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The Japan TimesYoung girls in Kenya's Kakuma refugee camp are learning taekwondo, which is giving them a safe space in the often chaotic settlement. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/04/18/more-sports/kenya-refugee-girls-taekwondo/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/04/18/more-sports/kenya-refugee-girls-taekwondo/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/moresports" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#moresports</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/taekwondo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#taekwondo</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kenya" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#kenya</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/refugee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#refugee</a>

African wildlifeLaikipia County, Kenya: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8xVFhgEv6Q" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8xVFhgEv6Q</a><a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#africa</a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/kenya" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#kenya</a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wildlife</a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/live" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#live</a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/webcam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#webcam</a>

Laurence DenaixA souvenir from Kenya on the banks of the Mara River. Little Bee-eater (Merops pusillus)Souvenir du Kenya au bord de la rivière Mara. Guêpier nain (Merops pusillus)<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/naturephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#naturephotography</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wildlife</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wildlifephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wildlifephotography</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bird</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/birdphotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#birdphotography</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/oiseaux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#oiseaux</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kenya" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#kenya</a>

SvenBeware the fast Cat, Easter Bunny🐇! Scrub Hares are a favourite snack for any young <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Cheetah?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Cheetah</a> and you are easily confused with one. <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Wildlife?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Wildlife</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Kenya?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kenya</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Enonkishu?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Enonkishu</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/MaasaiMara?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MaasaiMara</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/bigcats?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bigcats</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/cats?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cats</a>

Trufi AssociationCities can’t afford to ignore informal transport. The ITF’s findings echo Trufi's experience. These networks deliver where formal systems fall short. The challenge isn’t erasing them — it’s elevating them. via International Transport Forum <a href="https://youtu.be/vupi9trSde8" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no">https://youtu.be/vupi9trSde8</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/PopularTransport" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#PopularTransport</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/urbanplanning" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#urbanplanning</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/SDG11" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#SDG11</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/informaltransport" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#informaltransport</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/SustainableMobility" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#SustainableMobility</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/TransportationJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#TransportationJustice</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Mexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Mexico</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/SouthAfrica" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#SouthAfrica</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Kenya" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Kenya</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Indonesia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Indonesia</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/TrufiAssociation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#TrufiAssociation</a>

Jonathan<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Kenya" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kenya</a>'s President Ruto to make a state visit to <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#China</a> from April 22–26 at President Xi Jinping’s invitation, visit comes on the back of US President Trump's reciprocal <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tariffs</a>, which have affected Kenya.

earthlingThe Anthropocene Illusion, Kenya: Zed NelsonIn Maasai Mara, tourists engage in colonial fantasies, re-enacting the picnic scene in Out of Africa’ <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/photography" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@photography</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kenya" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kenya</a>

John Leonard<a href="https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/en/2025/04/16/two-belgian-teens-arrested-in-kenya-for-smuggling-thousands-of-r/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/en/2025/04/16/two-belgian-teens-arrested-in-kenya-for-smuggling-thousands-of-r/</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ants</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ant</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kenya" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#kenya</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/belgium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#belgium</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wildlife</a>

DJM (freelance for hire)Two technology companies have joined forces to deploy powerful supercomputer graphics processing units (GPUs ) across <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SouthAfrica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SouthAfrica</a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Egypt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Egypt</a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Kenya" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kenya</a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Morocco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Morocco</a>, and <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Nigeria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Nigeria</a>.<a href="https://www.okayafrica.com/africa-ai-expansion/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.okayafrica.com/africa-ai-expansion/</a>Can't wait for the bubble to explode...<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Africa</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Nvidia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Nvidia</a>

