ebola quarantine plan on the establishment of a 50-bed facility at a Kenyan air force base that was intended to host Americans exposed to Ebola, in Nanyuki town, in Laikipia County, Kenya June 1, 2026.

Kenyan police fire tear gas during protest against US Ebola quarantine facility


Fire rips through Kenya boarding school dormitory, killing 17 boys

Government spokesperson Isaac Mwaura said the boys were in grades 4 to 8, putting their ages at about 9 to 13-years-old.

 A Ukrainian firefighter works at a site of a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Odesa region, Ukraine, in this handout picture released on September 6, 2023

Despite the war: Tel Aviv University graduates MBA students from 13 countries

The Sofaer Global MBA at TAU graduated a class of 24 students from countries, including India, Japan, Colombia, Argentina, Mexico, Germany, Russia, Ukraine, France, USA, and South Africa. 

 The 2024 Sofaer Global MBA class at Tel Aviv University

Five new ambassadors welcomed to Israel by President Herzog

The traditional vin d'honneur reception took place at Jerusalem's King David hotel, with new ambassadors meeting their colleagues from other countries.

 AMBASSADOR KORNELIOU presents his credentials to President Isaac Herzog, Sept. 19, 2023.

We don't have to go to South Africa: We went on a women's journey in Kenya

Uncover the hidden gems of Kenya on a transformative women's journey. Experience luxury, nature, and cultural immersion in this soul-enriching destination.


US Embassy in Haiti issues alert amid heavy gunfire and traffic disruptions

Kenya announced plans in July last year to lead the mission to Haiti, where gangs control most of the capital and nearly 5,000 people were killed in the violence last year.

 Officers of the Haitian National Police take part in an anti-gang operation following a confrontation with armed gangs after prominent gang leader Jimmy Cherizier called for Haiti's Prime Minister Ariel Henry's government to be toppled, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, February 29, 2024.

Kenya cult leader charged with terrorism-related crimes in starvation deaths

The head of the Good News International Church, ordered his followers in southeastern Kenya to starve themselves and their children to death so that they could go to heaven before the world ended.

 Relatives of followers of a Christian cult named as Good News International Church, who believed they would go to heaven if they starved themselves to death in Shakahola, stand outside the steel gate of the Malindi sub district hospital mortuary in Malindi, Kilifi county, Kenya April 27, 2023.

Kenyan reverend: UN ‘obsessed’ with Hamas war, ‘hates Jews’

Rev. Dennis Nthumbi said that “the war against Hamas has exposed the decay in the UN and its moral rot that has led to the molestation of its statutes.”

 Rev. Dennis Nthumbi, Africa Director, Israel Allies Foundation.

Kenya doomsday cult leader jailed for unlicensed film production

Authorities accuse Paul Mackenzie, head of the Good News International Church, of ordering his followers to starve themselves and their children to death.

 Kenya police officers stand guard as Forensic experts and homicide detectives exhume bodies of suspected members of a Christian cult named as Good News International Church, who believed they would go to heaven if they starved themselves to death, in Shakahola forest of Kilifi county, Kenya

Iran’s president arrives in Zimbabwe

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi arrived in Zimbabwe on Thursday for the last visit on his tour of Africa.

 Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi meets with Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani (not pictured) on the sidelines of the Cica Summit in Astana, Kazakhstan, October 13, 2022.

Kenya, Israel to establish 'Zion Forest' in Machakos County

"The Kenyans are very religious people, mostly Christians, and for them, Zion has a lot of meaning," Margovsky told The Jerusalem Post.

 Kenyan First Lady Mama Rachel Ruto visits with representatives of KKL-JNF during a visit to Israel in May 2023