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June 28, 2015

Kenya is spending millions to make the country presentable for Obama's visit

theGrio REPORT - Nairobi, Kenya, is gearing up for President Obama's coming visits, and the people there have high hopes…
June 28, 2015

"I'm running for Senate to deal with serious issues blacks face here": Obama's brother sells handwritten letter from 1995

theGrio REPORT - President Obama’s half-brother, Malik Abongo “Roy” Obama, has sold a handwritten letter from the president, penned 20…
May 26, 2015

Kenyan man wants to marry Malia Obama, offers livestock as tribute

theGRIO REPORT - Recently, a lawyer from Kenya told The Nairobian newspaper that he plans to ask President Barack Obama…
April 2, 2015

Gunmen kill 147 at university in Kenya

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Al-Shabab gunmen stormed a university in northeastern Kenya at dawn Thursday, killing 147 people in the…
March 30, 2015

Obama to make first visit to Kenya as president

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will make his first trip as president to Kenya, the country of his father’s
August 7, 2014

Teen charged with sexual abuse of Kenyan orphans claims he was possessed by demon

theGRIO REPORT - Matthew Lane Durham, the young man from Oklahoma who was charged with sexually abusing young boys and…
July 23, 2014

Man charged in Oklahoma with child abuse in Kenya

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A man has been charged with sexually abusing boys and girls while volunteering at an organization…
July 1, 2014

Lupita Nyong'o showcases her hair-braiding skills, styling hair like a pro

theGRIO REPORT - We all know Lupita Nyong'o is a multi-talented woman, but did you know the Oscar winning actress…
April 27, 2014

Huge heroin bust off coast of Kenya hailed as a blow against terrorism in Africa

theGRIO REPORT - The Australian navy Thursday intercepted a ship hiding a metric ton of heroin to be smuggled into…
March 20, 2014

Lupita Nyong'o's father reveals family torture in Kenya: 'We were harassed'

theGRIO REPORT - New interviews with members of Lupita Nyongo's family reveal that some of the cruelty and agony the…
March 3, 2014

Pride of Africa: Kenya celebrates Lupita Nyong'o's Oscar

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — 'You are the pride of Africa,' Kenya's president exclaimed on Twitter as he celebrated Kenya's first…
January 11, 2014

FBI: Kenya mall attackers believed to be dead

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The gunmen who attacked an upscale mall in Kenya's capital, killing at least 67 people, likely…
December 19, 2013

President Obama's half-brother Mark Ndesandjo writes about abuse

HONG KONG (AP) — President Barack Obama's half brother is publishing an autobiography that details the domestic abuse that served…
December 4, 2013

President Obama's Kenyan-born uncle allowed to remain in US

BOSTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's Kenyan-born uncle, who ignored a deportation order more than two decades ago, on Tuesday…
December 3, 2013

Obama uncle deportation hearing is a teachable moment on immigration reform

OPINION - While the president’s detractors, xenophobes that they are, always tell him to go back to Kenya, they may…
November 25, 2013

Kenya mall attack survivor tells her story

theGRIO VIDEO - To Faith Wambua and her two young children, it was to be a happy day at Nairobi's…
November 21, 2013

Central African Republic: Joseph Kony wants to surrender

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Kony, who has been indicted on charges of crimes against humanity, has evaded capture for decades...
November 15, 2013

Is Ted Cruz's father his Jeremiah Wright?

OPINION - Rafael Cruz, the senator’s father is an evangelical pastor whose colorful and often offensive rhetoric, could be a…
November 14, 2013

1 in 5 Africans forced to pay bribes for police, health care, education

NBC NEWS - Almost one in five Africans were forced to pay a bribe in the past year just to…
October 31, 2013

Sen. Ted Cruz's father: President Obama should 'go back to Kenya'

theGRIO REPORT - Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) may be able to distance himself from the Tea Party if he runs…