Kenya : Ruto orders review of state salary hikes
Kenyan presidency said it had ordered a review of salary increases for public servants in an apparent move to defuse tensions after a wave of sometimes deadly anti-government protests.…
Kenya: the danger of illegal abortions
In Kenya, abortion is strictly prohibited except in cases of rape or medical emergency. Women and girls risk their lives with back-alley abortionists. DW's Mariel Müller met a young woman who survived…
Rising water levels threaten Kenya’s Rift Valley
Many people have already been displaced, and others look on as water from lakes that were once kilometers away, meets them at their doors. What is creating this dramatic shift in the…
Somalia cuts diplomatic ties with Kenya
Somalia has said it will withdraw its diplomats from Kenya and has given Kenyan diplomats seven days to leave Mogadishu.…
Kenya ordered to pay sex attack survivors after 2007 poll violence
Morocco normalises relations with Israel as the US, in turn, pledges to recognise Rabat's sovereignty over the Western Sahara. We look at the history of that conflict. Also, there's a landmark victory…
Kenyan healthcare workers protest poor working conditions, lack of PPE
Kenyan healthcare workers protest against poor working conditions during the pandemic, which they say have caused the death of colleagues.…
GirlZ Off Mute – Kenya
DW Africa is excited to be launching Girlz off Mute - join young female “reporters” from across the continent as they bring you stories that affect them. 14- year- old Silvia Adhiambo…
IVF: The last chance for Kenya’s white rhinos?
Recently on Focus, we brought you some good news: the story of how Kenya had managed to double its elephant population in the past three decades. But that doesn't change the grim…
Two accomplices in Kenya’s Westgate attack jailed for 33 and 18 years
What were the jailed men convicted of Mohammed Ahmed Abdi, who received the 33-year prison sentence, and Hussein Hassan Mustafa, who was jailed for 18 years, were charged with planning and committing…
Killing of farm worker highlights ever-present racial divisions in South Africa
The recent killing of a farmer in South Africa has reignited racial tensions in recent weeks, we talk to our correspondent in Cape Town for the latest. Also on the programme, Nigeria…
‘Like the speed of the wind’: Kenya’s lakes rise to destructive highs
Over the past six months, the lakes of Kenya's Rift Valley have risen to levels not seen in at least half a century. This follows one of the wettest periods in East…