GlobalPost — Kenya

Video: The fading glory of Kenya’s "Lunatic Express"

Eamon Kircher-Allen — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:47:03 +0000

The Mombasa to Nairobi railway line helped to create modern Kenya but is now outdated.

Kenya battles recurring drought

Tristan McConnell — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:51:35 +0000

Countries of East Africa and Horn of Africa plagued by successive years of low rainfall.

Obama extends sanctions against Sudan

Tristan McConnell — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:03:14 +0000

New policy encourages dialogue but presses for change.

Annan presses Kenya to arrest instigators of violence

Tristan McConnell — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:23:25 +0000

Government urged to take action against those who organized post-election ethnic killings.

Drought hits Kenya's wildlife

Tristan McConnell — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:52:40 +0000

Millions in East Africa are on food aid, but the animals are still dying.

Migingo Island at center of border dispute

Tristan McConnell — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:10:13 +0000

Kenya and Uganda vie over a tiny fishing center in Lake Victoria.

TV puppet satire skewers Kenya's leaders

Tristan McConnell — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:35:23 +0000

Popular show raises controversial issues and provokes debate.

'Black Hawks' return to Somalia

Tristan McConnell — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:03:20 +0000

Helicopter attack shows dramatic shift in US policy and comes with some peril.

Turning flip-flops into art

Tristan McConnell — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:25:07 +0000

Kenyans recycle beach debris into colorful toys and wearable jewelry.

Kenya reaps the wind

Tristan McConnell — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:43:06 +0000

Much needed energy to be generated by first wind farm to open atop the Ngong Hills.

Kenya's 'Wabenzi' tribe threatened

Tristan McConnell — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 21:25:47 +0000

Opinion: Austerity measures to curb Benz-driving government officials

Fleeing Somalia

Finbarr O'Reilly — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 18:12:43 +0000

Multimedia: A Somali musician's story in song and photos.

Who owns the Nile?

Theodore May — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 16:36:23 +0000

On a river that flows upward, Egypt lives downstream ... but that doesn't mean it goes thirsty.

Kenya's Mau forest under threat

Tristan McConnell — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 20:15:24 +0000

Historic forest is economic lifeline to country but is being rapidly eroded.

Interview: Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga

Mark Scheffler — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 02:30:53 +0000

Despite contrary evidence, Odinga claims Kenya's relations with the White House are cordial.

Africa's moment?

Mort Rosenblum — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:25:40 +0000

Opinion: Hints of light in a not-so-dark continent

Many African diamonds still bloody

Tristan McConnell — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:33:02 +0000

Kimberley Process can identify where diamonds originate but it is largely ignored.

Interview with Kenya's prime minister

Mark Scheffler — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:01:00 +0000

Newsmaker Interview: Raila Odinga

Mark Scheffler — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 01:59:44 +0000

Fighting rages in Mogadishu

Tristan McConnell — Wed, 20 May 2009 22:14:58 +0000

Islamic rebels challenge Somali government's control of capital city.

Kenya angered by killing

Tristan McConnell — Mon, 11 May 2009 15:43:59 +0000

White aristocrat found guilty of manslaughter in case about land, race and inequality.

New wave of elephant poaching in Kenya

Tristan McConnell — Mon, 04 May 2009 02:08:51 +0000

An influx of Chinese workers and Asian demand for ivory leads to increased poaching.

Hero captain is free

Tristan McConnell — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 22:55:48 +0000

Jubilation from crew and family, US Navy action could turn tide against pirates.

Recession worsens Kenyan famine

Tristan McConnell — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 20:45:04 +0000

The global economic downturn makes more African children go hungry.

Killing of 2 activists points to corruption in Kenya

Tristan McConnell — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 01:27:07 +0000

Many suspect police in gangland style murders of human rights defenders in Nairobi.

Is there a solution for Somalia?

Tristan McConnell — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 11:16:18 +0000

A Q&A on the situation in Somalia with the International Crisis Group's Rashid Abdi.

Kenya corruption sees return of "czar"

Tristan McConnell — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 22:18:01 +0000

In Kenya, corruption forced John Githongo to leave — and return

China's 'Little Africa' is under pressure

By Tom Mackenzie and Mitch Moxley — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 13:26:43 +0000

African traders used to thrive but now are threatened by immigration authorities.

Kenya banks on farmers

Zoe Alsop — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 13:16:55 +0000

New business built on loans to small-scale agriculture

A continent revealed

Finbarr O'Reilly — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 13:14:35 +0000

Essay: A photographer strives for nuance

Talks offer glimmer of hope for Darfur

Tristan McConnell — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:13:36 +0000

Looming charges against Sudan's president may have spurred him to begin negotiations.

Muddy ponds may be future for Africa's fishermen

Tristan McConnell — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 20:00:39 +0000

Kenyan fishermen frustrated by Lake Victoria's dwindling stocks turn to fish farming.