26 Oct

Kenya: Election Re-Run

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Find out the answer to Yesterday’s GeoQuestion, “Which city is known as being the biggest car-free urban area in the world?” below!

 

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Kenya
Election Re-Run
Kenya held a re-run of its presidential election today but the opposition boycotted and clashes broke out between Kenyan police officers and protesters. The clashes killed one person and injured others in the opposition stronghold of Kisumu in the west, where some people have even blocked access to polling stations. The vote comes after President Uhuru Kenyatta was declared the winner in the original August election which was annulled by the Supreme Court due to irregularities in the electoral process.

This map shows the results of the first 2017 presidential election for Kenya that took place on August 8, 2017. Click on the map to read the opinion piece on the elections. 

Further Reading: CNN, Washington Post, BBC, Reuters
Graphic Source: MciMaps
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Indonesia
Explosion
Two explosions and a fire at a fireworks factory in Tangerang, a city in Banten province on the western outskirts of Jakarta in Indonesia, killed at least 46 people and injured dozens. A police report said the fire began Thursday morning and spread after an explosion which caused the factory’s roof to collapse. As the death toll continues to rise, there are still many people unaccounted for. 

This map depicts the city in which the explosion occurred. Click on the map to learn more about the story. 

Further Reading: CNN, Reuters, Guardian, LA Times
Graphic Source: BBC
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United States
JFK Records Release
The National Archives is releasing today a final trove of previously classified records related to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Documents pulled from the CIA, FBI, Defense and State Departments, and other agencies related to the investigation of Kennedy’s murder are being released 25 years after the passage of the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992. The law allowed that the records be made available after 25 years, if President Trump allows their release. 

This map depicts JFK’s motorcade route when he was shot. Click on the map to learn more. 

Further Reading: Washington Post, ABC, Reuters, NY Times
Graphic Source: Tulsa

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Yesterday’s Answer

Q:  Which city is known as being the biggest car-free urban area in the world?

A: Fes el-Bali, Morocco
This medieval city is the largest car-free urban area in the world. It is a world heritage site and famed for its maze of 9,400 narrow winding alleyways.

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