The Latest Breaking News from Kenya

Senegal's President Macky Sall announces he will not seek third term in office

In tonight's edition: Senegal's Macky Sall rules out running for president again, after months of tension over suggestions that he was considering a third term in office. In Mozambique, residents begin returning to Cabo Delgado, on the northern coast, after years of a deadly Islamist insurgency. And we look at…

France 24 · Jul 3, 2023

Meet the ‘headstrong historian’ bringing Africa’s past to life – for Africans

A visit to Nairobi’s archives led to a ‘eureka moment’ for Kenyan Chao Tayiana. She set out to retell colonial narratives – using digital technology to bring lost and suppressed stories to light

The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2023

At least 51 killed and 32 injured in vehicle crash in Kenya, police and Red Cross say

A truck rammed into several other vehicles and market traders in western Kenya, killing at least 51 people, police said.

WEKU · Jul 2, 2023

Facebook content moderators in Kenya call the work 'torture.' Their lawsuit may ripple worldwide

Nearly 200 former content moderators for Facebook are suing the company and a local contractor in a court case in Kenya that could have implications for the work worldwide

The Independent UK · Jun 29, 2023

Why Safari Rally Kenya’s unique challenge is imperative for the WRC

In recent weeks plenty of discussion and brainstorming has focused on how rallying’s top tier can be improved on several levels. This has largely been orchestrated by current World Rally Championship drivers who believe it is time for the discipline to make changes to grow. Technical and sporting regulations, event…

Autosport · Jun 28, 2023

Julius Maada Bio reelected in Sierra Leone for second term as president

In tonight's edition: Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio is reelected for a second term with over 56 percent of Saturday's vote, but the opposition is crying foul. Also, Kenya's main opposition leader Raila Odinga calls for disobedience from his followers over the government's latest raft of tax hikes. Plus…

France 24 · Jun 27, 2023

African women lawyers: numbers are up but report sheds light on obstacles to leadership in the profession

The African continent currently leads the world in the number of women chief justices and presidents of constitutional courts. Several countries across the continent have almost equal numbers of women and men at the bar.

The Conversation · Jun 27, 2023

Urgent action needed to protect ‘dying’ Kenyan domestic workers in Gulf, say rights groups

Deaths and alleged abuse of Kenyan women in Saudi Arabia fuels demands for Nairobi to act on human rights

The Guardian - UK · Jun 27, 2023

WRC Safari Rally: The Good, The Bad and a battle between champions

Top Performer - Sebastien Ogier and Vincent Landais

Autosport · Jun 27, 2023

Glasgow MS sufferer misses out on 'once in a lifetime' safari as flat roof caves in

Jacqueline Smith, 60, had planned a dream trip to Kenya, however, the wheelchair user had to cancel the holiday after flood damage to her home resulted in the roof collapsing

Glasgow Live · Jun 27, 2023