Outrage over arrest of Kenyan software developer as regional repression grows
Rose Njeri charged with breaching cybercrime law over tool for people to show opposition to proposed tax changes A Kenyan software developer and digital activist...
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Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, giant of African literature, dies aged 87
Kenyan writer’s death announced by his daughter, who wrote: ‘He lived a full life, fought a good fight’ The Kenyan writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, who...
Weather tracker: thunderstorms lash Italy in aftermath of Storm Hans
Authorities warn of mudslides during intense rainfall, as Kenya is hit by deadly flash flooding Europe live – latest updates After Storm Hans battered northern...
Defence secretary meets family of Kenyan woman allegedly killed by British soldiers
Relatives of Agnes Wanjiru say 13-year fight for justice has taken ‘heavy toll’ after meeting with John Healey The family of a Kenyan woman who...
Kenyan man who spent decade on death row sues London police for role in wrongful conviction
New emails reveal ‘panic’ inside the Home Office at the case of Ali Kololo, who was wrongly imprisoned for the 2011 murder of British tourist...
Internet shutdowns at record high in Africa as access ‘weaponised’
More governments seeking to keep millions of people offline amid conflicts, protests and political instability Digital blackouts reached a record high in 2024 in Africa...
World Food Programme halves food rations for Rohingya in Bangladesh
Decision made after attempts to raise more funds had been unsuccessful, agency tells authorities Food rations for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh have been slashed in...
Refugees in Kenya’s Kakuma camp clash with police after food supplies cut
Teargas fired during protest at reduced rations after US aid freeze wipes out half of World Food Programme budget Thousands of refugees clashed with police...
Kenya court rules that criminalising attempted suicide is unconstitutional
The judgment has been welcomed as an important shift in perceptions by human rights and mental health groups A Kenyan judge has declared as unconstitutional...
Footprints in Kenya ‘show distant relatives of modern humans coexisted’
Researchers say fossilised marks were apparently made in same place within days of each other about 1.5m years ago About 1.5m years ago a big-toothed...
