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Famine downgraded in some areas of Somalia

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NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - The number of famine zones in Somalia was cut in half Friday, as U.S. and U.N. food agencies said aid had reduced death rates...
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Starving Somalian baby brought back from brink of death

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NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - As Minhaj Gedi Farah lay silently on a hospital bed three months ago, even his mother had given up hope that the skeletal Somali baby would live...
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Geoffrey Mutai of Kenya and Emmanuel Mutai of Kenya after winning the Men’s Division of the 42nd ING New York City Marathon in Central Park on November 6, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)

Why do Africans dominate marathons?

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theGRIO REPORT - All in all, African runners won the top five spots and six of the top seven places. In the men's race, only one American has won since 1983, and no American woman has won since 1977...
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US quietly assumes military posture in Africa

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NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - While putting few U.S. troops at risk, the United States is also providing intelligence and training to fight militants across the continent, from Mauritania in the west along the Atlantic Ocean, to Somalia in the east along the Indian Ocean...
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Study: Vaccine reduces malaria in African children

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ATLANTA (AP) - The quest for the world's first malaria vaccine appears to have taken a big step: A study in Africa shows experimental shots cut the risk of disease in young children by half...
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US gov't to young Kenyans: 'Yes Youth Can!'

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NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - A U.S. government-backed program is telling young Kenyans that 'Yes Youth Can!' in a political program designed to improve leadership skills that carries overtones of President Obama's election message...
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Obama's uncle makes appearance in court

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FRAMINGHAM, Massachusetts (AP) - President Barack Obama's uncle has completed a brief appearance in a Massachusetts court on a drunk driving charge...
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First African woman to win Nobel Peace Prize dies

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NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Kenya's most recognizable woman, Maathai won the Nobel in 2004 for combining environmentalism and social activism...
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Kenyan sets world record in Berlin Marathon

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TheGrio SPORTS --"This is not the end of Haile, but this is the end of an era," Hermans said...
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At least 61 Kenyans dead after pipeline explosion

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NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Flames leapt out from the pipeline in a radius of some 300 yards (meters), setting shacks ablaze and incinerating scores of people...
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