Kenya

Demand for charcoal and firewood in Kenya is set to increase, while deforestation continues, pointing to an urgent need for improved governance, write scientists in The Conversation Africa. Charcoal provides more than 70 percent of…

Kenya slid into a recession for the first time in at least two decades in the third quarter of 2020 as measures introduced by the East African state to slow the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic continued to hurt output. Gross domestic…

Somalia on Wednesday threatened to withdraw from a regional bloc after the group ruled in favour of Kenya in a diplomatic row between the two countries. A fact-finding mission was created by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development…

The African Union has called on Somalia and Kenya to embrace dialogue to ease tensions along the common border that resulted in the death of 11 people and several injuries on Monday. Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union…

Kenya has cleared most of the second wave of desert locust swarms that entered the country from neighboring Ethiopia and Somalia in mid-November affecting almost a third of the 47 counties in East Africa’s biggest economy. “The total…

The Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife has announced the appointment of English supermodel Naomi Campbell to become Magical Kenya International Ambassador. In a statement, the Ministry says Campbell, 50, will help promote the marketing of…

As many as 15 million students are expected to flock back to classrooms this week as schools across Kenya reopened on Monday after a 10-month break imposed by the coronavirus pandemic. Hand washing, the wearing of face masks and…