Tag: Westgate
Scarred by Islamist attacks, Kenya set to re-open Westgate mall
Kenya's trendy Westgate shopping mall will reopen on Saturday, nearly two years after gunmen from the Somali militant group al Shabaab massacred...
Kenya announces plans to reopen Nairobi mall after attack
Kenya's Westgate mall, the scene of a four-day siege in late 2013 that left dozens dead, will reopen to the public in...
Suspects in Kenya mall attack say tortured in prison: lawyer
Four men accused of helping al Qaeda-linked militants launch a deadly attack on a Nairobi shopping mall last year have said they...
Kenyan government defends security efforts after weekend bombings
Kenya's government defended the efforts of its security services on Monday despite deadly weekend bombings, seven months after the Westgate shopping mall...
Kenyan president says tourism sector ‘on its knees’ after attacks
Kenya's vital tourism sector is "on its knees" after attacks by al Qaeda-linked Islamist militants carried out in retaliation for its intervention...
Kenya needs better security coordination after Westgate
A Kenyan parliamentary inquiry has called for a new body to coordinate between intelligence and security agencies after blaming poor communication and...
Kenyan security agencies ignored warnings before Westgate attack
Kenyan security agencies did not heed information about an impending attack before an assault on the Westgate shopping mall in the capital...
Trial of Kenya Westgate mall attack suspects begins
Four men charged with helping al Qaeda-linked militants launch a murderous attack on a Kenyan shopping mall appeared in court on Wednesday...
EU offers wider security support for Kenya after mall attack
The European Union has offered to increase counter-terrorism support to Kenya after the Westgate mall attack in which gunmen from a Somali...
Kenya charges four men with aiding shopping mall attackers
A Kenyan court charged four Somali men on Monday with terrorist offences for helping al Qaeda-linked militants carry out an attack on...
Two corpses recovered from Kenya mall likely to be attackers
Two charred corpses recovered from Kenya's Westgate shopping mall are "highly likely" to be two of the gunmen who killed at least...
Kenya charges man with terrorist plot, links him to mall attack
A Kenyan court on Friday charged a man suspected of links to last month's attack on a Nairobi shopping mall with plotting...
Norwegian citizen possibly involved in Kenya mall attack: Norway
Norway said on Thursday that one of its citizens may have been involved in the attack on a Kenyan shopping mall last...
Kenya says al Qaeda-trained Sudanese man helped lead mall attack
Kenya's government said a Sudanese man trained by al Qaeda was among the leaders of a raid on a Nairobi shopping mall...
