Africa Kenya A green ammonia and fertiliser plant will be built using geothermal resources from the Olkaria field in Naivasha, in an agreement with Fortescue Future Industries
Africa Kenya In 2022, more than 150 cases of extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances were recorded in Kenya, according to a report by the NGO coalition Missing Voices, which points out that the figure represents a downward trend
Africa Kenya A new report by Survival International has just been released denouncing how a model project, such as the sale of carbon credits from Protected Areas, can actually jeopardize the security and rights of Kenya's indigenous peoples
Africa Kenya First Kenya National Beach Games, expected to attract more than 500 athletes to develop a sustainable sports culture and promote the Olympic movement in the country, will be held from 17 to 19 March in Malindi
Africa Kenya The second edition of the acceleration programme aimed at agribusiness start-ups promoted by O-Farms, in collaboration with the Nairobi-based E4Impact Foundation accelerator, has started, with 10 Kenyan start-ups that will have access to funding
Africa Kenya New species of mosquito capable of transmitting malaria, first discovered in Djibouti in 2012, has been detected in Kenya; Institute of Medical Research urged people to use mosquito nets and destroy any potential areas where the mosquito can breed
Africa Kenya A team of archaeologists has unearthed some of the oldest stone tools ever used by humans, dating back some 2,9 million years; they give evidence the tools were used by other branches of early humans not just ancestors to Homo Sapiens
Africa Kenya In Nairobi, motorcyclists are going electric thanks to the increase in charging points across the capital; the combination of more charging stations and lower running costs are making it easier to move away from polluting petrol vehicles
Africa Kenya Kenya is the third most HIV-infected country in the world as recent statistics show: 1,6 million people are infected, more than half unaware of it, in a population of 54 milllion
Africa Kenya Women from the Ilpolei Twala Cultural Manyatta Women group are taking action against an invasive cactus that kills their livestock and makes their land difficult to cultivate, using a machine to grind it to a pulp, which they use to produce biogas
Africa Kenya Over 3,5 million children in Kenya risk to be cut off from school when schools reopen for the first term in January this year due to the ongoing drought, according to Save the Children
Africa Kenya The number of Kenyans affected by drought is expected to reach 6 million by January, according to the latest projections by the National Drought Management Authority
Africa Kenya Thanks to a system of training and education to raise awareness of the importance of childbirth in health facilities and the establishment of a fund, Linda Mama, 'protect the mother', maternal mortality has been greatly reduced in the last ten years