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Tourism in Kenya hit by terrorism

LAMU, Kenya - People sit by a beach of Lamu Island, Kenya, in June 2014. The resort island has been quiet with less tourists since the June 15 attack by a terrorist group in the suburbs of Lamu.

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Tourism in Kenya hit by terrorism

LAMU, Kenya - A man helps out at his mother's souvenir shop on Lamu Island, Kenya, in June 2014. The resort island has been quiet with less tourists since the June 15 attack by a terrorist group in the suburbs of Lamu.

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Killings in Kenya

LAMU, Kenya - Photo taken June 16, 2014, shows a hotel and a car following an arson attack in Mpeketoni, Kenya. Islamic militants from Somalia are suspected of killing 49 people in Mpeketoni the previous night.

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Lamu Cultural Festival concludes in Kenya

STORY: Lamu Cultural Festival concludes in Kenya DATELINE: Nov. 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:26 LOCATION: LAMU, Kenya CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the festival 2. SOUNDBITE (English): MUSALIA MUDAVADI, Prime Cabinet Secretary of Kenya STORYLINE: Local and international tourists attended the Lamu Cultural Festival, a major tourism event which concluded in the coastal region of Kenya on Sunday. The annual festival, first started in 2001, is a four-day event celebrating coastal Lamu's heritage and traditions in a carnival atmosphere. Lamu Old Town has a unique cultural heritage passed down for over 700 years, an attribute that earned Lamu Island a place on the UNESCO's List of World Heritage Sites in 2001. SOUNDBITE (English): MUSALIA MUDAVADI, Prime Cabinet Secretary of Kenya "This is something that every Kenyan should aspire to come and witness. It's very strong and excellent for our tourism. And the warmth of the people is extraordinary. And this is Lamu, and this is what peace can bring. When th

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Kenya exports livestock from Chinese-built port

STORY: Kenya exports livestock from Chinese-built port DATELINE: Oct. 18, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:40 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of ship transporting livestock docked at the Lamu Port 2. various of seafarers 3. various of livestock in a holding area 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): PETER MASINDE, Manager of Cargo Operations at Lamu Port 5. various of a livestock inspector checking on the livestock 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JACK KISERO, JACK KISERO, International Trader Manager atAl Bashayer Meat Company 7. various of a ship docked at the Lamu Port 8. various of livestock ship compartments 9. various of the Lamu Port STORYLINE: Kenya on Tuesday exported 15,600 head of livestock from the Chinese-built Lamu Port destined for Port of Salalah in Oman, as the two countries agreed to boost livestock trade in the coming years. Al Bashayer Meat Company, which bought 15,600 animals from Kenya, will do a 30-day rotation between ports of Lamu and Salalah. Apart from the company, the Lamu Port has als

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Kenya to begin exports of livestock products from Chinese-built port in 2023

STORY: Kenya to begin exports of livestock products from Chinese-built port in 2023 DATELINE: June 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:55 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a cargo ship docking at the Chinese-built Lamu Port 2. various of a farmer herding his goats and cattle 3. various of a ship carrying livestock docked at the port of Mombasa 4. various of the ship carrying livestock 5. various of operations at the Chinese built Lamu Port STORYLINE: Kenya will begin to export livestock products from the Chinese-built Lamu Port in 2023, a government official said Wednesday. Harry Kimtai, the principal secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, and Cooperatives, told journalists in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, that the government has allocated 500 million shillings (4.27 million U.S. dollars) for the construction of an efficient transport corridor for livestock at the port. "We want to establish facilities at the Lamu port that will support the docking of ocean ve

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CHINA-TIBET-TEA HARVEST (CN)

(220417) -- LHASA, April 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Resident Gongsang Lamu picks tea leaves at Hezha Village of Dexing Township in Medog County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, April 16, 2022. Medog's moderate humidity and altitude makes it suitable for tea farming. Since the first experimental tea plantation was built here in 2012, 102 more plantations have been set up. Now, over 10,000 people of 39 villages engage in tea planting and have realized a large increase in their incomings. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

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CHINA-TIBET-TEA HARVEST (CN)

(220417) -- LHASA, April 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Resident Gongsang Lamu picks tea leaves at Hezha Village of Dexing Township in Medog County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, April 16, 2022. Medog's moderate humidity and altitude makes it suitable for tea farming. Since the first experimental tea plantation was built here in 2012, 102 more plantations have been set up. Now, over 10,000 people of 39 villages engage in tea planting and have realized a large increase in their incomings. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

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CHINA-TIBET-TEA HARVEST (CN)

(220417) -- LHASA, April 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Resident Gongsang Lamu picks tea leaves at Hezha Village of Dexing Township in Medog County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, April 16, 2022. Medog's moderate humidity and altitude makes it suitable for tea farming. Since the first experimental tea plantation was built here in 2012, 102 more plantations have been set up. Now, over 10,000 people of 39 villages engage in tea planting and have realized a large increase in their incomings. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

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China-Africa trade reaches all-time high in 2021, showing resilience amid pandemic

STORY: China-Africa trade reaches all-time high in 2021, showing resilience amid pandemic DATELINE: Feb. 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:25 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese-built Addis Ababa-Djibouti Standard Gauge Railway 2. Kenyan Naivasha Inland Container Depot (ICD) 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WAMKELE MENE, Secretary-general of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) 4. various of the new Kenyan Mbita Bridge 5. various of Kenya's standard gauge railway (SGR) train station and the passengers 6. various of Kenya's Lamu port 7. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): STEPHEN NDEGWA, International relations lecturer, United States International University (USIU-Africa) 8 various of the Kenneth Kaunda International Conference Center in Lusaka, Zambia's capital 9. various of the Zimbabwean parliament building STORYLINE: China-Africa trade has bucked the global economic downward trend, and analysts believe it has contributed to the African economy's resilience in the face of COVID-19 challenge

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KENYA-LAMU-MILITANTS-ATTACK

(220103) -- LAMU, Jan. 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People gather around a house torched in an attack at a villagein Lamu, Kenya, on Jan. 3, 2022. At least six villagers were killed on Monday in an attack by al-Shabab militants at a village in Kenya's coastal county of Lamu, local officials said. (Photo by Fred Mutune/Xinhua)

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KENYA-LAMU-MILITANTS-ATTACK

(220103) -- LAMU, Jan. 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People gather around a house torched in an attack at a villagein Lamu, Kenya, on Jan. 3, 2022. At least six villagers were killed on Monday in an attack by al-Shabab militants at a village in Kenya's coastal county of Lamu, local officials said. (Photo by Fred Mutune/Xinhua)

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Tourism in Kenya hit by terrorism

LAMU, Kenya - People sit by a beach of Lamu Island, Kenya, in June 2014. The resort island has been quiet with less tourists since the June 15 attack by a terrorist group in the suburbs of Lamu. (Kyodo)