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Ngugi Wa Thiong'o reads a play at the University of Hawaii. 
Arts, Culture & Media
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o’s famously banned play returns to Kenya
Schoolchildren joke around and play at the Olympic Primary School in Kibera, Kenya, on Oct. 12, 2020.
Education
After months of closure, Kenya’s schools adjust to sudden reopening
A man sits under a graffiti depicting African American man George Floyd, who was killed by a police officer in Minneapolis, in Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya.
Protest
Police killing of George Floyd strikes a chord in Kenya
Two women wearing long colorful robes and hijab walk down a street in the Eastleigh area of Nairobi, Kenya.
Religion
Under lockdown, mosques in Kenya offer virtual prayers for Ramadan
Conflict
The group behind Nairobi’s recent terror attack recruits young people from many faiths. Officials can’t stop it.
An opposition supporter returns a teargas canister fired by police during clashes in Kibera slum in Nairobi, Kenya, Oct. 26, 2017.
Conflict
Kenya’s disputed election re-run turns violent
Kenyan rapper Octopizzo grew up in the Kibera slum and still has a house there. He has been speaking out against police violence he witnessed against protestors who congregated in the slum the day after the results of Kenya's election were announced.
Conflict
After witnessing police shoot protesters, Kenyan rapper Octopizzo says ‘who will speak out if I don’t?’
Ben and Salma are Kenyan students studying journalism at the Nairobi community news hub, Habari Kibra. They are looking out over their home town, Kibera, one of the largest slums in the world.
Global Politics
Student journalists in Kenya’s largest slum have their own stories about the country’s elections
Development & Education
Animal populations plummeting at Nairobi National Park
Drone
How Drones Are Reshaping the World
Full Episode
Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta (L) looks on as U.S. President Barack Obama signs a guest book as he arrives aboard Air Force One at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi July 24, 2015.
Global Politics
President Obama talks gay rights ahead of Kenya visit
John Karanjah helps a guest with a picnic breakfast
Economics
Kenya is thousands of miles away from the Ebola outbreak, but tourists are still staying away
A relative of a victim lights a candle during the first anniversary memorial service of the Westgate shopping mall terrorist attack in Kenya's capital Nairobi on September 21, 2014.
Conflict
Kenya considers its security on the anniversary of the Westgate mall siege
A water merchant in Nairobi sells to the city's poor.
Business
Women unite in the slums of Nairobi to provide clean water
A water merchant in Nairobi sells to the city's poor.
Business
Women unite in the slums of Nairobi to provide clean water
al-Shabaab radio stations in Somalia
Conflict & Justice
How al-Shabab is building a media empire and creating chaos in Kenya
Corporal Patricia Mututu (left), a 30-year Kenya Wildlife Service veteran, and Ranger Mildred Oduor on patrol in Nairobi National Park. Hundreds of Kenya Wildlife Service rangers have been shot by poachers in the last three years; 13 have been killed.
Environment
Rangers in Kenya are outgunned in the new poaching arms race
Kenya police and military officers control the temporary entrance erected at the Westgate shopping mall following the recent attack in Kenya's capital Nairobi.
Global Politics
Kenyan military accused of turning Westgate mall siege into shopping spree
A Kenyan police officer tries to secure an area inside the Westgate Shopping Centre after a militant siege.
Conflict & Justice
The urban guerrilla comes of age
Four year old Portia Walton runs toward Abdul Haji during the Westgate Mall massacre. Her mom and others shelter under the black and white table in the middle. The terrorists are holed up and firing from the supermarket beyond the table.
Conflict & Justice
Meet the Kenyan hero who fought terrorists and rescued dozens
Arts, Culture & Media
Kofi Awoonor: Ghanaian Diplomat and Poet Dies in Terrorist Attack
Conflict & Justice
Fears of Backlash in Kenya’s ‘Little Mogadishu’
Arts, Culture & Media
Nairobi Attack by al-Shabab: ‘A Sign of Desperation’
Lifestyle & Belief
Nairobi Reels as Militant Shopping Mall Siege Continues
An off duty SAS soldier with his handgun saves two women trapped inside Westgate Mall on September 21, 2013 in Nairobi, Kenya. AN off-duty SAS soldier is being heralded as a hero following reports he saved 100 adults and children from the Nairobi shopping
Conflict & Justice
Kenya mall attack through a photographer’s lens
Conflict & Justice
How the extremist group al-Shabab looks for recruits
Kenyan cartoonist Igah Smuigai with a cartoon 'live' from the Westgate Mall.
Arts, Culture & Media
Kenyan cartoonist Igah Smuigai captures the grisly standoff at the Westgate Mall
Nairobi's Kibera Slum
Arts, Culture & Media
What People in Nairobi’s Kibera Slum Make of the Westgate Mall Attack
Thick smoke poured from Nairobi's besieged Westgate mall, three days after a raid by Somalia's al- Shabaab militia.
Conflict & Justice
Nairobi Reels as Militant Shopping Mall Siege Continues
Kenyan soldiers take cover behind walls near the Westgate shopping centre after an exchange of gunfire inside the Westgate mall in Nairobi, Monday.
Conflict & Justice
Nairobi Attack a Sign of ‘Desperation’ for al-Shabab, says Expert
Development & Education
In Kenya, urban farming changing families’ reality
Kenyans still proud of Obama, but with an eye on their own elections
Global Politics
A passionate call for more African media
Arts, Culture & Media
Kenyan musician to perform at inaugural gala
AfriGadget and African ingenuity
Business, Economics and Jobs
Clean water for Kenya
Arts, Culture & Media
Fire Ravages Kenya’s Busiest Airport
Global Politics
Victims Tortured by British in Kenya During Mau Mau Rebellion to be Compensated
Conflict & Justice
Kenyans ‘On Stand By,’ Awaiting Supreme Court Ruling on Vote Saturday
Conflict & Justice
Kenya Prepares for Presidential Elections Amidst Concerns About New Ethnic Clashes
Finding Safety at a Public Bathroom in Nairobi’s Kibera Slum
Arts, Culture & Media
Farming Livestock in African Slums
Arts, Culture & Media
Nairobi Singer Makadem’s Get Out the Vote Effort in Kenya
The World in Words
Podcast: Nairobi’s Smart Graffiti and Sheng Hip Hop
Arts, Culture & Media
Video: Kenyan Singer Nina Ogot Inspired by Nairobi Youth
Arts, Culture & Media
Kenya’s Sauti Sol Hopes to Make it Big in the US
Global Politics
Kenyan Officials Charged With Crimes Against Humanity
Environment
Kenya’s Wildlife Losing Ground to Development
Health & Medicine
Over 100 Die in Pipeline Explosion in Nairobi
750,000 Could Perish in Somali Famine
Arts, Culture & Media
Music By Africans for Africans
Personal Debt Piles Up in Kenya
Famine and Somalia: The Challenges of Providing Aid in a Failed State
Environment
Sanitation Solution Wins MIT Innovation Prize
Getting Men Into (or out of) the Act
Sun-Powered Ovens
Sun-Powered Ovens
Clean Water for Kenya
Clean Water for Kenya
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species