Kenya: Kenya's War On Traditional Alcohol - a Colonial Hangover About What It Means to Be 'Civilised'

At the dawn of Kenya's colonial era in 1902, consumption of home-made alcohol was deeply embedded in society. For instance, among the Mijikenda of coastal Kenya, palm wine was… Read more »

Africa: Why Nairobi Africa-France Summit Bears the Hallmarks of Macron and Ruto Priorities

The 2026 Africa-France summit in Nairobi on May 11-12 is the first to be held in an African country that is not a former French colony. It is also the first to be held since the… Read more »

Kenya: How Wildlife Conservancies Perpetuate Green Colonialism in Kenya

The story of wildlife conservation in East Africa is often told through spectacular images of beautiful scenery and the region's charismatic animals. But seldom asked is the… Read more »

Kenya: Scientists Have Found a Safer Way to Hunt for the Next Pandemic Virus

The world is full of animal viruses, and we're pretty sure that one of them will cause the next pandemic. To prevent pandemics, we need to predict which of the vast number of… Read more »

Kenya: Climate Change Is Worsening Violent Extremism in Kenya - What Can Be Done

Climate change and its associated impacts can worsen security challenges, including those associated with violent extremism. Read more »

Kenya: Kenya's Sawe Breaks the 2-Hour Barrier - What's Next for the Men's Marathon World Record?

Well, well. Kenyan marathon runner Sabastian Sawe has officially broken through the fabled "sub-2-hour" marathon barrier. Read more »

Kenya: How 2 Men Smashed Through a Marathon Barrier Long Thought Unbreakable

On May 6 1954, Sir Roger Bannister did what was deemed impossible in athletics: he ran a mile in less than four minutes. Read more »

Kenya: Kenyans Are Encouraged to Work Abroad, but Protection Rights Remain Weak - New Research

Labour migration from Kenya was oriented towards Africa, North America and Europe until the 1990s. Kenyans then started moving to the Gulf countries, such as Saudi Arabia, Kuwait,… Read more »

Kenya: Seizure of 2,000 Ants At Nairobi Airport Highlights the Hidden Scale of Insect Trafficking

Last year Kenya Wildlife Service warned of a growing demand for garden ants in Europe and Asia, where some people view them as exotic pets. An attempt to smuggle over 2,000 garden… Read more »

Kenya: Kenya's Counties Get Budgets to Undo Inequality - How It's Helped Households

Kenya devolved power and public spending to 47 counties in 2013. This was in line with a global trend in which governments were pushing power and resources down to local levels in… Read more »

Kenya: Brutal Mau Mau Camps in Kenya Were an Extension of Britain's Colonial Prison System - Historian Traces Their Roots

During the Mau Mau uprising between 1952 and 1960, the British colonial government confined an estimated 150,000 Kenyans in a sprawling network of "emergency" detention camps. Read more »

Kenya: Kenya's New Infrastructure Fund Is Long Overdue - but Design Flaws Could Limit Its Impact

Kenya is laying the ground for an infrastructure fund which will raise money for new projects - such as roads, energy and ports - through public-private partnerships, privatisation… Read more »

Kenya: Kenya's Double Climate Crisis - It Needs Funds to Adapt, and Disaster Aid Is Damaging the Environment

Over the last two decades, economic losses from extreme weather (such as the damage caused by floods, mudslides and drought) has amounted to trillions of dollars. Read more »

Africa: Oil Price Surge Is Hurting African Economies - Scholars in Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal and South Africa Take Stock

The attacks by the US and Israel on Iran, which started on 28 February 2026, upended key supply chains, driving oil prices above US$100 a barrel. The spike followed Iran's closure… Read more »

Kenya: Do Dads of Disabled Children Do Enough? Kenya Study Points to Misunderstood Ways of Caring

A child's success at school doesn't depend only on teachers and classrooms. Studies show that when parents engage with schools - by attending meetings, supporting learning at home… Read more »

Kenya: Power Cuts Are the New Normal in Kenya - What Went Wrong and How to Fix It

Millions of Kenyan households and businesses have been subjected to interruptions of electricity supply since late 2024 owing to production shortfalls. President William Ruto… Read more »

Kenya: Mau Mau - How Kenya's History of Colonial Violence Speaks Through Living Bodies and Graves

Between 1952 and 1963, Kenya experienced one of the most violent chapters in its modern history. The Mau Mau uprising, rooted in land dispossession and political repression under… Read more »

Kenya: Sand Mining and Kenya's Building Boom - Better Rules Are Needed, but Not From the Top Down

The sun is rising in Kenya's Kajiado county, just outside Nairobi, and a truck is rumbling over dusty ground towards a riverbank. Young men guide the driver to a parking spot and… Read more »

Kenya: Banning Rafiki Was Unlawful - Why New Court Ruling Is an Important Moment for African Film

The film Rafiki is a charming love story that plays out in urban Kenya. It follows two teenage girls whose close friendship slowly turns into first love. Directed by rising… Read more »

Kenya: Climate Change Is Hurting Kenyan Women Working in Coastal Tourism - They Explain How

I returned home to Kenya's coast after months of winter in Germany, and the heat felt extreme. Temperatures rose past 35°C by midday under the blazing sun of Kilifi, a tourism… Read more »

Kenya: Two Kenyan Women Rebuild Libraries in a Quietly Powerful New Documentary

Two Kenyan women - Wanjiru Koinange and Angela Wachuka - set out in 2017 to do something both ordinary and radical: rebuild neglected libraries in Nairobi. Read more »

Kenya: Street Food in Mombasa - How City Life Shaped the Modern Meal

As Kenya's cities grew, more and more people left their rural homes and subsistence farming systems to go to urban settlements like Mombasa to find work. In the city, meals were… Read more »

Kenya: Kenya's 'Night Running' - How a Rural Ritual With Links to Witchcraft Became an Urban Staple

In parts of Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, it is not uncommon to hear of individuals who run naked at night. They cause trouble and instil fear in the neighbourhood. They throw stones… Read more »

Kenya: Managing Conflict Between Baboons and People - What's Worked - and What Hasn't

Conflict between humans and baboons can tear communities apart. Shirley C. Strum has studied wild olive baboons in Kenya for more than 50 years. In that time she's come to… Read more »

Africa: News Influencers Are Reshaping the Media - Insights From Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa

News creators and influencers have become increasingly important sources of news as more people turn to social media and video networks like Facebook and YouTube to inform… Read more »