By Emmanuel K. Dogbevi A senior Ghanaian citizen and former Professor at the University of Ghana has been killed in the Kenya mall attack Saturday September 21, 2013. Ghana government officials have confirmed that Prof. Kofi Awoonor, 78, is among the 59 persons killed by the gunmen. A press statement from the Ministry of Information […]
PRESIDENT UHURU KENYATTA’S FULL STATEMENT Fellow Kenyans, I thank all of you for staying strong and for being there for each other’s sake as the tragic ordeal at the Westgate Mall enters its second day. You continue to be heroic in many amazing and heartening ways. As a nation, we speak as one on this. […]
At least 59 people have been killed and another 175 others wounded at an upscale mall in Kenya’s capital Nairobi where soldiers have surrounded an estimated 10 to 15 al-Shabab attackers who are holding an unknown number of civilians hostage. Multiple barrages of gunfire erupted on Sunday from inside the building, nearly 24 hours after […]