Africa: World Trade Talks Offer Historic Opportunity for Africa

As world leaders met at the recent United Nations summit to adopt global goals to end extreme poverty in 15 years, a determination to create broader and more participatory… Read more »

Africa: Africa's Governance Winners, Losers and Surprises

Zimbabwe is one of the African countries where governance has improved most in the four years up to 2014. Senegal just might surge ahead of its African counterparts in the future,… Read more »

Kenya: Obama's 'Homecoming' Connects Continents - and Colleagues

The day of President Barack Obama's arrival in Kenya, I was hunched in front of a computer monitor in AllAfrica's Washington, DC offices scanning our diverse sources for updates. Read more »

Kenya: Exporting Innovation to the World

Kenya now may well be on its way to becoming a "silicon savannah," a hub of excellence and innovation in technology. Read more »

Kenya: A Kenyan Mother's Fight to Save Her Community from Lead Poisoning

As environmental activist Phyllis Omido ascended the stage at the San Francisco Opera House to accept a prize for her efforts to close down a dangerous lead smelter, the crowd… Read more »

Kenya: Kenya Transitions from Analogue to Digital Television: GSMA

The Kenyan government has announced its plans to complete the transition from analogue to digital television by March of 2015. Mortimer Hope, Director of Spectrum and Public Policy… Read more »

Kenya: Interview with Mortimer Hope of GSMA

The Kenyan government announced that they will complete digital migration by March 2015  in three phases. GSMA is excited about this because it shows Kenya's commitment to… Read more »

Kenya: Konza – City of Dreams

What if there were a city where big ideas become real, where traffic jams are obsolete, where women and men develop futuristic technologies together, where natural and urban… Read more »

Kenya: Silicon Savannah Reimagines Cities

He has struggled to find jobs since he finished high school a decade ago – but if Alex Muoki has bet right this time, he may turn out to be a winner. Read more »

Kenya: Kenyan Exports to Europe Now Face Tariffs

Since October 1, Kenya has lost its free access to the European market due to the East African Community (EAC) failing to negotiate a free trade deal with the European Union (EU). Read more »

South Africa: Minister's Comment Over Kenya Swimmers Sparks Twitter Storm

South African Sport and Recreation Minister Fikile Mbalula has sparked controversy over comments made about Kenyan athletes, the Mail and Guardian reports. Read more »

Africa: From North to South, East to West, Media Freedom in Africa Under Challenge

The executive director of the International Press Institute (IPI), Alison Bethel McKenzie, delivered a wide-ranging report on press freedom in the world to the institute's world… Read more »

Africa: Kenya's Lupita Nyong'o Nominated for Oscar

Kenyan actress Lupita Nyong'o has been nominated for an Oscar in the category of Best Supporting Actress for her role in 12 Years a Slave. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts… Read more »

Kenya: Train Derails, Crashes in Kibera

A cargo train has derailed and crashed into homes in Kibera, where about one million people live. Read more »

Africa: Senegal, Kenya Lead Africa's Internet Surge

Senegal and Kenya are the African countries where the internet is having the biggest economic impact, according to a new report. Read more »

Kenya: Nairobi Reports Family Planning Gains

Kenyan health officials say there has been a significant increase in the number of clients using family planning services in Nairobi county. Read more »

Africa: For GE, Africa's Infrastructural Needs Represent Business Opportunity - Jay Ireland

General Electric, a well-known American brand with longstanding engagement in Africa, is "expanding its footprint" across the African continent (see GE in Africa brochure). The… Read more »

Africa: Africa Chooses to Stay Inside the Law On Kenya

African leaders have opted to adhere to the law which set up the International Criminal Court in pursuing efforts to keep Kenyan political leaders out of the court. Read more »

Africa: Kofi Annan Defends Hague Court

Five days before crucial talks on whether African nations should pull out of the International Criminal Court (ICC), former United Nations secretary-general Kofi Annan has come out… Read more »

Africa: Standing with Kenya and Somalia

Last weekend’s attack by al Shabaab militants on Westgate shopping mall in Kenya should be a wake-up call that more work is needed to stabilize Somalia and prevent it from… Read more »

Kenya: President Announces Three Days of Mourning

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has announced three days of mourning, in response to the attack on Westgate Mall in Nairobi. Read more »

Kenya: Forces in 'Full Control' After Action to End Mall Siege

Kenya's security forces have freed most of the hostages in Westgate Mall, and are in "full control" of all the floors in the building, according to the cabinet secretary of the… Read more »

Kenya: Nairobi Shoot-Out at Westgate Mall

Kenyan Tweeters have been cooperating with authorities to warn people away from the Westgate area west of downtown Nairobi, where gunfire, reports of hostages and rumours of deaths… Read more »

Kenya: Youths See Opportunity in Digital Outsourcing

When David Otieno graduated from the Kenya Institute of Management five years ago he joined the estimated 50,000 other new graduates searching for employment. But luck was never on… Read more »

Kenya: Kenya Fights Hidden Hunger Through Home Fortification

From the scribble on the walls to mothers clutching crying babies, the bustling ward at Mbagathi District Hospital is unmistakable as the children's unit. But amidst the activity… Read more »