The Latest Breaking News from Nairobi

Nairobi (AFP) - The leaders of seven nations comprising the East African Community bloc will meet Monday to discuss the security situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo's violence-torn east, the Kenyan presidency said.

Nairobi (AFP) - Somalia has agreed to lift a two-year ban on air shipments of khat from Kenya as part of a new trade deal, a Kenyan minister announced Friday, a further sign of rekindled ties after several years of tensions.

It is a few months to Kenya’s August 2022 general election. That means it is time for the theatrical, skeleton-revealing spectacle also known as the political debate.

When a desperate and bleeding 17-year-old girl walked into his rural health centre, Kenyan medic Ismail Mohammed Salim thought he was doing the right thing by helping her conclude an unwanted and dangerous pregnancy.

Three million Kenyans face hunger, yet by 2030 it is thought 1.4 million of the country’s children will be obese. Meet the professionals tackling the problem

Nairobi (AFP) - Four consecutive seasons of poor rains have left millions of drought-stricken people in Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia facing starvation, aid agencies and meteorologists said Monday, warning that the October-November monsoon "could also fail".

Veterinarians in Kenya are promoting rabies vaccinations for dogs in an effort to eradicate the disease in Nairobi, the capital, and to stave off the threat of the virus spreading in urban areas.

Nairobi (AFP) - It has been a long and painful path for Angella Okutoyi to reach the red clay courts of Roland Garros but the 18-year-old Kenyan is in no doubt about her ambition.

Kenya is one of 32 countries in Africa that criminalise homosexuality. People who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) are frequently stigmatised, shamed and assaulted. The hashtags calling for action against the murder of queer people – like the most recent #JusticeForSheila – continue to trend on…