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Kenya Hits Back After University Massacre With Airstrikes on al Shabaab in Somalia
In the first military action after the massacre that killed 148 people last week at Garissa University College, Kenya’s air force launched strikes on al Shabaab targets in Somalia.
Eyewitnesses Describe Nairobi's School Teargassing and Africa's Growing Land Grab Problem
Kenyan police teargassed school children protesting the land grab of their playground on Monday. This received a furious response but activists say this is far from an isolated issue.
VICE News Capsule - Tuesday, January 20
China cracks down on extremists, schoolchildren teargassed outside Kenyan school, six days of severe fuel shortages have brought parts of Punjab province to a halt, and a new bionic arm in Argentina is set to make prosthetics affordable.
Video: 'My Dress, My Choice' Protesters Demonstrate Against Nairobi Bus Station Sexual Assault
Both men and women marched through the streets of the Kenyan capital, carrying signs with the slogan "my dress, my choice" and covered in lace lingerie.
Somalia: The Fight Against al Shabaab
VICE News travels to Somalia to see how the country is dealing with the ever-present threat of al Shabaab.
Somalia: The Fight Against al Shabaab
Simon Ostrovsky traveled to Somalia to learn how the militant group al Shabaab evolved from a localized threat to a regional one.
A Proper Maasai Wedding Starts with a Cup of Fresh Cow's Blood
On the morning of my friend's wedding in Nairobi, I watched as Maasai tribesmen wrestled a steer to the ground and slit its throat. It would become the centerpiece of the wedding feast, but not before we drank its blood.
The New Movie 'Stories of Our Lives' Dispels the Myths Fueling Kenya's Homophobia
The Nairobi-based arts collective the Nest created an anthology of short films that was recently shown at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Kenya's Growing Ketamine Problem
We purchased the ketamine from a small gas station pharmacy just down the road without even so much as a prescription. The whole bottle cost less than a round of beers at a roadside Kenyan watering hole.
The UK Khat Ban Is Impacting African Farmers
Last year, I had the chance to visit a khat farm in Kenya—a peaceful place most of the time—where the khat was bundled into high-speed pickup trucks and driven into Nairobi for international distribution. But at midnight last Tuesday, the edible herb...
Jihad in Kenya
VICE News headed to Mombasa to speak with Abubaker Shariff Ahmed, the highest-profile radical sheik in Kenya, before he was assassinated in April, and to get an up-close view of those living and dying in the cross hairs of a holy war being fought on...
Rich Kenyans Are Injecting Themselves with Black Market Creams to Become White
The popularity of skin-bleaching injections has rocketed over the last 18 months. The trade in black market creams and injections is completely unregulated. There is no way of knowing just how dangerous they are.