Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Kenya

Kenya is on edge again: here's what you should know about terror alerts

Kenya remains in a state of heightened alert following travel warnings by French, US and European Union officials of imminent terrorist attacks. Kenya has suffered deadly terror attacks claimed by the Somali Islamist group Al-Shabaab. As a result it has beefed up security. Oscar Gakuo Mwangi has studied Kenya’s counter-terrorism…

The Conversation

Evening Standard Comment: Thank you for a lifetime of service, Your Majesty

Today marks 70 years since Elizabeth II returned from Kenya as Queen. For her, the anniversary must be tinged with sorrow, since it marks her father’s death too.

Evening Standard

'Girls know their rights now’: Fighting female genital mutilation in Kenya

In the run-up to the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation on Sunday, countries around the world are calling for an end to the globally condemned practice. In Kenya, around 4 million women and girls have been subjected to FGM, according to the United Nations.

France 24

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Drastic decline in Kenyan birds of prey has scientists worried

A new survey has detected “shocking” declines in the populations of 22 species of eagle, vulture, buzzard, falcon and other birds of prey in Kenya -- and roads, railways and rat poison have all played a part.

Radio France Internationale

Prince Philip's devastating reply when he was told his wife had become Queen

The Queen and Prince Philip were in Kenya on February 6, 1952 - 70 years ago today - when news started to filter down of the death of George VI - and it was Philip who had the job of informing his wife of her dad's passing

Daily Mirror

The Queen's Platinum Jubilee also marks 70 years since the death of her father, King George VI

February 6, 1952, is a date etched in the Queen's mind, when everything changed and the 25-year-old princess became monarch — and the world's most famous woman.

ABC News

Kenya’s Nubian people still struggling for official recognition

Kenyans from the Nubian community continue to live on the margins of society, blocked from acquiring national identity cards and other vital documents necessary to work officially, go to school and even vote.

Radio France Internationale

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

UAE Lifts Travel Ban to 12 African Countries for Vaccinated Citizens

The United Arab Emirates announced that it will lift a travel ban to 12 African countries for citizens who are fully vaccinated, state news agency WAM said on Friday. The countries include Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Nigeria, the Republic of Congo, South Africa, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, and Zimbabwe. Fully…

Asharq Al-Awsat

S2, EP11: Kenyan Nubians' ID dilemma, Malawi mental health, and a Ghana dance academy lifting up youths

This week, Africa Calling podcast brings you audio-rich stories and voices from the African continent, with our African correspondents. In Kenya, our reporter looks into the Nubian community and its quest for identification cards; from Malawi, the rising numbers of suicide has the government looking into possible options; and in…

Radio France Internationale

Nottingham artist angry after Kenyan wife's visa application to visit UK is rejected

He is now seeking legal advice

Nottingham Post

Kenya has tried to reform its police force, but it's left gaps for abuse

Police brutality and impunity are nothing new in Kenya. They’re a legacy of British colonial rule when the role of the police was to protect the interests of the administration – not to serve the interests of the general populace.

The Conversation

Queen Elizabeth II's 70 Years on the Throne

Queen Elizabeth II on Sunday becomes the first British monarch to reign for 70 years, heralding the start of her Platinum Jubilee year despite her retreat from public view. But the landmark date this weekend will see little fanfare, as the 95-year-old monarch traditionally spends the anniversary of the death…

Asharq Al-Awsat

U.S. engaged in 'robust' talks with Kenya, more to say in coming weeks - USTR

The U.S. government is engaging in robust talks with Kenya as part of its drive to expand equitable and inclusive U.S. trade investment on the African continent, Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Sarah Bianchi said on Tuesday.

Reuters

‘We relied on the lake. Now it’s killing us’: climate crisis threatens future of Kenya’s El Molo people

Lake Turkana’s shores have been home to the El Molo for millennia but as rising waters swallow homes and sacred sites they face losing everything

The Guardian - UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Conversation

Kenya's potato drama: farmers can only meet standards if there are some

It all started as the mere lack of potato chips at a global fast food chain that couldn’t keep up with demand during the festive season. It then became apparent that big fast-food players don’t serve Kenyan-grown potato chips because of perceived poor quality. The social media outrage decrying missed…

Daily Mirror

Queen marks heartbreaking anniversary today as she begins emotional week

Today, exactly 70 years ago, the Queen and Prince Philip embarked on a royal tour in place of her father George VI and were waved off from London Airport - and it turned out to be a highly significant moment

The Independent UK

At least 10 killed in Kenya when vehicle runs over explosive

A local official in northeastern Kenya says at least 10 people are dead after their vehicle ran over an explosive device on a highway Monday morning

The Independent UK

How Elizabeth became Queen watching baboons at sunrise from Kenyan treetops

The princess and the Duke of Edinburgh were away on a Commonwealth tour when King George VI died in 1952.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Al Jazeera

Kenya beefs up security after warnings of possible attacks

Police operations come after several European embassies warned of risk of possible attacks.

Reuters

UAE to lift entry, transit ban on passengers from 12 African countries

The United Arab Emirates will lift an entry and transit ban on on Saturday on travellers who had recently visited South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, Ethiopia and eight other African countries.

The Guardian - UK

Planned change to Kenya’s forest act threatens vital habitats, say activists

Environmentalists fear a proposal to allow boundary changes to protected areas will open the door to deforestation

Asharq Al-Awsat

Satterfield to Discuss Sudan in Trip to 5 Nations

The US special envoy for the Horn of Africa will visit Kenya, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Turkey and Israel this week to discuss Sudan and regional peace, the State Department said on Tuesday. David Satterfield will meet with officials from the respective governments from Jan. 24 to Feb. 4 "to…

The Conversation

Kenya Airways is in financial trouble (again). Why national carriers have a hard time

Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya, offers flights to over 56 destinations in 39 countries. This should be a remarkable feat in these waning days of the COVID-19 global pandemic.

Reuters

Goats, sheep and livelihoods lost to floods and cold in northern Kenya

The carcasses of goats and sheep strewn across the scrubland of northern Kenya are testament to the devastation wrought by the once-in-a-generation floods that have hit the region.

Radio France Internationale

Kenya, Mauritania get nearly two million Covid vaccine doses from US

Kenya and Mauritania have received nearly two million new doses of Covid-19 vaccines from the United States in the latest push against the Omicron variant sweeping the world.

1 … 117 118 119 120

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.