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| US warns citizens ahead of President Obama's Kenya visit | US warns citizens ahead of President Obama's Kenya visit |
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| The US has issued a travel warning for Kenya ahead of a visit by President Barack Obama, who is due to address a summit on global entrepreneurship. | The US has issued a travel warning for Kenya ahead of a visit by President Barack Obama, who is due to address a summit on global entrepreneurship. |
| The summit, to be held in the capital, Nairobi, from 26-28 July, could provide "a target for terrorists", the US State Department said in a statement. | The summit, to be held in the capital, Nairobi, from 26-28 July, could provide "a target for terrorists", the US State Department said in a statement. |
| In 2013, at least 67 people died in an attack by al-Shabab militants on the Westgate shop centre in Nairobi. | In 2013, at least 67 people died in an attack by al-Shabab militants on the Westgate shop centre in Nairobi. |
| The Somali-based Islamist militant group says it is at war with Kenya. | The Somali-based Islamist militant group says it is at war with Kenya. |
| Their deadliest assault to date happened at a university in the north-easter Kenyan town of Garissa in April, when four gunmen killed 148 people. | |
| BBC Africa Live: News updates | |
| Why is al-Shabab targeting Kenya? | |
| The US State Department has urged its citizens to "maintain a high level of security awareness" as part of the new travel warning, which expires on 30 July. | The US State Department has urged its citizens to "maintain a high level of security awareness" as part of the new travel warning, which expires on 30 July. |
| Last month, the UK lifted its warning against travelling to part of Kenya's coast, including Mombasa. | |
| Mr Obama's visit to Kenya will be his first to his father's homeland as US leader. | Mr Obama's visit to Kenya will be his first to his father's homeland as US leader. |
| Al-Shabab has carried out numerous attacks in Kenya near the long porous border with Somalia. | |
| The al-Qaeda-linked group wants Kenya to withdraw troops sent to Somalia in 2011 to help the weak UN-backed Somali government to fight the militants. |