The Latest Breaking News from Kenya

Recent studies show that food insecurity is a barrier to the optimal treatment of HIV because some people forego crucial medication for fear of the side effects they experience when taking the drugs on an empty stomach. The problem is especially acute among people living in poverty – like the…

There is no piped water or sewage system in Athi River, near Kenya's capital Nairobi, and drought is making clean water supplies more scarce and expensive for locals

The leader of a doomsday cult in Kenya has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for the illegal distribution of films and operating a film studio without licenses

Kenya has a severe, generalised HIV epidemic, with 1.4 million cases. But in recent years, the country has experienced a notable decline in the prevalence of the virus, attributed in part to increased access to antiretroviral drugs. In 2016, Kenya became one of the first African countries to make antiretroviral…

In tonight's edition: For the first time, a South African court has sentenced a man to 12 years in prison for inciting unrest. More than 350 people died during days of unrest in 2021 sparked by the incarceration of ex-president Jacob Zuma. Also, with COP28 is set to begin, we…

Observers say Somalia’s accession to the bloc comes with multiple opportunities but also multiple challenges.

Sierra Leone is now treating Sunday's clashes that killed 21 people in the capital Freetown as a failed coup attempt. Thirteen military officers and one civilian are under arrest. Meanwhile, 11 miners have lost their lives in South Africa after an elevator carrying 86 workers plunged 200 metres at a…

The death toll from floods that have devastated many parts of Kenya has almost doubled to 120, a government official said on Tuesday.

A senior International Criminal Court prosecutor has dropped all further investigations into crimes committed in Kenya relating to violence that erupted following elections in 2007.