VIDEO: Al-Shabab recruiting in Kenyan towns
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As Kenya begins the construction of a security fence along its border with Somalia in a bid to prevent attacks by al-Shabab, the BBC has gathered evidence that the group is recruiting within Kenya.
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Habari Zinazoendana
10 years ago
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Al-Shabab recruiting in Kenyan towns
Somalia's Islamist al-Shabab militants are recruiting heavily in north-eastern Kenya, according to evidence gathered by the BBC.
10 years ago
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VIDEO: Is al-Shabab recruiting in Kenya?
The BBC's Dennis Okari investigates reports that al-Shabab is recruiting Kenyans and training them in Somalia
11 years ago
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Kenyan warplanes 'bomb al-Shabab'
Kenyan fighter jets bomb the al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab group in Somalia, killing more than 80 of its fighters, the African Union (AU) says.
10 years ago
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Al-Shabab preach from Kenyan mosque
Islamist militants al-Shabab briefly take over a mosque in the Kenyan town Garissa, where they had previously killed almost 150 people at a university.
10 years ago
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'Al-Shabab' kills Kenyan chief
Suspected al-Shabab militants have abducted and killed a traditional chief in northern Kenya, according to a local elder.
10 years ago
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Al-Shabab enters Kenyan village
Somalia's militant Islamist group al-Shabab enters a remote village in north-eastern Kenya, forcing schools to close and people to flee, residents say.
10 years ago
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Kenyan press calls for change of tack against al-Shabab
Kenya's media compares terror attacks to Nigeria's insurgency
11 years ago
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VIDEO: 'Ghost towns' left behind in S Sudan
The United Nations Assistant Secretary-General (ASG) for Human Rights, Ivan Šimonović, has told the BBC he has strong evidence that both sides in the conflict in South Sudan were involved in atrocities.
11 years ago
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VIDEO: Desolate ghost towns of S Sudan
US Secretary of State John Kerry is visiting South Sudan and has warned that more peacekeepers must be rapidly deployed to end the conflict.
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