Submit

9 students to be remanded for 21 days over Kenya school fire that killed 16

Kenyan detectives have been granted 21 days to hold nine students suspected of planning an arson attack at a school in central Kenya.

 

9 students appear in court over Kenya school arson that killed 16 girls

Nine students accused of planning a deadly arson attack at a school in central Kenya appeared in court.

 

Hundreds of youths protest outside Kenya’s Ebola quarantine center for US citizens

Hundreds of youths in the Kenyan town of Nanyuki have demonstrated against an Ebola quarantine center at Laikipia Air Base.

 

35

Eight students are suspected of arson after a deadly fire at a girls school in Kenya

Authorities in Kenya say eight female students have been arrested on suspicion of arson after a fire destroyed a dormitory at a boarding school, killing 16 children and injuring dozens of others.

 

Kenya court suspends US plan for Ebola quarantine facility for Americans

A court in Kenya has suspended a U.S. plan to establish a quarantine facility for Americans exposed to a rare Ebola virus in northeastern Congo.

 

18

Fire rips through a dormitory at a girls’ school in Kenya, killing at least 16 students

A fire has devastated a girls’ boarding school in central Kenya, killing at least 16 students and injuring many more.

 

How collecting DNA samples in the wild could transform conservation

Rwanda is using a new approach known as environmental DNA technology to detect species like the endangered mountain gorilla using genetic material left in soil and water.

 

4 people killed and dozens injured in Kenya protests over record fuel prices

Four people died and over 30 were injured when police clashed with protesters in Kenya’s capital. The protests on Monday coincided with a nationwide public transport strike over record fuel prices.

 

France’s Macron unveils a $27 billion investment in Africa at a partnership summit in Kenya

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced new investments in Africa at a summit held in Kenya. The Africa Forward Summit closed on Tuesday with calls for mutual respect and highlighted a shift in France’s relationship with African countries.

 

France woos Anglophone Africa at a summit in Kenya

France is pitching what it says is a new model of partnership with African countries at a summit that begins Monday in Kenya as it completes a military withdrawal from West African countries that has been widely seen as marking declining influence on the continent.

 

Changing geopolitics are in focus as France’s Macron kicks off Kenya visit for an Africa summit

French President Emmanuel Macron has kicked off a visit to Kenya ahead of a two-day Africa Forward Summit.

 

‘Ghost of the forest’ returns to Kenya as conservationists reintroduce rare antelope into the wild

The mountain bongo is being reintroduced into the wild by conservationists to increase the number of the rare antelope that are indigenous to Kenya’s forests.

 

Amputee football players in Rwanda find healing and a sense of community

Amputee football offers a sense of community and healing in Rwanda, a country that went through its darkest time in 1994 during its genocide.

 

Kenya gives a hero’s welcome to marathon record breaker Sabastian Sawe

Kenyan marathon record-breaker Sabastian Sawe received a hero’s welcome home complete with a water cannon salute for the aircraft he was aboard.

 

Critically endangered antelopes return to Kenya from Czech zoo

Four critically endangered mountain bongos arrived in Kenya on their way to their native forests after years in the care of a zoo in the Czech Republic.

 

Kenyan appeal court overturns ruling that affirmed the right to abortion

A court of appeal in Kenya has overturned a ruling that affirmed the right to access abortion. The case involved a teenager and a health care worker who were charged and later acquitted of accessing an abortion.

 

Former Meta contractor Sama to lay off more than 1,000 workers in Kenya

More than 1,000 workers in Kenya are facing layoffs after Meta ended its contract with the company Sama.

 

Rwanda tries to protect farmland in Africa’s most densely populated nation

Rwanda has started to use satellite imagery and strict land rules to protect farmland in its capital, Kigali, as development expands.

 

Sexual violence is being used as a weapon in Sudan’s war, doctors group says

The aid group Doctors Without Border says that sexual violence against women and girls is being used as a weapon of war in Sudan’s fierce conflict between the military and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.

 

Making menstrual leave official: 2 paid days off a month for period pain

Nairobi County has introduced Kenya’s first menstrual leave policy for female government staff, aiming to boost health and productivity. Gov.

 

120

At least 25 dead in Kenya after heavy rain brings flash floods and flight disruption to Nairobi

At least 25 people are known to have died after heavy rain caused flooding and flight disruption in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi.

 

Families of Kenyan recruits duped into fighting in Russia’s war on Ukraine demand their sons return

Families of Kenyan recruits duped with promises of work in Russia who ended up on the front lines of the fighting in Ukraine are petitioning the country’s parliament to ban the recruitment of Kenyans for Moscow’s war.

 

Knitting for healing, one stitch at a time

A Kenyan woman who survived breast cancer is knitting prostheses and training others to make them in a country where silicone ones are expensive.

 

Kenyan police arrest man accused of recruiting fighters for Russia’s war in Ukraine

Police in Kenya say they have arrested a suspect in an alleged scheme that tricked Kenyans to fight in Ukraine on the side of the Russians.

 

African Union summit opens as youth anger grows over a ‘bloc of old leaders’

The African Union is holding its annual summit in Ethiopia as the organization faces widespread discontent.

 

Italy pledges deeper cooperation at second Italy-Africa Summit

Italy has pledged to deepen cooperation with African countries during its second Italy-Africa summit.

 

Tanzania opposition leader returns to court for treason trial after monthslong delay

Tanzania’s opposition leader charged with treason has appeared in court for the first time in months.

 

Kenyan women lost their husbands and then their land. But some are fighting back

Thousands of widows in western Kenya face losing their land after their husbands die. In certain ethnic groups, widows are pressured to marry their late husband’s brother or have sex with another man to “cleanse” them of the stigma of widowhood.

 

Kenyans unite around the country’s growing bullfighting tradition

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

 

Tanzania opposition calls for transitional government after disputed election

Tanzania’s main opposition party has called for a transitional government after a disputed election.

 

Load More