Bethlehem Feleke - Field Producer, Nairobi
Bethlehem Feleke
Field Producer, Nairobi
Bethlehem Feleke is a Field Producer based in Nairobi.
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Kenya’s police could be sent to Haiti to quell gang violence. Some Kenyans are bitterly opposed
Mar 22, 2024
Kenya’s plan to lead a multinational force in Haiti as part of a United Nations-backed mission to restore order is facing intense scrutiny and resistance at home, even as violence in the Caribbean nation spirals.
Several killed in Chad after attack on intelligence agency foiled, government says
Feb 28, 2024
Tensions were high in the Central African country of Chad on Wednesday after several people were killed following an alleged attack on the country’s intelligence services was foiled overnight, the government said.
Kenyan cult leader charged with murder of 191 children
Feb 6, 2024
Kenyan Christian cult leader Paul Nthenge Mackenzie and 29 other suspects were charged with the murder of 191 children on Tuesday morning by the Malindi High Court.
Alleged Kenyan cult leader and suspects to face charges, prosecutor says
Jan 16, 2024
Alleged Kenyan Christian cult leader Paul Mackenzie and 94 other suspects will face ten charges for their involvement in a deadly cult, according to a statement from the office of the director of public prosecutions on Tuesday.
Somali forces are continuing to search for passengers of captured UN helicopter
Jan 11, 2024
Somali national forces in the area where a UN helicopter was captured by al-Shabaab fighters are continuing to search for passengers, Daud Aweis, Somalia’s Minister of Information, Culture, and Tourism told CNN on Thursday.
Kenya court may release alleged starvation cult leader if not charged within two weeks
Jan 10, 2024
A Kenyan court has threatened to release Christian cult leader Paul Nthenge Mackenzie if the state prosecutor does not charge him within two weeks.
Kenya goes visa-free for travelers – but there’s a catch
Jan 9, 2024
Kenya’s decision to drop visa requirements in favor of an Electronic Travel Authorization has sparked an online backlash.
South Africa files genocide case against Israel at International Court of Justice over Gaza war
Dec 30, 2023
South Africa has filed an application at the International Court of Justice to begin proceedings over allegations of genocide against Israel for its war against Hamas in Gaza, the court said on Friday.
More than 300 killed as heavy rains wreak havoc across East Africa
Dec 4, 2023
Torrential rains and flash floods that have ravaged East Africa for weeks has killed at least 352 people and displaced over one million across Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia and Tanzania according to governments and the United Nations.
King Charles acknowledges Kenya’s colonial-era suffering but stops short of apologizing
Nov 1, 2023
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.
Kenya’s hard won gains against malaria threatened by surging temperatures
Sep 7, 2023
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.
Two Ugandan men may face death penalty after ‘aggravated homosexuality’ charge
Aug 29, 2023
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.
At least 26 dead in Ethiopia explosion amid intensifying conflict
Aug 15, 2023
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.
Anger boils over as Kenya’s cost of living protests shake the nation
Jul 20, 2023
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 passed one of the world’s harshest anti-gay laws. LGBTQ people describe living there as ‘hell’
Jun 29, 2023
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.
How faith turned deadly for Kenyan cult followers who chose starvation as path to salvation
Jun 19, 2023
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.
About
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.
