Women migrants have carved out a peculiar niche in the strangeness of the city of Johannesburg – a part of it, but also apart
Four explosions in less than 48 hours in Kenya’s two largest cities have created an atmosphere of fear and anger.
Lupita Nyong’o’s Oscar has cast the spotlight on the country – long the backdrop for Hollywood adventures – and its struggling film industry.
Kenyans are losing patience with their ill-equipped and notoriously corrupt police force.
Kenya’s crackdown on Muslim militants may only worsen the problem, with the use of alleged extra-judicial measures only fueling the fire.
Suspicions of terrorism have been raised after three explosions left at least six people dead in the Somali district of Nairobi.
A group of survivors of sexual violence committed after Kenya’s violence-hit 2007 elections has taken the government to court.
Gunmen involved in the Nairobi shopping mall attack were in apparent disagreement over whether they should kill women and small children.
Electronic waste processing has become a priority in Kenya as it strives to become the "silicon savannah" of Africa, despite the health risks.
A Nairobi ivory bust – China’s first wildlife crime arrest – was part of a month-long, international anti-trafficking operation.
In its full-year results, the Bank of Kenya said profit had declined by 13% on bad debt.
The financial services provider hopes to restart its expansion plans into the African continent and says this time Kenya could be the place to begin.
Binyavanga Wainaina, one of Africa’s leading literary figures, has outed himself in response to a wave of homophobic laws across the continent.
Charity Rhino Ark says rhinos in Kenya are increasingly vulnerable to organised poaching gangs and should be protected in sanctuaries.
A grenade attack at a crowded restaurant south of Mombasa has left at least 10 people wounded.
Plans are afoot to build a cement plant in South Africa although procedure and budget have not been approved as yet.
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Hundreds of thousands of HIV patients could be affected by Pepfar’s shift in funding policy, according to a new report.
Cheap lighting is giving pupils a better chance — and freeing up money for a better diet.
Gunmen have killed five Kenyan police officers in the latest attack in the troubled northeast border region close to war-torn Somalia.
Kenyan lawmakers have adopted amendments to a controversial media Bill, despite international concern about press freedom.
Kenyan jewellery designer Samuel Semat handcrafts his beautiful jewellery from brass with the help of 20 local women.
Kenyans hope that IBM’s choice of Nairobi as the spot for its first African commercial research centre will provide solution to the city’s traffic.
A Kenyan police squad, funded and trained by the UK and the US, stands accused of rights abuses.
The UN Security Council is to vote on a resolution calling for crimes against humanity charges against Kenya’s leaders to be deferred.
Kenya has named a task force to probe doping allegations, a day before the distance running giant was to receive criticism at an anti-doping summit.
Four officials have pleaded not guilty in anti-corruption court over a $15-million tender for equipment that was meant to prevent vote fraud.
The Kenyan government says it believes it has recovered the remains of the four gunmen involved in the Westgate Mall shootings.
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has been granted his request to be excused from some court sessions during his trial at the ICC.
Uganda has been on high alert over fears of an attack similar to the bloody mall assault by Somalia’s al-Shabab fighters in neighbouring Kenya.
On Saturday Kenya’s military spokesman named four men who are alleged to have been involved in the attack, which killed at least 67 people.
The Israeli-owned mall, which opened in 2007, was a fantasy land that insulated its visitors from the reality of other, poorer people’s lives.
The fact that all the court’s cases are focused on Africa does not mean they are without basis. The AU must stand firm with the victims.