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Two rescued after Nairobi building collapse with five still missing
Police have launched a manhunt for the building's owner and contractor after the multi-storey building collapsed while still under construction.
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Kenya announces second Ebola death, says ‘no evidence’ of community spread
The Ebola outbreak has now spread to four countries across eastern, central and western Africa.
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Ebola: Kenya announces second death
Kenyan health officials said the 65-year-old woman was a close relative of a man who died of Ebola last month. The woman developed symptoms while under quarantine in Nairobi.
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Building collapse in Nairobi search for survivors under way
In tonight's programme, scramble to get through rubble to trapped survivors after a more than 10 storeys building being built in Nairobi goes down. Also, Kenya says that there's been a second Ebola death. Earlier this week it had logged 9 cases so far, all traced back to its first Ebola patient who died earlier this month. And in finally the 11th edition of the iconic contemporary art festival Also known as Africa taking place in Paris, we speak to Cape Verde's artist Amadeo Carvalho.
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Many feared trapped after Kenya building collapse
Many people are feared trapped after a multi-storey building collapsed in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi.
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Kenya’s marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir provisionally banned by AIU
Jepchirchir tested positive for banned blood booster EPO in a sample taken before her Sydney Marathon win in August.
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Uganda says it has no active Ebola cases, but infections in Kenya and Nigeria are prompting fresh scrutiny
Health officials are investigating whether Ebola patients in Kenya and Nigeria crossed paths at Uganda's main airport as conflicting accounts cloud the source of one infection.
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Woman with Ebola in Nigeria confirmed as wife of Swiss diplomat
Her husband is currently in isolation but has not developed any symptoms, Swiss officials say.
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Hundreds of Ethiopians cross into Kenya to flee regional fighting
Dispute over raising flag of Somali Regional State devolves into fighting between regional forces.
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Sudan's war escalates as UN warns of wider regional crisis
In tonight's edition: Sudan's brutal war continues to take a devastating regional toll, as a drone strike in Abyei reportedly kills 153 people. We speak to the UN envoy for Sudan following an emergency international meeting on the escalating crisis. Also, health authorities prepare to coordinate a response as Ebola cases emerge in Nigeria and rise in Kenya. Finally, 10 years after Cameroon’s deadliest railway disaster, families of the 79 victims are still fighting for justice, saying their pain has yet to be acknowledged.
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Kenya: Trial shows crucial role of religion in Shakahola massacre
The Kenyan cult leader found guilty on Monday of the deaths of 190 children and one adult will be sentenced on November 6th. Paul Mackenzie starved his followers in what became known as the Shakahola massacre. But this trial was about more than just a criminal and his accomplices. Details by FRANCE 24's correspondent Bastien Renouil.
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One year on: Has Kenya’s opposition lost its way without Raila Odinga?
Odinga’s legacy faces a test as ODM splits over its alliance with President Ruto.
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Is Ebola under control in Kenya after nine cases confirmed?
The US has advised its citizens to reconsider travelling to Kenya but the government tries to reassure people.
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Nigeria records first Ebola case as outbreak spreads across Africa
Nigeria has confirmed its first Ebola case in Africa's latest outbreak, while Kenya reported its ninth infection, raising fears of further spread across the continent. Africa CDC chief Jean Kaseya warned of an “extremely serious threat” and urged the international community to send funding, medical supplies and health workers.
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Nigeria confirms first Ebola case amid concerns about continental spread
Nigeria's Health Ministry says a woman who arrived on a flight from Uganda tested positive.
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Kenya cult leader's children still being starved weeks before trial, son says
Dan Mackenzie initially defended his father but now says he felt he had to report his own grandmother.
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Kenya convicts cult leader over the murder of 190 children
The leader of a Kenyan cult who instructed followers to starve themselves to death to reach heaven has been found guilty
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Kenya: Cult leader guilty of murdering 190 children, 1 adult
Preacher Paul Mackenzie was accused of encouraging his followers to starve themselves to death. He ran a Christian doomsday cult called the Good News International Church that claimed the end of the world was imminent.
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Kenya cult leader who told parents to starve children guilty of 191 murders
Self-proclaimed pastor Paul Mackenzie was found guilty of 191 murder charges - all but one of them children.
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Kenya confirms eighth Ebola case amid widening regional outbreak
Kenyan health authorities say latest patient was likely exposed to the country's first Ebola case.