Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/3124 world Somewhere in Africa - McClatchy Newspapers en-us Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:32:17 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/3124 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mcbafrica/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcb_nairobi/20090625/wl_mcb_nairobi/nairobi200906hiatushtml mcb_nairobi/20090625/nairobi200906hiatushtml McClatchy Newspapers world Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:32:17 GMT McClatchy Newspapers - This blog is on a short break while I travel to the United States. I'll resume posting in a couple of weeks when I'm back in Africa. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mcbafrica/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcb_nairobi/20090623/wl_mcb_nairobi/nairobi200906yetmorejournalistsarefleeingthechaosofsomaliaamongthelatesttoreachthesafetyofnairobiwasshabelleradio mcb_nairobi/20090623/nairobi200906yetmorejournalistsarefleeingthechaosofsomaliaamongthelatesttoreachthesafetyofnairobiwasshabelleradiojouhtml McClatchy Newspapers world Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:57:25 GMT McClatchy Newspapers - Yet more journalists are fleeing deadly, targeted attacks against them by the militias of Somalia. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mcbafrica/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcb_nairobi/20090622/wl_mcb_nairobi/nairobi200906congominingtownhtml mcb_nairobi/20090622/nairobi200906congominingtownhtml McClatchy Newspapers world Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:10:19 GMT McClatchy Newspapers - A taxi delivers raw minerals to a Chinese-run smelter in Lubumbashi, Congo http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mcbafrica/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcb_nairobi/20090617/wl_mcb_nairobi/nairobi200906obamaramasomalilandcafehtml mcb_nairobi/20090617/nairobi200906obamaramasomalilandcafehtml McClatchy Newspapers world Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:46:40 GMT McClatchy Newspapers - Today's unusual Obama sighting -- complete with a Somali translation of "Yes, we can" -- comes from my recent trip to Hargeisa, the capital of the autonomous region of Somaliland. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mcbafrica/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcb_nairobi/20090615/wl_mcb_nairobi/nairobi200906kenyansgettheirturntoreadhtml mcb_nairobi/20090615/nairobi200906kenyansgettheirturntoreadhtml McClatchy Newspapers world Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:29:31 GMT McClatchy Newspapers - I'm back in Nairobi after a brief holiday with some good news for lovers of free speech. It's Our Turn To Eat, an excellent new book on corruption and tribalism in Kenya, is busting through an unofficial government boycott and making it into the hands of ordinary Kenyans. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mcbafrica/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcb_nairobi/20090603/wl_mcb_nairobi/nairobi200906nairobisairportinsecuritieshtml mcb_nairobi/20090603/nairobi200906nairobisairportinsecuritieshtml McClatchy Newspapers world Wed, 03 Jun 2009 06:11:15 GMT McClatchy Newspapers - The first U.S.-Kenya nonstop flight in 20 years has been delayed a little longer, apparently over security concerns at East Africa's biggest airport. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mcbafrica/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcb_nairobi/20090602/wl_mcb_nairobi/nairobi200906thewarzonepenpalhtml mcb_nairobi/20090602/nairobi200906thewarzonepenpalhtml McClatchy Newspapers world Tue, 02 Jun 2009 08:45:34 GMT McClatchy Newspapers - The longtime Chicago Tribune correspondent, Paul Salopek, has written a poignant piece in the Atlantic about a character that journalists in the developing world will instantly recognize -- the war zone pen pal. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mcbafrica/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcb_nairobi/20090601/wl_mcb_nairobi/nairobi200906kenyantruckercomeshomecountrypanicshtml mcb_nairobi/20090601/nairobi200906kenyantruckercomeshomecountrypanicshtml McClatchy Newspapers world Mon, 01 Jun 2009 09:47:57 GMT McClatchy Newspapers - The Washington Post recently profiled James Odhiambo, a Kenyan who emigrated to the United States and was working as a truck driver until the recession forced him to return to Kenya. The reporter, my friend Stephanie McCrummen, illustrated a trend that many experts have been predicting: some of the African disapora returning to the continent due to the economic troubles in the U.S. and Europe. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mcbafrica/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcb_nairobi/20090526/wl_mcb_nairobi/nairobi200905overheardinnairobihtml mcb_nairobi/20090526/nairobi200905overheardinnairobihtml McClatchy Newspapers world Tue, 26 May 2009 09:50:49 GMT McClatchy Newspapers - Some observations from a weekend of sun, beer and barbecue in Nairobi, where, despite it not being Memorial Day, a break in the autumn rains made it feel like a holiday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mcbafrica/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcb_nairobi/20090520/wl_mcb_nairobi/nairobi200905obamaramabubblegumhtml mcb_nairobi/20090520/nairobi200905obamaramabubblegumhtml McClatchy Newspapers world Wed, 20 May 2009 07:07:20 GMT McClatchy Newspapers - More Obama fun from -- where else? -- Kisumu, Kenya. Blogger Bankelele was in the Luoland capital  last month and saw banners advertising a new Obama bubble gum. The slogan? It's a clever one: "Yes we want!!" http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mcbafrica/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcb_nairobi/20090519/wl_mcb_nairobi/nairobi200905probingsomaliaanalysisfromwhereelsesouthparkhtml mcb_nairobi/20090519/nairobi200905probingsomaliaanalysisfromwhereelsesouthparkhtml McClatchy Newspapers world Tue, 19 May 2009 08:00:04 GMT McClatchy Newspapers - Last month, the devilish geniuses behind the Comedy Central animated series "South Park" devoted a half-hour episode to Somali pirates. