Nairobi: Euphoria and Questions
Karen Rothmyer : Barack Obama
A nation riven by differences marvels at his message of civility and inclusion. Yet there is some worry about an Obama administration's policies on Africa.
Kenya
2008
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Kenya's Crisis
Tavia Nyong'o
The way to end Kenya's electoral violence is to demand a speedy return to full democracy, transparency and power-sharing.
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Kenya's Rigged Election
Tavia Nyong'o : Africa
A stolen presidential vote--and not tribal conflict--has plunged Kenya into chaos and violence.
2007
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Obama's Ruined Homeland
In Kenya's Yala Swamp, where Senator Barack Obama traces his African roots, an Oklahoma-based company has wrecked a rich and delicate ecosystem.
This week: Imagining a new new deal, with Howard Zinn, Frances Moore Lappe, Andrea Batista Schlesinger, Eric Schlosser and...FDR himself. Plus: Ennis Carter and Stephen Duncombe on the political propaganda legacy of the WPA. (13mb mp3)
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