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Kenya remains one of Africa's most developed countries, but has been dealt several setbacks in the past few years. Political and tribal conflicts, unstable neighbors (Somalia, Sudan, Ethiopia), and a crushing drought last year have left much of Kenya on hold, trying to regain recent momentum. The tourist trade has begun to pick up, nearly returning to the record levels - $810 million dollars earned in 2009. Several government plans are in motion to retain and rebuild the economy, including a massive translocation project to move zebras and wildebeest into lion territory - hopefully alleviating lion attacks on livestock in the drought-affected area. Collected here are a handful of recent photographs from Kenya. ([url="""]40 photos total[/url])<a href="">http://inapcache.boston.com/universal/site_graphics/blogs/bigpicture/kenya_03_10/k01_21123931.jpgIn this photo taken on Wednesday Nov. 4, 2009 Salad Dahir stands in Dadaab, eastern Kenya. Salad Dahir claims he was recruited into mercenary forces trained by the Kenyan army. Thousands of people, including children, are being secretly recruited and trained inside Kenya to battle Islamic insurgents in neighboring Somalia, according to deserters, local officials, families of recruits and diplomats. Most recruits are Somalis living in crowded refugee camps and Kenyan nationals who are ethnic Somalis living nearby. Kenyan Defense Ministry spokesman Bogita Ongeri denied a secret militia is being formed or that the military was involved in any recruitment or training. (AP Photo/Riccardo Gangale) <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/><br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> http://images.pheedo.com/images/mm/facebook.gif http://images.pheedo.com/images/mm/twitter.png http://images.pheedo.com/images/mm/digg.gif http://images.pheedo.com/images/mm/stumbleit.gif http://images.pheedo.com/images/mm/reddit.png http://images.pheedo.com/images/mm/delicious.gif http://images.pheedo.com/images/mm/emailthis.png<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/>http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?p=1http://a.rfihub.com/eus.gif?eui=2223

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