Bethlehem Feleke - Field Producer, Nairobi

Bethlehem Feleke

Field Producer, Nairobi

Bethlehem Feleke is a Field Producer based in Nairobi.

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TOPSHOT - Britain's King Charles III delivers his speech during the State Banquet hosted by Kenyan President William Ruto at the State House in Nairobi on October 31, 2023. (Photo by Luis Tato / POOL / AFP) (Photo by LUIS TATO/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

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King Charles acknowledges Kenya’s colonial-era suffering but stops short of apologizing

When King Charles III touched down for his four-day state visit in Kenya, it seemed inevitable that Britain’s legacy of colonialism would be a subject the new monarch would have to grapple with.

This 2014 photo made available by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a feeding female Anopheles funestus mosquito. The species is a known vector for malaria. The parasitic disease killed more than 620,000 people in 2020 and caused 241 million cases, mainly in children under 5 in Africa. (James Gathany/CDC via AP)

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Kenya’s hard won gains against malaria threatened by surging temperatures

There are fears that the deadly disease is spreading to new communities in the country – and just at a time when the development of the world’s first mosquito vaccine is raising hopes malaria could one day be eradicated.

A member of the LGBTQ community prays during an evangelical church service on April 23, 2023 in Kampala, Uganda.

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Two Ugandan men may face death penalty after ‘aggravated homosexuality’ charge

Two men in Uganda are facing separate charges of “aggravated homosexuality,” an offense punishable by death under the country’s controversial new anti-gay laws.

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At least 26 dead in Ethiopia explosion amid intensifying conflict

At least 26 people have been killed in an explosion in the town of Finote Selam in northwestern Ethiopia, amid heavy fighting between government forces and a local militia group.

Protesters stand by a burning barricade on a street in the Mathare neighborhood of Nairobi, Kenya Wednesday, July 12, 2023.

Anger boils over as Kenya’s cost of living protests shake the nation

Kenyan opposition leaders have called for three days of anti-government protests that began Wednesday, setting the stage for more violent confrontations with the country’s security forces.

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni

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Uganda passed one of the world’s harshest anti-gay laws. LGBTQ people describe living there as ‘hell’

Members of Uganda’s LGBT community say they have faced growing hostility since Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act was signed into law last month, prompting global criticism.

Naomi Kahindi, who lost her sister and her children, all of them followers of a Christian cult named "Good News International Church", who believed they would go to heaven, if they starved themselves to death in Shakahola, mourns at the Malindi sub district hospital mortuary in Malindi, Kilifi county, Kenya April 26, 2023. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi

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How faith turned deadly for Kenyan cult followers who chose starvation as path to salvation

The reddish soil of the Shakahola forest is still giving up its terrible secrets. Two hours drive from Kenya’s coastal tourist town of Malindi, forensic teams turn off the tarred road into a thicket of thorn bush, entering a crime scene that came to light in mid-March.

Uganda Police Force Spokesperson Fred Enanga said 25 bodies have been recovered from the school and transferred to Bwera General Hospital.

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ISIS-linked rebel group attacks Ugandan school, killing dozens

Armed rebels attacked a school in western Uganda, killing at least 41 people, mostly students, and abducting six others, Ugandan officials have said.

Self-proclaimed pastor Paul Nthenge Mackenzie (C), pictured in court on May 2, 2023.

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Religious leader linked to Kenya starvation cult says court hearing is a ‘matter of intimidation’

The leader of a Christian cult who has been accused of encouraging his followers to starve themselves appeared in court in Mombasa, Kenya on Friday, telling CNN afterwards that the hearing is a “matter of intimidation” and time-wasting.

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Eritrean forces stop UN mission in Tigray, Ethiopia, aid workers tell CNN

Eritrean forces prevented a UN-led humanitarian mission from entering a village in the northern Ethiopian region of Tigray on Thursday, in what would mark violation of a peace deal ending fighting in the area, aid workers on the ground told CNN.

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Paul Rusesabagina is preparing to announce his run for the President of Rwanda. He is photographed at the Willard Office Building in Washington, D.C. on January 28, 2016.
Rusesabagina is the famed manager of the hotel in Rwanda who saved hundreds of people from ethnic slaughter and was portrayed in the film Hotel Rwanda. He is here in the District of Columbia to promote democracy and human rights in Rwanda. (Photo by Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

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‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero to be freed after 25-year terrorism sentence commuted

Paul Rusesabagina, who inspired the Hollywood film “Hotel Rwanda,” was released from prison in Rwanda after his prison sentence was commuted Friday by the country’s President Paul Kagame.

A Kenyan Police officer fires teargas to protesters in Nairobi, Kenya, on March 20, 2023.

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Kenya opposition leader calls for weekly protests after being tear-gassed by police

Kenyan opposition leader and former prime minister Raila Odinga has called for weekly nationwide protests against the high cost of living, in a brief address to demonstrators flanking his motorcade in Nairobi Monday.

A road connecting the two cities of Blantyre and Lilongwe is seen damaged following heavy rains caused by Tropical Cyclone Freddy in Blantyre, Malawi Tuesday, March 14 2023. The unrelenting cyclone that is currently battering southern Africa has killed at more than 50 people in Malawi and Mozambique since it struck the continent for a second time on Saturday night, authorities in both countries have confirmed. (AP Photo/Thoko Chikondi)

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Malawi death toll from Cyclone Freddy rises to 190

At least 190 people have died after Tropical Cyclone Freddy ripped through southern Malawi, local authorities said Tuesday as survivors continue to look for loved ones in badly hit areas.

Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi (C) talks to the media at outside a polling station in Amatutu on February 25, 2023, before polls open during Nigeria's presidential and general election.

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Peter Obi vows to challenge Nigerian election result: ‘We won and we will prove it’

Nigeria’s third-placed presidential candidate, Peter Obi, strongly rejected the results and vowed to contest them in the courts, in his first public address since Saturday’s election.

Bola Ahmed Tinubu reacts after he was declared winner in Nigeria's presidential election at the Party's campaign headquarters, in Abuja, Nigeria March 1, 2023. REUTERS/Marvellous Durowaiye NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.

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Opposition vows challenge as Tinubu wins Nigerian presidency

A Nigerian opposition party has said it will launch a legal challenge after Bola Ahmed Tinubu was on Wednesday declared the winner of Nigeria’s controversial presidential elections.

All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate Bola Tinubu (C-L) and his wife Oluremi Tinubu (C-R) arrive to vote at a polling station in Lagos on February 25, 2023, during Nigeria's presidential and general election.

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Opposition parties in Nigeria call for fresh elections as ruling party takes the lead

Nigeria’s main opposition parties are calling for fresh elections, describing results currently being announced by electoral body as “heavily doctored and manipulated,” in a joint press conference in the capital, Abuja.

Bethlehem Feleke began her career at CNN as an intern with the CNN International features team in Atlanta before she transitioned to the CNN International Desk as a Researcher. In 2020, Feleke moved to Nairobi and currently serves as CNN International’s east Africa field producer.