U.S. first lady Melania Trump Friday visited two Kenyan orphanages — one for children, one for elephants — as she neared the end of a week-long tour of Africa. Trump stopped by the elephant orphanage…
WASHINGTON — Melania Trump picked a perfect week to get out of town. On Monday, the mysterious, glamorous, disappearance-prone first lady was leaving behind a roiling capital where her husband faces several raw battles, including…
In Kenya, a new taxi-hailing app developed by local taxi drivers is in its fourth month of operation in Nairobi. Dubbed BebaBeba by the Drivers and Partners Association of Kenya (DPAK), it was created to…
LAMU, Kenya (Reuters) – Kenyan islanders have built a boat made entirely of recycled plastic collected during clean-ups of the ocean to highlight the growing menace of plastic waste that ends up in the sea….
The White House announced Monday that Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta would visit August 27. Kenyatta will meet with President Trump to discuss “ways to bolster trade and investment between the two countries while strengthening security…
New coal plants in Africa are largely being paid for by China and developed countries that are turning away from the technology at home. Here’s why. Related news: Kenya: Investors Fight General Electric Plan to…
NEW YORK — A group of investors in U.S. conglomerate General Electric (GE) has publicly opposed its plans to buy a stake in a Kenyan coal-fired plant, claiming the project would damage the environment and…
NAIROBI, KENYA — Former U.S. President Barack Obama has arrived in Kenya, the country of his father’s birth, for a private visit, his first to this country since leaving office. Obama is in Kenya to…
NAIROBI — The Kenyan government has called on its citizens to “appreciate” the job done by Chinese companies after workers on the new Nairobi-to-Mombasa railway complained of mistreatment and discrimination. In recent weeks, Kenyan media…
NAIROBI — In Nairobi, parents stormed a girls boarding school on Monday and took away their children, accusing administrators of failing to protect the students. The incident was a reaction to the rape of three…