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Halima Gikandi is the Africa correspondent for The World.HG

Halima Gikandi

Africa Correspondent

Halima Gikandi was The World’s Africa Correspondent based in Nairobi, Kenya. She reported on current African affairs, focusing on politics, security and human rights. Her reporting has taken her across the continent, from Sudan to South Africa. Before joining The World in 2019, Halima was a freelance journalist based in East Africa, covering major regional events like the political revolution in Sudan and the Dusit terrorist attack in Nairobi.

Somalis find marriage online
3:46
Dozens tried for Kenyan cult massacre
4:41
Mpox outbreak grows as Democratic Republic of Congo begins vaccination
3:36
Kenya’s overlooked snakebite epidemic
5:39
Dementia in Africa, a looming disaster
5:27
Namibia culls wildlife for drought relief efforts
3:45
Butterfly farming in Kenya
4:22
Ugandan Olympic runner killed by partner
3:27
Controversy over the 1st nuclear power plant in Kenya
6:09
500 days of war in Sudan
3:37
Devastating humanitarian crisis in Darfur
3:54
Alarm over growing Mpox outbreaks across Africa
4:02
South Sudan’s men’s basketball team makes Olympic debut
3:24
African youth protests
3:55
Abductions in Kenya
5:00
Kenya’s first fencer heads to the Olympics
4:52
Kenya’s daunting debt burden
3:52
The growing popularity of Swahili
6:01
Kenyan police face scrutiny at home
4:17
Kenya’s president concedes after nationwide protests
3:53
Anti-tax protests in Kenya
6:26
Landmark gay rights judgment in Namibia
4:14
South African president begins 2nd term
3:52
South African immigration dilemma
4:48
South Africa’s ruling party loses majority in historic election
3:49
Historic election in South Africa
4:31
South Africa’s ruling ANC faces reckoning
4:42
Generative AI threatens elections globally
4:10
Kenya’s president visits US ahead of police deployment to Haiti
4:01
South Africa’s president signs landmark national health insurance bill
4:00
"And this shall also pass II," by Nigerian artist Ngozi-Omeje Ezema, 2022, work from Kó gallery in Lagos, Nigeria.
Arts, Culture & Media
After decades of being overlooked, African art gets its moment
4:07
African art is having its moment
4:07
Extreme rains and flooding kill 100 people in Kenya
4:05
Kenya’s health workers on strike
4:27
War in Sudan reaches 1 year
5:15
Kenyans concerned about rising cases of femicide
US looks to Africa for strategic minerals
Kenya’s Biblical tax collector
Senegal set for rescheduled election on Sunday
Sudan at a breaking point
The backstory of The World’s Uganda orphanage investigation
A tale of two children’s homes
A Dutch children’s home full of complaints
American missionary accused of abuse at his organization AidChild
Americans are funding orphanages against expert advice
Kenya’s parliament bans famous Kaunda suit
Shock as Kenya’s marathon star dies
Gas explosion in Nairobi injures hundreds of people
Looming famine and ethnic cleansing in Sudan
Kenya’s padel craze
Sudan war enters 9th month
This Libyan pop star wants to go global
‘Our Land, Our Freedom’ documentary on Kenya’s freedom fighters
Kenya celebrates 60 years of independence
Kenya’s Parliament bans famous Kaunda suit