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Terrible blow for country's tour industry

12.09.11
Comment: This murder will have repercussions way beyond the sorrow of the family and friends of the couple... more

Former Hounslow taxi driver stands for president in Kenya

03.08.11
A former taxi driver from Hounslow is standing for president in Kenya - claiming he is the country's answer to Barack Obama... more

Terror chief shot in Somalia had Ritz and Eton on hit list

16.06.11
The Ritz Hotel and Eton College were on a list of terrorist targets found on the body of a senior al Qaeda leader, it has been revealed... more

Under the African sky in Mozambique

20.04.11
As Mozambique attracts more travellers to its now tranquil shores, Philip Watson discovers the lesser-known Quirimbas archipelago... more

Face of suspect in racket that shipped stolen cars to Africa

16.06.10
Police release the name and picture of a suspect in the theft of expensive cars from the drives of homes in London and the South-East to sell abroad... more

Bonfire of fashion's vanities

01.02.10
Our appetite for wearing the latest look comes at a price. Clothes and accessories past their sell-by date are disposed of in a shocking manner... more

Try and keep up in Kenya

13.01.10
Swimming in a creek on the east African coast, barefoot running and jungle fitness circuits - Danielle Gusmaroli finds a challenging way to get back into shape... more

Friends pay tribute to retired British couple murdered in Kenya

26.10.09
Friends of two pensioners who were reportedly murdered in Kenya paid tribute to a 'lovely couple'... more

Leading al Qaeda fighter killed in US helicopter attack

15.09.09
American forces are believed to have killed a top al Qaeda suspect in a helicopter raid on a Somalian village... more

Defiant pirates fire on US ship

15.04.09
Somali pirates shot at a ship in a brazen daylight attack off Mombasa in an apparent show of defiance... more

US sends warship to save captain

09.04.09
A US Navy warship arrived off the coast of Somalia as negotiations began to rescue the captain of an American cargo ship who was seized by Somali pirates... more

Cost of cuppa soars after poor harvests

31.03.09
The price of a cup of tea has soared to a 10-year high because of poor harvests and the weak pound... more

Will Obama forgive Britain for his grandfather’s torture?

16.01.09
The President-elect is known to have been deeply hurt by the treatment of his relative during Kenya’s Mau Mau rebellion. It could yet impact on the UK’s ‘special relationship’ with the US... more

Jet-ski killed policewoman

14.01.09
A Met policewoman was crushed to death after falling from her jet-ski on holiday in Kenya, an inquest heard... more

Britons on board tanker stormed by Somali pirates

17.11.08
An oil tanker seized by pirates in the Red Sea has British crew aboard... more

Salutary lesson about paying bribes overseas

21.10.08
Jack Straw has promised he is "fully committed to combating foreign bribery", but not everyone is entirely reassured... more

'Our future is nothing less than shining now thanks to the Evening Standard readers'

14.07.08
Seven months after our writer, with photographer Matt Writtle, witnessed the grim conditions in schools in western Kenya, they have returned to see how money raised by the Evening Standard Christmas Appeal has already transformed lives in the region... ... more


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