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Violence as Kenya talks suspended
 Kibera is still recovering from earlier violence |
Article from BBC World News
April 8, 2008
Violent demonstrations have broken out in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, a day after the opposition suspended talks on forming a power-sharing government.
Opposition supporters in the Kibera slum blocked roads with burning barricades and threw stones at police.
Opposition leader Raila Odinga pulled out of talks with President Mwai Kibaki, accusing him of breaking an agreement over a new cabinet.
February's deal was supposed to end the violence which followed disputed polls. (story continued)
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KENYA CRISIS REPORT: Letters from the Ground
Hundreds of thousands of Kenyans have been victimized by a weeklong spate of violence that has left nearly 600 people dead and countless thousands driven from their homes after the nation's disputed presidential election. With a massive health crisis looming, this week Ghana's President and head of the African Union, John Kufuor holds separate talks with both sides in Kenya's crisis over disputed elections in an effort to bring a peaceful solution to the crisis.
Blood:Water has been strongly tied to Kenya from our beginnings and some of our closest friends and partners reside there. Here are the reactions and stories from a few of them: (story continued)
