Africa Kenya Nairobi will host the 2nd United Nations Habitat Assembly from 5 to 9 June, with representatives of Member States, civil society organisations and other stakeholders for strategies for sustainable urbanisation of the world
Africa Kenya The country kicked off its wetland restoration and rehabilitation strategy in a bid to increase the country's climate resilience
Africa Kenya Kenyan filmmaker and environmentalist Jahawi Bertolli filmed and documented Kenya's underwater and coastal natural wealth along the Indian Ocean for months to inspire the population to take care of it
Africa Kenya The first Chinese language training programme dedicated to the Kenya Defence Forces was launched in Nairobi
Africa Kenya A 2nd pastor has been arrest over charges of mass killing as investigation into cults that encouraged followers to starve themselves to death in the hopes of meeting Jesus in Malindi and Kilifi area; over 100 people holed up in the church were liberated
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