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mcbafrica/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcb_nairobi/20090514/wl_mcb_nairobi/nairobi200905notallsomaliasarecreatedequalhtml mcb_nairobi/20090514/nairobi200905notallsomaliasarecreatedequalhtml McClatchy Newspapers world Thu, 14 May 2009 10:20:12 GMT McClatchy Newspapers - The money-changing market in Hargeisa, Somaliland http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mcbafrica/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcb_nairobi/20090513/wl_mcb_nairobi/nairobi200905concernedusvoicesconcernabouttheconcerningpoliticsofkenyaconcernhtml mcb_nairobi/20090513/nairobi200905concernedusvoicesconcernabouttheconcerningpoliticsofkenyaconcernhtml McClatchy Newspapers world Wed, 13 May 2009 06:30:35 GMT McClatchy Newspapers - Johnnie Carson, a distinguished career diplomat just days into his new assignment, as Assistant Secretary of State for African affairs, is making his first trip to the continent. After pressing the flesh at Jacob Zuma's inauguration over the weekend in South Africa, Carson spoke to reporters in Nairobi yesterday and expressed words of concern about the growing political tensions here. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mcbafrica/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcb_nairobi/20090512/wl_mcb_nairobi/nairobi200905myafricanculinarysafaripartiihtml mcb_nairobi/20090512/nairobi200905myafricanculinarysafaripartiihtml McClatchy Newspapers world Tue, 12 May 2009 07:44:14 GMT McClatchy Newspapers - I was happy to see that my list of favorite foods from Africa generated some feedback. There's probably nothing so subjective as food, so please keep the comments coming as I round out the list: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mcbafrica/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcb_nairobi/20090507/wl_mcb_nairobi/nairobi200905myculinarytourofafricahtml mcb_nairobi/20090507/nairobi200905myculinarytourofafricahtml McClatchy Newspapers world Thu, 07 May 2009 05:50:17 GMT McClatchy Newspapers - I recently wrote on Facebook that no matter how long I spent in Africa, I'd never learn to love goat meat, and it provoked a flurry of responses from well-traveled friends, most of whom called me ignorant. How could I not love goat? http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mcbafrica/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcb_nairobi/20090504/wl_mcb_nairobi/nairobi200905seriousworkwithrefugeeshtml mcb_nairobi/20090504/nairobi200905seriousworkwithrefugeeshtml McClatchy Newspapers world Mon, 04 May 2009 07:31:33 GMT McClatchy Newspapers - I'm spending a few days in the refugee camps of Dadaab, Kenya, which now have the distinction of being the world's largest refugee settlement, home to some 200,000 271,000 people, most of them having fled from Somalia. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mcbafrica/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcb_nairobi/20090430/wl_mcb_nairobi/nairobi200904middlingmarksforobamaonafricahtml mcb_nairobi/20090430/nairobi200904middlingmarksforobamaonafricahtml McClatchy Newspapers world Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:18:50 GMT McClatchy Newspapers - Finally, President Obama's first 100 days in office are over, so we can get past that "Hallmark holiday" and he can focus on, you know, the next 1,361 days of his term. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mcbafrica/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcb_nairobi/20090429/wl_mcb_nairobi/nairobi200904alltogethernowgodhelpushtml mcb_nairobi/20090429/nairobi200904alltogethernowgodhelpushtml McClatchy Newspapers world Wed, 29 Apr 2009 04:51:00 GMT McClatchy Newspapers - Tyler Bridges and our McClatchy colleagues have a roundup of how countries around the world are reacting -- and overreacting -- to the swine flu outbreak. Cuba banned flights to and from Mexico, and Russia has stopped imports of all raw meat from Mexico, California, Texas and Kansas, even though health officials say there's no link between eating any kind of meat and being infected with swine flu.. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mcbafrica/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcb_nairobi/20090428/wl_mcb_nairobi/nairobi200904obamaramakangabaghtml mcb_nairobi/20090428/nairobi200904obamaramakangabaghtml McClatchy Newspapers world Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:19:27 GMT McClatchy Newspapers - This Obama image is coming late. I shot it in February at the Sheldrick elephant orphanage outside Nairobi, where I'd taken some friends visiting from the U.S. This American tourist was wearing Preisdent Obama's face on a handbag made of kanga, a popular fabric in Kenya. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mcbafrica/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcb_nairobi/20090422/wl_mcb_nairobi/nairobi200904inalexandratownshipoutsidejohannesburgiwasinterviewing26yearoldrosinahaboutheryoungestbrothervuyanif mcb_nairobi/20090422/nairobi200904inalexandratownshipoutsidejohannesburgiwasinterviewing26yearoldrosinahaboutheryoungestbrothervuyaniforahtml McClatchy Newspapers health Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:30:49 GMT McClatchy Newspapers - In Alexandra township outside Johannesburg, I was interviewing 26-year-old Rosinah about her youngest brother, Vuyani, for a story that formed part of our series this month on the 15-year anniversary of the first democratic elections in South Africa. Rosinah was telling me how their mother passed away several years ago after becoming infected with HIV, and it fell to the siblings to raise Vuyani.