Sub-Saharan Africa
Kenya
Justice from the King?
Ahead of a royal visit, communities violently evicted by colonial era settlers are calling for justice. Anthony Lang’at reports.
The Ogiek won reparations, now they want results
One year after a court ruling, the Ogiek are still waiting for reparations. Amy Hall reports on a case that could change the lives of Indigenous people across the region.
Tax Justice Network Africa's historic win
Could a Kenyan court case point the way towards a more just tax system? Amy Hall investigates.
Conservation from behind the lens
Shadrack Omuka meets the Maasai women using photography as a way to preserve Kenya's Loita forest.
‘We will oppose it until the end of our lives’
Shadrack Omuka reports from Kenya’s Arabuko Sokoke forest on the threat posed to East Africa’s largest coastal forest from titanium mining.
From fear to romance in Nairobi’s parks
Nanjala Nyabola on how Nairobi’s young lovers have claimed the city’s public spaces.
Let the water flow
Could solar-powered desalination help boost drinking water supplies in Kenya and beyond? Anthony Langat reports.
Suspending pandemic reality
Exasperated at politicians, Nanjala Nyabola reflects on the disastrous consequences of poor leadership in a pandemic.
Smothered by roads
Nanjala Nyabola mourns the loss of Nairobi's canopy, and questions the expansion of cities.
View from Africa
Abandoned by the state, self-organized health workers in Kenya are absorbing the brunt of the pandemic, writes Nanjala Nyabola.
Check your passport privilege
Nanjala Nyabola explains the weighty, 'anti-citizen' African bureaucracies that have their origins in the colonial period.
Kenya’s refugee reporters
Sally Hayden reports on a fully independent, refugee-run news outlet in the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya
Can men help break Kenyan womens’ exclusion?
Can male volunteers help break the cycle of womens’ political exclusion in Kenya? Hannah O’Neill and Louise Donovan report.
Media switch off in Kenya
A controversial six-day media switch-off has put the country’s news organizations at loggerheads with the government writes Moses Wasamu
After re-run, Kenyan opposition vows resistance
Wangui Kimari reports on the twists and turns of this year’s election season.
Cartels to blame for Kenya’s mass school burnings, witnesses say
The cartels influence teachers to incite students, reports Henry Owino.
Police executions push Kenya to dark days
The killings are causing outrage, panic and shock among citizens. Henry Owino reports.
Gay rights group secures legal victory in Kenya
But the court’s decision has angered opponents to LGBT rights, as Moses Wasamu reports.
Where can women be at home?
A lament – and call to action – on behalf of women everywhere, from Kenyan writer Wambui Mwangi.
Indigenous Kenyans evicted in the name of ‘conservation’
Matthew Newsome exposes a government scheme to rob the Sengwer people of their forest home.
Kenya
Thanks to Barack Obama and a piece of mobile technology, Kenya's reputation is now based on more than just safari parks, as Geoffrey Kamadi explains.
Surviving climate change
In many African societies seed preservation was once an almost sacred duty. Isaiah Esipisu explains why it is becoming vital again.
Let us not find revolutionaries where there are none
Kenyan journalist, Mukoma Wa Ngugi, makes a plea for a genuine people-based democratic movement in Kenya.
Interview with Wangari Maathai
Environmental trailblazer Wangari Maathai explains why she has joined the Kenyan Government.
