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We can be heroes: the inspiring people we met around the world in 2025 – part two

From the ‘warrior’ midwife saving lives in Senegal to the outed Kenyan pop star speaking up against prejudice, these are some of the people who gave us hope

The Guardian - UK

Protests in Kenya as elephants kill four people in just one week

One elephant, believed responsible for two deaths, was shot dead in Kajiado County

The Independent UK

Young Kenyans are turning their backs on farming as the climate crisis bites

ON THE GROUND: Young people in Kenya tell Nick Ferris why the agriculture sector – crucial to the national economy and to keep the country fed – is becoming less appealing as the impacts of climate change escalate

The Independent UK

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UK-backed project turning Kenya tea waste into clean energy and fertiliser

The so-called ‘Green Tea’ project aims to support producers in the east African nation, which supplies around half of the tea drunk in Britain.

Evening Standard

'The water came from nowhere': Settlements, hotels and farms flooded in Kenya’s Rift Valley

Dickson Ngome's farm at Lake Naivasha in Kenya's Rift Valley has been submerged due to rising water levels

The Independent UK

Tribe Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya, hotel review

HOTELS: This art-filled hotel is loved by the A-list, which comes as no surprise to Kate Wickers when she checks in for the chance to experience a nighttime safari

The Independent UK

Mara Toto Tree Camp, Kenya, hotel review

HOTELS: In plum position in the famous Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kate Wickers discovers the ultimate glamping experience at this treetop-set safari camp

The Independent UK

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US tech enabled China’s surveillance empire. Now Tibetan refugees are paying the price

Nepal is just one of at least 150 countries to which Chinese companies are supplying surveillance technology

The Independent UK

Great Plains Mara Nyika, Kenya, camp review

HOTELS: One of only nine camps in the Naboisho Conservancy, this tented stay marries luxury with an off-grid experience. Kate Wickers checks in

The Independent UK

Nairobi sounds alarm over recruiters luring Kenyans into Russian war effort

Kenya has pledged to crack down on overseas recruitment networks after hundreds of its citizens were lured to Russia with promises of work, only to be sent to military camps and, in some cases, the front line in Ukraine.

Radio France Internationale

Kenyan vet meets Ally Pally wasp, causes darts boilover

David Munyua has achieved one of the great all-time upsets at a world darts championships while becoming the first Kenyan to win a match at the Ally Pally.

AAP

Kenya's environment court to consider a claim that a lux safari camp was harming wildebeests routes

Kenya’s environment court says it will consider a case challenging the operations of a luxury safari camp in the Maasai Mara reserve amid claims it was infringing on the annual wildebeest migration corridor

The Independent UK

South African immigration authorities raid a US refugee processing center

South African authorities say a center processing applications for the United States refugee program was raided by immigration and law enforcement officers and seven Kenyan nationals were arrested for working there illegally

The Independent UK

Photos show a bullfight in Kenya, where an ancient sport attracts modern-day bets

The bullfighting tradition is deeply rooted among the Luhya community in Kenya’s Kakamega County. It started as entertainment and a form of celebration after harvests, and has evolved into a sport that attracts thousands of young people who place bets on the bulls.

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Kenyans unite around the country's growing bullfighting tradition

Kenya's bullfighting tradition is deeply rooted among the Luhya community in western Kakamega County

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Elephant orphans. Goat's milk. This safari reveals the impact of wildlife conservation in Kenya

In a dusty corral ringed by posts as thick as telephone polls, the orphan elephants of the Reteti Elephant Sanctuary in Kenya are fed their lunch: goat's milk, which wildlife caretakers say is a suitable substitute to elephant's milk

Evening Standard

Laikipia calling: Inside Kenya’s quietest, wildest conservancy safari

From roaming elephants to stealthy predators, this is an intimate encounter with nature at its most untouched. Katharine Sohn takes us with her on safari...

The Independent UK

The Cabanas, Kenya, hotel review

HOTELS: Heading to the celebrity-loved Swahili island, Kate Wickers discovers the ideal stay for those seeking laidback luxury

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The Conversation

Managing conflict between baboons and people: what’s worked – and what hasn’t

Conflict between humans and baboons can tear communities apart. Shirley C. Strum has studied wild olive baboons in Kenya for more than 50 years. In that time she’s come to understand the species intimately. In this article she argues that humans have taken from nature (without asking) for too long.…

Latin Times

Hundreds Of New Kenyan Police Officers Arrive In Haiti, First Deployment Since UN Approves Expanding Force To Fight Gangs

A contingent of hundreds of Kenyan police officers arrived in Haiti, the first deployment of forces since the UN Security Council approved expanding the existing force to fight the gangs that control most of the capital and large swaths of the country.

The Guardian - UK

Iain Douglas-Hamilton obituary

Conservationist who devoted his life to the study and preservation of the African elephant

The Independent UK

Mukima Manor, Kenya, hotel review

HOTELS: Seeking a place to stay surrounded by Kenya’s rural landscape, Kate Wickers found that Mukima Manor is one of the best places to stay with spectacular views of Mount Kenya

The Guardian - UK

Sabastian Sawe: the marathon star on a mission to be drug tested as much as possible

This year’s London Marathon winner deserves credit for offering more than enough proof he is clean while setting a new standard for other athletes to follow

The Guardian - UK

‘When you’re desperate, you fall for things easily’: the scam job ads on TikTok taking people’s money

Exclusive: Guardian investigation finds fake agencies using the social media platform to dupe Kenyans into paying for nonexistent jobs in Europe

Radio France Internationale

'Climate whiplash': East Africa caught between floods and drought

At dawn in the town of Mai Mahiu, Kenya, all is quiet. No goat bells ring, no voices call across farm fields, there is no rustle of maize leaves in the morning wind. Instead, the air smells of churned mud and uprooted vegetation, a reminder of the April 2024 floods…

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