Kenyan graffiti artist Solo 7

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Artist Solomon Muyundo, also known as Solo 7, lives in Kibera, which is part of the Kenyan capital Nairobi. Kibera happens to be Africa’s largest slum. In early 2008, Muyundo, like many in Kenya, took to the streets during Kenya’s post-election violence. In protest of the widespread looting and killings, he painted slogans of peace in almost every corner of Kibera. >>>Click here to see a large version of the collage.

Criticism for journalists freed by North Korea

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Today on The World, South Koreans are welcoming Pyongyang’s release of journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee. Some see it as a sign that North Korea may be ready to re-open dialogue and calm tensions on the peninsula. But some North Korea activists are still concerned that what Ling, Lee and many other reporters have done in northeast China, has put their work in jeopardy. From Seoul, Jason Strother reports. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) >>>Click here for the latest BBC coverage.

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Reporter’s Journal: Snapshots of Kenya, Part V

The World’s Andrea Crossan recently met up with Kenyan artist Solomon Muyundo, also known as Solo 7. Muyundo is famous in his native Kibera, a huge slum in Nairobi. He’s a graffiti artist known for painting political slogans of peace all over the massive shantytown. “Peace Wanted Alive” is his most well-known slogan. Andrea caught up with Solo 7, and sent in this reporter’s journal entry.