Kenya

‘It’s a struggle for survival’: why Kenya – and its wildlife – need tourists to return

Covid dealt a blow to tourism and the conservation funds it provides. But as visitors slowly return, the sector is looking for new ways to thrive

Peter Muiruri

13, May, 2022 @6:45 AM

Hunger crisis grips Horn of Africa – but 80% of Britons unaware, poll shows

UK government urged to act as worst drought in 40 years threatens region while aid efforts and global attention remain focused on Ukraine war

Lizzy Davies

12, May, 2022 @6:30 AM

A story of 90,000 trees: how Kenya’s Kipsigis brought a forest back to life

Indigenous trees were being lost, and a way of life with it. So local villagers decided to replant their historic woodland

Wesley Langat in Siongiroi

09, May, 2022 @10:00 AM

Killed by abortion laws: five women whose stories we must never forget

As the US supreme court threatens to undo 49 years of access to safe and legal terminations, five women who died because of bans on abortion stand as warnings of what is at stake globally

Joe Parkin Daniels, Sarah Johnson, Weronika Strzyżyńska, Kaamil Ahmed and Mercy Kahenda

07, May, 2022 @11:00 AM

Mwai Kibaki obituary

Third president of Kenya who helped modernise the economic and political landscape of his country

Stephen Chan

03, May, 2022 @7:43 PM

Poison, persecution and people: why Kenya’s raptors are disappearing

Urgent action is needed, say conservationists, after report shows numbers of birds of prey in the country declining by as much as 95% over the past 40 years

Peter Muiruri

13, Apr, 2022 @10:15 AM

From the Ranting Atheist to I Like Girls: the best African podcasts

Covering topics from queer Africans to a blogger’s disappearance, female hosts and producers from across the continent pick their top shows

12, Apr, 2022 @6:45 AM

Kenya’s already fragile elections now face a dangerous new enemy: big tech platforms | Odanga Madung

Media complacency has allowed for a thriving disinformation industry that threatens Kenya’s democratic discourse, says Kenyan journalist Odanga Madung

Odanga Madung

07, Apr, 2022 @9:00 AM