Trufi AssociationA "too good to be true" EV leasing model for Kenyan taxi drivers? Drivers bear all the risk. Tech solutions should empower, not extract.via xitter @ChinaGSProject <a href="https://chinaglobalsouth.com/analysis/small-chinese-ev-on-lease-promises-big-savings-for-kenyas-taxi-drivers/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no">https://chinaglobalsouth.com/analysis/small-chinese-ev-on-lease-promises-big-savings-for-kenyas-taxi-drivers/</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Africa</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Kenya" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Kenya</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Nairobi" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Nairobi</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/ElectricVehicles" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#ElectricVehicles</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/EV" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#EV</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/EVs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#EVs</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/informaltransport" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#informaltransport</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/populartransport" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#populartransport</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/publictransit" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#publictransit</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/publictransport" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#publictransport</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/SharedMobility" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#SharedMobility</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/SustainableMobility" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#SustainableMobility</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/sustainabletransport" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#sustainabletransport</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/TransportationColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#TransportationColonialism</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/TransportationJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#TransportationJustice</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/TrufiAssociation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#TrufiAssociation</a>

PublicNews.world FeedKenyan court tries Belgian teens on ant smuggling chargesThe Kenyan Wildlife Service said the case was a shift from smuggling larger mammals to "ecologically critical species." The two Belgian teens pleaded guilty but said they were collecting the ants for fun.<a href="https://www.dw.com/en/kenyan-court-tries-belgian-teens-on-ant-smuggling-charges/a-72256818?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.dw.com/en/kenyan-court-tries-belgian-teens-on-ant-smuggling-charges/a-72256818?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Belgium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Belgium</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BelgiumNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BelgiumNews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kenya" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kenya</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KenyaNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KenyaNews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Belgium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Belgium</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#News</a>

DJM (freelance for hire)Kenya: quatre personnes arrêtées pour trafic de fourmis 🐜 Quatre personnes ont été arrêtées pour avoir tenté d’exporter illégalement plusieurs milliers de fourmis vivantes pour les vendre à des collectionneurs en Europe ou Asie. <a href="https://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/20250416-kenya-quatre-personnes-arr%C3%AAt%C3%A9es-pour-trafic-de-fourmis" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/20250416-kenya-quatre-personnes-arr%C3%AAt%C3%A9es-pour-trafic-de-fourmis</a><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Ant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ant</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Kenya" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kenya</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Africa</a>

Flipboard Science DeskTwo Belgian teenagers were charged with wildlife piracy after they were found with thousands of ants packed in test tubes in what Kenyan authorities said was part of a trend in trafficking smaller and lesser known species.<a href="https://flipboard.com/@AssociatedPress" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@AssociatedPress</a> reports: <a href="https://flip.it/RnLBW2" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://flip.it/RnLBW2</a><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Insects</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Wildlife</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Kenya" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kenya</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Science</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Entomology</a>

Karis.. been thinking on how some think that appealing to an oppressor about another oppressor would make a difference.... some truly do fit the description of delusional because.. how now?<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StateViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StateViolence</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PoliceViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PoliceViolence</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ExtrajudicialKilling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ExtrajudicialKilling</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Abductions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Abductions</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PoliceBrutality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PoliceBrutality</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Police" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Police</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AbolishThePolice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AbolishThePolice</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Neocolonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Neocolonialism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Dictatorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Dictatorship</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Oppression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Oppression</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SocialJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SocialJustice</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HumanRights</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RutoMustGo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RutoMustGo</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kenya" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kenya</a>

Europe Says<a href="https://www.europesays.com/1999195/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.europesays.com/1999195/</a> Belgian teens arrested with 5,000 smuggled ants as Kenya warns of changing trafficking trends <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AnimalPoachingAndSmuggling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AnimalPoachingAndSmuggling</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#animals</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Ants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ants</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Climate</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ClimateAndEnvironment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateAndEnvironment</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Crime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Crime</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GeneralNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GeneralNews</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Kenya" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kenya</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/nairobi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nairobi</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#News</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PhilipMuruthi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PhilipMuruthi</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#science</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/world" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#world</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WorldNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WorldNews</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WorldTopics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WorldTopics</a>

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