DOT EARTH Celebrating African Biological Diversity, and Recalling Those Who’ve Fallen Protecting It On World Biodiversity Day, a look at some of the myriad animal species that are increasingly hemmed in as Kenya’s population and economy grow. By ANDREW C. REVKIN
OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR Refugees Shouldn’t Be Bargaining Chips The European Union paid off Turkey to take back desperate people. Now Kenya and other countries want their cut. By BEN RAWLENCE
Kenya Plans to Expel Somali Refugees From Dadaab Camp, Citing Terror Threat International aid agencies said shutting down the massive Dadaab refugee camp would violate international law and endanger hundreds of thousands of people.
Nairobi Demolition Starts as Death Toll Rises in Collapse Emergency workers retrieved four bodies, raising the number of dead to 41 as hundreds of residents were evicted from nearby buildings. By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kenya Burns Elephant Ivory Worth $105 Million to Defy Poachers It was the most ivory ever destroyed at one time, representing 6,000 to 7,000 dead elephants. By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN
Kenya Building Collapse Kills at Least 10 in Nairobi The collapse happened during heavy rains in Nairobi, and rescuers said they were searching for survivors trapped in the rubble. By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN
TIMESVIDEO Kenya Burns Ivory President Uhuru Kenyatta burned large piles of ivory on Saturday to show that Kenya is serious about ending the illegal ivory trade. The president of Gabon also attended the ceremony, where he backed Mr. Kenyatta's call for a ban. By REUTERS
SPORTS BRIEFING | DOPING Kenya Adopts Tough Law Kenya’s president, Uhuru Kenyatta, signed a law that criminalizes doping and threatens drug cheats with prison sentences.
Fraud Suspects From Taiwan Have Confessed, Chinese State Media Reports The suspects, accused of cheating mainland Chinese by telephone from a base in Kenya, were deported to China this month, stirring concern in Taiwan. By AUSTIN RAMZY
China to Prosecute Taiwanese in Fraud Case Despite Acquittals in Kenya The move escalated a diplomatic battle that has outraged Taiwan, which sees the deportation of its citizens to China as an extrajudicial abduction. By DAN LEVIN
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