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The Weizmann Institute's main and secondary instrument masts in an area of acacia woodland in Kenya. (Courtesy)
June 2, 2026, 11:03 am
Filling global data gap, Israeli team trucks roving climate lab across East Africa
Mobile tower and sensors developed by Weizmann Institute in Revohot sent to measure impact of land use changes on climate, starting in Kenya
By Sue Surkes
Samples of garden ants concealed in syringes are presented to court as two Belgian nationals, a Vietnamese and a Kenyan national appeared for the hearing of their case, after they pleaded guilty to illegal possession and trafficking of garden ants, at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) Law Courts, in Nairobi, Kenya, April 15, 2025. (REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi)
April 17, 2025, 11:23 am
Kenya says it busted plot to smuggle giant ants for exotic animal market
Four suspected foreign smugglers charged, as agents say they uncovered attempt to traffic thousands of rare insects, including queen ants, out of the country
By edwin waita and monicah mwangi
Maayan Gabai, right, and Dr. Pieter Jan Van-Balen reach the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro on January 28, 2025. (Courtesy)
February 28, 2025, 4:15 pm
The sky is no limit: Reserve soldier with cerebral palsy summits Mt. Kilimanjaro
Walking with crutches through the ice and snow, Maayan Gabai ascends Africa’s tallest mountain with a group of 30 Israelis, helps raise NIS 1 million for Shalva, a non-profit for people with disabilities
By Diana Bletter
A view of Kenya's capital Nairobi. (CC BY-SA Africanmodern/Wikimedia Commons)
September 3, 2023, 11:33 pm
Machete-wielding attackers violently rob two Israeli tourists in Kenya
One woman has finger sliced off; both taken to hospital for treatment, as Israeli consulate works to speed up visa process for relatives to visit
By Michael Horovitz
Foreign Minister Eli Cohen attends an event at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem, May 17, 2023. (Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90)
July 17, 2023, 6:58 am
In Nairobi, FM said to meet with leader of African country with no ties to Israel
Eli Cohen visits Kenya to attend African Union biannual coordination meeting; Foreign Ministry says Israel in ‘normalization contacts’ with Niger, Mali, Mauritania
By ToI Staff
Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi speaks at a joint press conference after meeting with Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni at State House in Entebbe, Uganda July 12, 2023. (Hajarah Nalwadda/AP)
July 13, 2023, 3:42 pm
In Uganda, Iran president attacks Western LGBTQ rights as ending humanity
Ebrahim Raisi offers support for Kampala, which recently passed law making ‘aggravated homosexuality’ a capital offense, with up to life in prison for consensual same-sex relations
By AFP
Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi, center, and Kenya's President William Ruto, right, arrive to give a joint press conference after meeting at State House in Nairobi, Kenya July 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Khalil Senosi)
July 12, 2023, 4:13 pm
Iran’s president kicks off rare Africa visit ‘to promote economic diplomacy’
Raisi lauds ‘continent of opportunities’ as he meets with Kenyan counterpart, before expected stops in Uganda and Zimbabwe
By Cara Anna
Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi speaks during a ceremony marking the country's annual army day in Tehran on April 18, 2023. (ATTA KENARE / AFP)
July 10, 2023, 5:53 pm
Iran’s president setting out on rare Africa tour in bid to reduce Tehran’s isolation
Raisi’s three-day trip to Kenya, Uganda and Zimbabwe will be the first by an Iranian president to the continent in 11 years
By AFP
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April 17, 2023, 12:05 pm
Israeli hospital and U.S. Naval Forces prepare Kenya for mass casualty events
For the first time ever, Israel’s Sheba Medical Center and the U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet conducted a training program to prepare Kenya’s Navy for disasters.
Women's division second place finisher Lonah Chemtai Salpeter, of Israel, reacts at the finish line of the New York City Marathon, November 6, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
November 6, 2022, 8:49 pm
Israel’s Lonah Chemtai Salpeter finishes 2nd in NY Marathon
Kenyan-born runner finishes women’s race in 2:23:30; seven seconds behind winner Sharon Lokedi, also from Kenya
By AP and ToI Staff
In this illustrative file photo, a smartphone screen displays the logo of Facebook on a Facebook website background, on April 7, 2021, in Arlington, Virginia. (Olivier Douliery/AFP)
July 28, 2022, 6:26 pm
Facebook continues to allow hate speech in ads, latest test reveals
Trial conducted in Kenya showed gruesome Swahili language posts easily bypass detection; similarly hateful English ads approved as long as swear words taken out
By Barbara Ortutay
Florence Wangiju poses for a photo on the street on a trip to Israel. (Courtesy of Winnie Wangu/ via JTA)
April 9, 2022, 6:57 am
How a conversion split — and then strengthened — Kenya’s Jewish community
After Florence Wangiju and her family struggled through a labyrinthine conversion process, Nairobi’s tiny congregation took years to fully accept them, then grew closer than ever
By Cara Tabachnick
Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations Sergiy Kyslytsya speaks during an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on the Ukraine crisis, in New York, February 21, 2022.(Timothy A. Clary/AFP)
February 22, 2022, 6:29 am
Russia assailed at UN Security Council for bringing world to brink of war
US ambassador warns consequences of Putin’s action will be ‘dire’ as most countries defend Ukraine; Moscow envoy says Kremlin ‘won’t allow bloodbath in Donbass’
By AFP
A view of Kenya's capital Nairobi. (CC BY-SA Africanmodern/Wikimedia Commons)
November 28, 2021, 2:53 pm
Kenya suspects Iranian man plotted to attack Israelis — report
Local paper says Mohammed Saeid Golabi suspected of being an Iranian intelligence officer active in the country
By ToI Staff
In this November 6, 2012, file photo, Sarah Obama, step-grandmother to then US President Barack Obama, speaks to the media in the garden of her home in the village of Kogelo, western Kenya. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)
March 29, 2021, 8:09 pm
Barack Obama’s step-grandmother, Mama Sarah, dies; was at least 99
Former US president sends condolences to his family following ‘Granny’s’ death; relatives confirm she tested negative for COVID-19
By TOM ODULA
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