The Latest Breaking News from Kenya

Like many countries on the African continent, Kenya’s population is growing – fast. The country’s population was 8.1 million in 1963; today it stands at about 55 million people. More people have moved into urban areas too. In 1960 about 7% of the population lived in urban areas; by 2021…

Tracey Doyin took to TikTok after she experienced the official indifference and lack of support faced by sexual assault victims

Lachlan Morton finishes second in men's division while Amity Rockwell rolls across line as women's runner up

Marking World Refugee Day, Kenya’s president has met with a top U.N. official to discuss a new plan to integrate refugees into host communities

The rally has prided itself on being one of the WRC’s jewel in the crown events given its difficulty to win. Its unique stages feature a mix of rough gravel and soft sandy roads sprawled across Kenya’s iconic wildlife-filled savannah. amid changeable weather, poses an altogether different challenge for crews.  

Paul Mackenzie is “public enemy number one” in Kenya, said Le Monde’s Noé Hochet-Bodin, and the reason for the description is as tragic as it is terrifying. 

The European Union and Kenya signed a key trade deal on Monday as EU officials seek deeper economic ties with Africa.

The Goldenberg scandal in the early 1990s is Kenya’s largest documented gold fraud. The scheme involved Goldenberg International Limited, which pretended to export gold and diamonds, and in exchange received substantial subsidies from the government for “earning” foreign exchange. Kenyan businessman Kamlesh Pattni – who was at the centre of…

Will the East African Rift split the continent and create a new ocean, or will it fizzle out?

Florence Pugh and Harry Styles star in a twisty 50s mystery with serious Stepford Wives vibes, and the defiant lesbian romance that is set in – and banned in – Kenya

In Kenya, some industrial fishing techniques are banned in a bid to counteract damage suffered by coastal communities that have seen their fish stocks plummet. Also, as Africa continues to wrangle with the dilemma of how to keep economic growth on track whilst tackling the climate emergency, we hear from…