Kenya
Map of the Day: Flooding in East Africa
I dare say that this is a huge story that has barely been touched in western media.
Did the ICC Help Prevent Kenya Election Violence?
It would be difficult to speculate on how much the ICC contributed to deterring election related violence. But I think it is indisputable that it was a force for restraint.
The USA, Uhuru Kenyatta and the ICC
American policy should be designed to encourage him to make good on his promise to appear before the ICC, without prejudice to whether or not Washington believes he is guilty.
Podcast: Elections in Kenya. There Will Be Atrocities.
I speak with Naomi Kikoler of the Global Center for the Responsibility to Protect about the prospects for mass atrocity in Kenya and what the international community can do to mitigate the threat.
BloggingHeads: Talking Kenya, Horn of Africa and the US Elections With Wycliffe Muga
The Kenyan journalist Wycliffe Muga and I have a wide ranging discussion about Kenyan politics and Kenyan views of the US election.
The curious case of Kenya in Somalia
It was probably only a matter of time. After years of consternation about the crisis unfolding on its northern border, yesterday Kenyan troops at last made their move and entered Somalia, chasing down the militants who allegedly kidnapped aid workers in a refugee camp earlier this week.
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The SC; HRC; DPRK; South Sudan
The SC: The Security Council today held its last consultations under the Council Presidency of ROK. Tomorrow, Russia will take over the rotating Presidency of the Security Council for March under Ambassador Vitaly Churkin.
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The SG; Mali; Middle East; Palestine
The SG: At the Fifth Global Forum of the UN Alliance of Civilizations in Vienna, Austria today, the SG emphasized the role of youth in ensuring a “prosperous, equitable and peaceful future.”
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The SG; DRC; HRC; Palestinian Prisoner
The SG: In Ethiopia over the weekend, the SG is now in the United Arab Emirates. Today he met with Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashed Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, where the two discussed developments in the region, including Syria, Iran, Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan, and in the Middle East Peace Process.
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