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A Jacaranda tree in bloom in Nairobi, Kenya, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. Every year in early October, clusters of purple haze dot Nairobi's tree line as the city's jacaranda trees come into bloom. (AP Photo/Sayyid Abdul Azim)

Kenya declares a surprise public holiday for a national campaign to plant 15 billion trees

By Emmanuel Igunza - Associated Press

Britain's King Charles III, center, walks with Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Mombasa Alphonce Mwaro Baya, right, during his visit at Mombasa Memorial Cathedral in Mombasa, Kenya, Friday, Nov. 3, 2023. King Charles met with religious leaders Friday to promote peace and security in Kenya during the last day of his four-day trip. first state visit to a Commonwealth country as monarch. (Luis Tato/Pool Photo via AP)

King Charles III meets with religious leaders to promote peace on the final day of his Kenya visit

By Evelyne Musambi - Associated Press

Norah Jeruto, of Kazakhstan, celebrates after winning the women's 3000-meter steeplechase final at the World Athletics Championships on July 20, 2022, in Eugene, Ore. World champion steeplechase runner Norah Jeruto of Kazakhstan has been cleared of doping after arguing that ulcers and a bout of COVID-19 could explain unusual blood test results. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

World champion runner Norah Jeruto’s doping suspension lifted over claims of ulcers and COVID-19

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Britain's King Charles III, 2nd right, inspects the guard of honor on a visit to meet Royal Marines and Kenyan Marines at Mtongwe Naval Base, in Mombasa, Kenya, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. (Luis Tato/Pool Photo via AP)

King Charles III observes marine drill and visits conservation projects in coastal Kenya

By Evelyne Musambi - Associated Press

Britain's King Charles III, center, Queen Camilla and Kenyan President William Ruto, right, arrive for the State Banquet at the State House in Nairobi, Kenya, Tuesday Oct. 31, 2023. (Luis Tato/Pool via AP)

King Charles III visits war cemetery in Kenya after voicing ‘deepest regret’ for colonial violence

By Evelyne Musambi and Emmanuel Igunza - Associated Press

A Kenyan reads the Daily Nation newspaper with a portrait of Britain's King Charles III and the headline "The Dark Past" in Nairobi, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. King Charles III wants to look to the future when his four-day state visit to Kenya starts on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023. But first, he will have to confront the past. (AP Photo/Sayyid Abdul Azim)

King Charles III is in Kenya for a state visit, his first to a Commonwealth country as monarch

By Evelyne Musambi and Emmanuel Igunza - Associated Press

Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla view part of the Royal Collection relating to the Royal family's connection to Kenya, during a reception for the Kenyan diaspora in the UK at Buckingham Palace, central London, Oct. 24, 2023. King Charles III wants to look to the future when his four-day state visit to Kenya starts on Tuesday Oct. 31, 2023. But first he will have to confront the past. (Aaron Chown/Pool via AP, file)

King Charles III seeks to look ahead in a visit to Kenya. But he’ll have history to contend with

By Danica Kirka and Evelyne Musambi - Associated Press

A crowd of spectators escort a bull to a bullfight in Kabaras, Kakamega county Kenya Friday, Oct. 20, 2023. Thousands of people braved the rain and cold to attend an annual bullfighting competition in western Kenya over the weekend, some of them sitting in trees or on hilltops to witness an event that has become a tourist attraction. Bullfighting in western Kenya goes back decades and features two prized bulls fighting it out until one runs away. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

AP PHOTOS: Thousands attend a bullfighting competition in Kenya despite the risk of being gored

By Brian Inganga - Associated Press

FILE - Kenya's President William Ruto addresses the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. Kenya’s President William Ruto is seeking $1 billion more in loans from China, despite rising public debt that has now reached $68 billion. He's in Beijing for the summit of the Belt and Road Initiative, China's ambitious plan to connect Africa, Asia and Europe through massive infrastructure and energy projects. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Kenya seeks more Chinese loans at ‘Belt and Road’ forum despite rising public debt

By Emmanuel Igunza - Associated Press

Kenya Cabinet Secretary for defence Aden Duale speaks during the joint press conference after a signing defence cooperation agreement in Nairobi, Kenya, Monday Sept. 25, 2023. The U.S. and Kenya signed a defense agreement Monday that will see the East African nation get resources and support for security deployments as it is poised to lead a multi-national peacekeeping mission to Haiti to combat gang violence. (AP Photo/Khalil Senosi)

Kenya Cabinet approved sending police to lead peace mission in Haiti but parliament must sign off

