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Three months after the Westgate Mall siege, Kenyans have some answers — and more questions

Conflict & Justice

After the terrorist siege of Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenyan authorities charged four men with aiding the Islamist militants. Still, questions persist about the Kenyan military and police who were seen looting stores during the siege.

Investigators suspect this Westgate mall suspect is Hassan Abdi Dhuhulow, who grew up in Norway and was born in Somalia.

How does a boy from a seaside town in Norway end up a terrorist in Kenya?

Conflict & Justice
Kenya police and military officers control the temporary entrance erected at the Westgate shopping mall following the recent attack in Kenya's capital Nairobi.

Kenyan military accused of turning Westgate mall siege into shopping spree

Global Politics
Four year old Portia Walton runs toward Abdul Haji during the Westgate Mall massacre. Her mom and others shelter under the black and white table in the middle. The terrorists are holed up and firing from the supermarket beyond the table.

Meet the Kenyan hero who fought terrorists and rescued dozens

Conflict & Justice

A guide to talking s**t. In the last place you would expect it

Global Scan
An off duty SAS soldier with his handgun saves two women trapped inside Westgate Mall on September 21, 2013 in Nairobi, Kenya. AN off-duty SAS soldier is being heralded as a hero following reports he saved 100 adults and children from the Nairobi shopping

Kenya mall attack through a photographer’s lens

Conflict & Justice

Photographer Jennifer Huxta just happened to be near the Westgate Mall in Nairobi where she captured some powerful images of unsung heroes during the terrorist attack.

How the extremist group al-Shabab looks for recruits

Conflict & Justice

A BBC filmmaker doing a documentary on the extremist group al-Shabab got a rare glimpse into its recruiting tactics

Kenyan cartoonist Igah Smuigai with a cartoon 'live' from the Westgate Mall.

Kenyan cartoonist Igah Smuigai captures the grisly standoff at the Westgate Mall

Arts, Culture & Media

The Nairobi mall terrorists get their news from 24-hour cable in this cartoon by Kenya’s Igah Smuigai.

Philip Ogola runs Kenya Red Cross's social media command center from his desk in Nairobi.

When there’s no 911, Kenya tweets for help

Conflict & Justice

How one man with an iPad helped a capital city when terror struck.