Africa

Kenya’s Goon Economy

Tribeless Youth, Odipodev / Africa Is A Country May 8, 2026 Across the country’s urban centers, young men are being recruited into political militias that offer quick cash, fleeting power and little chance of escape. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Global Voices

Inside Haiti’s Displacement Camps

Magdala Louis / Truthdig Aug 19, 2025 Fleeing gang violence brought by a political vacuum, women bear the burden of surviving amid institutional collapse. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Global Voices

A Grassroots Movement Mobilizes Against Femicide in Kenya

Jacqueline Kubania / Truthdig Mar 6, 2024 Organizers are fighting for wide-ranging reforms and an end to systemic violence against women. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

World

An Epidemic of Child Starvation in Kenya

Georgina Gustin / Undark Jan 10, 2023 As climate change worsens draughts, starvation is on the rise in the Horn of Africa, particularly in Kenya. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Africa

Africa’s Next Great War

Evan Nachtrieb / Africa Is A Country Nov 29, 2022 Whether you believe that Rwandan meddling and Kenyan-backed EAC intervention are valid responses to the insecurity on their western flanks, the current escalatory track is dangerous. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Africa

A Generation of Seeds

Claire Nasike / The Elephant Nov 22, 2022 Lifting a ban on GMOs will not help food insecurity in Kenya. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

5 Spray Planes Trying to Save Kenya From Billions of Locusts

JOE MWIHIA, JOSPHAT KASIRE and BEN CURTIS / The Associated Press Feb 2, 2020 The voracious insects have swept in from Somalia and Ethiopia to threaten other East African nations — and they're breeding fast. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

1st Malaria Vaccine Tried Out in Babies in 3 African Nations

CARA ANNA and LAURAN NEERGAARD /The Associated Press Jan 16, 2020 Spread by mosquito bites, malaria kills more than 400,000 people every year, two-thirds of them under 5 and most in Africa. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Al-Shabab Attacks Military Base Used by U.S. Forces in Kenya

ABDI GULED, TOM ODULA and CARA ANNA / The Associated Press Jan 5, 2020 A spokesman for the Sunni Muslim group says the assault is not related to the death of Iran's Qassem Soleimani. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Ethiopia’s Reformist PM Abiy Ahmed Wins Nobel Peace Prize

ELIAS MESERET and CARA ANNA / The Associated Press Oct 11, 2019 His sweeping reforms and embrace of a bitter rival are called an inspiration and hopeful counterpoint to strongman movements beyond Africa. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Israel’s Merciless Bombing of the Gaza Strip

Vijay Prashad / Independent Media Institute  Mar 27, 2019 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has once again proved himself capable of all manner of violent cruelty to maintain his grip on power. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Americans Among 157 Dead in Ethiopia Plane Disaster

ELIAS MESERET / The Associated Press Mar 10, 2019 An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max, en route to Nairobi, crashes shortly after takeoff from Addis Ababa, killing everyone aboard. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )