Kenya

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.

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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

Washington's new policy says American citizens returning from the Democratic Republic of Congo, where there is an Ebola outbreak, must spend three weeks in a third country before entering the US

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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

Alongside previously released materials, the State Archives is publishing in full the files related to the Entebbe operation, some of which had already been partially disclosed.

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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

Two people were killed in protests last week in Nanyuki, and the US continues its activities defying Kenyan court orders.

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American Jewish social entrepreneur among Kenya terror victims

The shooting attack Tuesday on a business complex, claimed by the Somali Islamist terrorist group Shabab, claimed at least 21 lives.

JANUARY 17, 2019ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA
Rescuers and security agents evacuate civilians from the scene where explosions and gunshots were heard at the Dusit hotel compound, in Nairobi, Kenya January 15, 2019.

From Nairobi to Manbij: Terror attacks loom large

Extremist groups have not been defeated and the road to a world after ISIS and in which terror has been reduced is still long and difficult.

JANUARY 17, 2019BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army fighters react as they hold their weapons near the city of Afrin, Syria February 19, 2018.

Jewish American entrepreneur who survived 9/11 killed in Kenyan attack

The victim's mother said he tried to make a positive difference in the building and developing markets in Third World countries.

JANUARY 16, 2019ByILANIT CHERNICK
Rescuers and security agents evacuate civilians from the scene where explosions and gunshots were heard at the Dusit hotel compound, in Nairobi, Kenya January 15, 2019.

Nairobi terrorists say attack was revenge for U.S. Jerusalem embassy move

A Jewish American and a Briton were among the casualties.

JANUARY 16, 2019ByREUTERS
A policeman runs past burning cars at the scene where explosions and gunshots were heard at the Dusit hotel compound, in Nairobi, Kenya

Israeli agri-tech improves food security in Kenya

“This is a huge opportunity for Israel and for African farmers, an opportunity that Israeli technology can change the lives of independent African farmers."

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018ByJONATHAN WEBER ROSEN
Furrows in the Desert in Turkana, Kenya

Kenyans once again dominate Jerusalem Marathon

Around 4,000 runners from across the world took part in the day’s many races, with more than 35,000 people in all participating in the different events.

MARCH 11, 2018ByALLON SINAI
Jerusalem Marathon winner Shadrack Kipkogey (right) next to Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat (center) and legendary Ethiopian runner Haile Gebrselassie (left)

Broadcasters shut as thousands protest for Kenyan opposition

Odinga's supporters say he, not Kenyatta, is true president

JANUARY 30, 2018ByREUTERS
Supporters of Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga of the National Super Alliance (NASA) coalition gesture as they walk along a street ahead of his planned swearing-in ceremony as the president of the People’s Assembly in Nairobi, Kenya

Africa and Israel: An intertwined destiny

Africa is a continent of immeasurable mineral wealth, an unparalleled abundance of wildlife gracing majestic natural landscapes and populated by a proud, diverse and passionate people.

JANUARY 9, 2018ByMARK HYMAN
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta welcomes Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to State House in Nairobi, Kenya on November 28, 2017

Israel's gatekeepers

“This is naked racism. They don’t like non-Orthodox Jews and they don’t like black Jews."

DECEMBER 23, 2017ByJPOST EDITORIAL
‘TOO OFTEN, Diaspora Jews encounter a reflex of judgment and exclusion when expressing opinions about Israel that deviate from the established norm"'.

Kenyan Jew deported by Interior Ministry despite valid visa

Kimani converted to Judaism several years ago through the Conservative Movement.

DECEMBER 20, 2017ByJEREMY SHARON
A PLANE at Ben-Gurion International Airport.