By Evelyne Musambi - Associated Press

Britain's King Charles III waves during his visit to the Discovery Centre and Auld School Close to hear more about the 3.3 million pound (4.1 million US dollars) energy-efficient housing project in the area, in Tomintoul, Scotland, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. Buckingham Palace announced Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023, that King Charles III will travel to Kenya later this month for a state visit full of symbolism: His mother, the late Queen Elizabeth II, learned she had become queen while visiting a game preserve in the East African nation in 1952. (Jane Barlow/Pool Photo via AP, File)

King Charles III to travel to Kenya for state visit full of symbolism

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People hold placards as they chant slogan during a protest against a ruling by the Kenya supreme court for upholding the National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (NGLHRC) to register the association in Nairobi, Friday Oct. 6 2023. The protests took place after the Friday prayers with demonstrator’s calling out Kenya’s highest court for “condoning immorality.” (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

Muslims in Kenya protest at Supreme Court over its endorsement of LGBTQ right to associate

By Evelyne Musambi and Brian Inganga - Associated Press

This March 22, 2022, image released by the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance shows Msituni, a giraffe calf born with an unusual disorder that caused her legs to bend the wrong way, at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in Escondido, north of San Diego. Zoo staff feared she could die if they didn't immediately correct the condition, which could prevent her from nursing and walking around the habitat. (San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance via AP)

U.S. Customs officials seize giraffe feces from woman at Minnesota airport

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A protester holds up a machete as a symbol of self-defense against gangs, during a protest against gang violence in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday, Aug. 25, 2023. Kenya’s president is committing his country to lead a multinational force in Haiti to combat gang warfare even as residents of both countries question the plan being pushed by the United States government. President William Ruto was speaking Wednesday, Sept. 20 at a ceremony establishing diplomatic ties with the Caribbean nation. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph, file)

Kenyan opposition lawmakers say the Haiti peacekeeping mission must be approved by parliament

By Evelyne Musambi - Associated Press

People wearing masks amid the COVID-19 pandemic wait to buy low-cost cooking gas from the Petrobrás Oil Tankers Union in the Vila Vintem favela of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, March 12, 2021. The union promoted the sale as part of a solidarity campaign to mark The National Day of Struggles in Defense of State-owned Companies. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

What to know about a U.N. vote to send a Kenya-led force to Haiti to curb gang violence

By Dánica Coto - Associated Press

A protester holds up a machete as a symbol of self-defense against gangs, during a protest against gang violence in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday, Aug. 25, 2023. Kenya’s president is committing his country to lead a multinational force in Haiti to combat gang warfare even as residents of both countries question the plan being pushed by the United States government. President William Ruto was speaking Wednesday, Sept. 20 at a ceremony establishing diplomatic ties with the Caribbean nation. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph, file)

Kenya’s president is committing his country to lead a multinational force to Haiti to combat gangs

By Cara Anna - Associated Press

Bernard Mwololo feeds chickens at the Nyumbani Children's Home in Nairobi, Kenya Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023. Benard has lived most of his life at the orphanage after his parents died of AIDS, he's now an HIV activist and believes he is only alive because of the anti-retroviral drugs that PEPFAR supplies. A U.S. foreign aid program that officials say has saved 25 million lives in Africa and elsewhere is being threatened by some Republicans who fear program funding might go to organizations that promote abortion. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

Republican opposition to abortion threatens global HIV/AIDS program that has saved 25 million lives

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People walk on a road swept by flooding waters in Chikwawa, Malawi, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022. Mozambique, Madagascar and Malawi are counting the deaths and damage by tropical storm Ana and more than a week of heavy rains across southern Africa. Much of the world takes daily weather forecasts for granted. But most of Africa's 1.3 billion people live with little advance knowledge of what's to come. That can be deadly, with damage running in the billions of dollars. The first Africa Climate Summit opens this week in Kenya to highlight the continent that will suffer the most from climate change while contributing to it the least. At the heart of every issue on the agenda, from energy to agriculture, is the lack of data collection that drives decisions as basic as when to plant and when to flee. (AP Photo, File)

The first Africa Climate Summit opens as hard-hit continent of 1.3B demands more say and financing

By Cara Anna and Evelyne Musambi - Associated Press

A Kenyan uses charcoal to heat water to take bath as there was no electricity Saturday, Aug. 26 2023. Much of Kenya remains without electricity Saturday morning after an unexplained power outage Friday night shut down the country's main international airport and led to a rare public apology by a government minister.(AP Photo/Abdul Azim Sayyid)

Power outages across Kenya approach the 12-hour mark with little explanation and a rare apology

By Cara Anna - Associated Press

Vendor Francis Ndege measures rice at his stall at the Toi Market in Nairobi, Kenya, on Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023. Countries worldwide are scrambling to secure rice after a partial ban on exports by India cut global supplies by roughly a fifth. Now, Ndege isn’t sure if his customers in Africa’s largest slum can afford to keep buying rice from him. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

Global food security is at crossroads as rice shortages and surging prices hit the most vulnerable

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