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  1. @bechamilton Congratulations! 8:01 AM Nov 13th from TweetDeck in reply to bechamilton
  2. Dept of It Figures: 'Contact Us' link on www.nairobicity.org says 'The page cannot be found' 11:31 PM Nov 12th from TweetDeck
  3. @roomthinker I recall your comparison of the Nbi traffic light to the human tailbone. But surely someone must know something 11:28 PM Nov 12th from TweetDeck in reply to roomthinker
  4. Paper runs a 'Memo from Africa.' It's one country, right? http://bit.ly/3wloH3 11:26 PM Nov 12th from TweetDeck
  5. Flogging in #Sudan: it's not just for the ladies in pants. http://bit.ly/2QGMtF 11:21 PM Nov 12th from TweetDeck
  6. I'm looking to talk to architects/experts/officials on urban planning in #Nairobi (yes I know that's a contradiction in terms). Help! 11:19 PM Nov 12th from TweetDeck
  7. RT @latimesdixon: RT @UgandaTalks: Reports that a Rwanda Air flight has crashed at Kigali Airport shortly after takeoff 5:41 AM Nov 12th from TweetDeck
  8. Trying to quantify remittances to #Somalia: 1mn in diaspora sending home $1bn a year? http://bit.ly/1fIclS 8:39 PM Nov 11th from TweetDeck
  9. @Eamon_KA I was at that java same time as you, surrounded by an Eritrean-American, a Kenyan and a mzungu. Not bad for such a segregated city 7:03 AM Nov 11th from TweetDeck in reply to Eamon_KA
  10. Ha! RT @alunmcdonald: Sudan state news' face-saving headline on cancelled Turkey trip: “Erdogan prefers Bashir to Netanyahu” 11:53 PM Nov 10th from TweetDeck
  11. Good reminder from @texasinafrica that Somalia piracy is a business. Recent attack shows they're reinvesting profits http://bit.ly/NPMzL 10:00 PM Nov 10th from TweetDeck
  12. Justice Anthony Kennedy, staunch 1st Amendment defender, demands pre-pub review of high school newspaper article. http://bit.ly/2C2RWy 9:56 PM Nov 10th from TweetDeck
  13. Update on the 2007 E. Africa prisoner renditions: NJ man alleges FBI torture threat in Kenyan jail http://bit.ly/2J9C9T @McClatchyDC 9:50 PM Nov 10th from TweetDeck
  14. Hearing anger at my Eritrea story from Eritreans in diaspora. Maybe the country's charms are easier to appreciate from California 1:37 PM Nov 10th from TweetDeck
  15. Just got a call that made my night - from Bashiir, the best hotelier in Mogadishu. Naturally, he's in Nairobi 8:16 AM Nov 10th from TweetDeck
  16. Attention, #Kenya: THIS is what a corruption czar looks like. Tales from the courageous Nuhu Ribadu of #Nigeria http://bit.ly/7RpOx 7:54 AM Nov 10th from TweetDeck
  17. @robcrilly On this trip argument ensued btw driver and colleague, who argued that far better chickens were in the town 5 km down the road 6:00 AM Nov 10th from TweetDeck in reply to robcrilly
  18. You know you're in #Africa when... http://bit.ly/m5pdg 5:47 AM Nov 10th from TweetDeck
  19. My story out of Eritrea: Fear and secrecy cloak Africa's hermit nation http://bit.ly/1jJ4EW @McClatchyDC 8:57 PM Nov 9th from TweetDeck
  20. Now THAT's an endorsement. RT @baldaufji: Mugabe to China: You're simply the best http://bit.ly/2RCM2V 7:58 AM Nov 9th from TweetDeck
  • Name Shashank Bengali
  • Location Nairobi, Kenya
  • Web http://blogs.mccl...
  • Bio Africa correspondent for McClatchy Newspapers
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