Kenyan conservationist Richard Leakey says his Angelina Jolie-directed movie to be shot in the country

Richard Leakey says that his biopic "Nairobi" which will be directed by Angelina Jolie will go ahead

A film to be directed by actor Angelina Jolie about the life of Kenyan conservationist Richard Leakey will be shot in Kenya, Leakey told reporters on Monday, giving what Nairobi hopes will be a boost to a struggling safari and tourism industry.

Kenya has been encouraging the film about Leakey, celebrated for campaigns to save wildlife from poachers, in the hope of bringing back tourists who have shunned the country after attacks blamed on al Shabaab militants from neighboring Somalia.