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 )

The Land Between Two Rivers

Elaine Margolin / Truthdig Mar 2, 2018 Tom Sleigh travels to war zones and refugee camps, yet views intervention on his part as transgression. When does passivity become complicity? Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Pope Francis: To Address ‘Grave Environmental Crisis,’ Build Social Justice

By Andrea Germanos / Common Dreams Nov 26, 2015 "In effect, there is a clear link between the protection of nature and the building of a just and equitable social order," the pontiff said at the start of his first visit to Africa. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

VIDEO: Obama in Kenya: ‘No Excuse’ for Violence Against Women

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Jul 27, 2015 President Obama continued his diplomatic visit to Kenya on Sunday with a speech focusing on gender issues including sexual violence, education and the forced marriage of minors. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )