Kenya

These Kenyan Farmers Are Coding Apps to Cope With a Devastating Drought

I went to a hackathon in Eldoret, Kenya to see if homegrown technology could work where foreign solutions have failed.

Heart-Melting Photographs Take You Inside an African Elephant Orphanage

National Geographic photographer Ami Vitale captured the tender relationships between elephants and their caregivers at a sanctuary in Kenya.

Steepler's Shoe Comes Off Mid-Race, Still Makes Second Best Time Ever

Maybe it was the rest she needed?

Kiwi Twins Both Knock Over Half Marathon in Less Than an Hour

The Robertsons have lived in Kenya for the last decade, and are now the first twins to knock over 21km in an hour or less.

WATCH: 'Shoot to Kill'

Watch our new documentary investigating the Kenya Wildlife Service, which has a shoot to kill policy when it comes to poachers.

Artists Find Alternatives for Plastic Waste in Nairobi

Dani Ploeger thinks that, without electricity, we would have a 'Powerless Space.'

Kenya may close the world's largest refugee camp over fear of terrorist activity

The High Court in Kenya has blocked the government's bid to close Dadaab, the largest refugee camp in the world. The Kenyan government had hoped to close Dadaab by the end of November but as the day approached, the registered refugees living there were...

One Politician Is Asking Kenyan Women to Withhold Sex Until Their Husbands Register to Vote

This gives "Dry January" a whole new meaning.

South Sudan rejects new peacekeeping troops even as citizens continue to flee

The Survivor Who Was Carjacked, Raped, and Now Fights for Other Victims

Wangu Kanja was 25 when she was carjacked and raped at gunpoint in Kenya. Now, the 41 year old is fighting for survivors' voices to be heard in the country.

Australian Woman Kept Getting Emails for Uber Rides in Kenya

The problem is due to a lack of email verification, and can end up in an account being taken over.

We spoke to domestic workers who were trapped in the Middle East’s “formal slave trade”