Kenya

Kenyan find narrows Australopithecus-Neanderthal gap, reshaping 2M years of hand evolution

Dated to about 1.5 million years ago, the bones display a long robust thumb, short fingers and a mobile little finger, hinting at tool use and precision grips beyond the genus Homo.

Australopithecus-to-Neanderthal gap narrows as Kenyan discovery.
Family members of the late Agnes Wanjiru who was allegedly murdered by a British soldier in 2012, react after a court session at the Milimani Law Courts in Nairobi, Kenya, November 29, 2023.

Kenya issues arrest warrant for UK citizen in murder case blamed on soldiers

Forensic experts and homicide detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), collect samples from exhumed bodies of suspected followers of a religious cult buried in shallow graves in Kwa Binzaro village, located on the outskirts of Malindi, in Kenya, August 28, 2025.

Kenya exhumes 32 bodies as outcry grows over starvation cult deaths

 People react during a protest following Albert Ojwang's death in police custody at the Central Police Station, in Nairobi, Kenya, June 9, 2025

Kenya's president says blogger died 'at the hands of the police'


Missing Africa’s innovation moment? Geopolitical shifts could push Israel away - opinion

As global innovation hubs shift and new markets emerge, Sub-Saharan Africa is becoming a critical arena of opportunity.

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and then-Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta deliver joint statements in Jerusalem in 2016. Israel’s trade with Kenya, one of Africa’s most vibrant economies, totals only tens of millions of dollars, says the writer.

Two bodies recovered from Kenya church in case with echoes of starvation cult

Police retrieved the two bodies from the premises of St. Joseph Missions of Africa Church in Migori County on Monday, according to a police report seen by Reuters.

 Relatives prepare to bury the exhumed remains of Esther Biriya Masha and her family members, who were followers of the Christian cult named as Good News International Church and believed they would go to heaven if they starved themselves to death in Shakahola, at their home in Malindi

A mohel in Nairobi: Discovering Jewish life in the heart of Africa - opinion

A mohel’s journey to Nairobi reveals a thriving yet fragile Jewish community, deep ties to Israel, and the challenge of sustaining Jewish life in Kenya.

 THE WRITER conducts the circumcision as the head of the community, standing and wearing a prayer shawl, reads from the text and names the baby. ‘What I discovered is that Kenyans love Israel,’ he says.

Suspected al Shabaab gunmen abduct local officials in northeast Kenya

The incident happened in Mandera county when the five village chiefs, government-appointed local officials, were heading to the town of Elwak.

Protesters carry Al-Qaeda flags during an anti-government protest after Friday prayers in the town of Marat Numan in Idlib province, Syria

New Jersey man pleads guilty after being inspired by October 7 to join terrorist group

Nasr told an FBI confidential source posing as a facilitator for a terrorist organization that "evil America" was his primary enemy and the “head of the snake.”

 A screenshot of a X/Twitter post linked with Nasr.

Kenyan university cancels Israeli tree-planting MOU after backlash

Local media claimed that the decision resulted in outrage among Kenyan pro-Palestinian activists and Daystar students.

 People look at a mural done in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, as the conflict between Israel and Hamas continues, in Mathare slums Nairobi, Kenya, March 14, 2024.

Archaeologists think they've found one of Vasco da Gama's ships off the coast of Kenya

Researchers have found a shipwreck that may be the São Jorge, which sank in 1524 during da Gama's final voyage.

 Ship detail in Church of Santa Maria of Belem in Jeronimos Monastery, Lisbon, Portugal.

Fossil footprints in Kenya show two ancient human species coexisted

Scientists have now discovered at a location called Koobi Fora, providing the first evidence that two species - Paranthropus boisei and Homo erectus - shared the same landscape.

A fossil footprint in northern Kenya hypothesized to have been created by a Homo erectus individual, is seen in this photograph released on November 28, 2024.

Fire rips through Kenya boarding school dormitory, killing 17 boys

Government spokesperson Isaac Mwaura said the boys were in grades 4 to 8, putting their ages at about 9 to 13-years-old.

 A Ukrainian firefighter works at a site of a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Odesa region, Ukraine, in this handout picture released on September 6, 2023

Despite the war: Tel Aviv University graduates MBA students from 13 countries

The Sofaer Global MBA at TAU graduated a class of 24 students from countries, including India, Japan, Colombia, Argentina, Mexico, Germany, Russia, Ukraine, France, USA, and South Africa. 

 The 2024 Sofaer Global MBA class at Tel Aviv University

Five new ambassadors welcomed to Israel by President Herzog

The traditional vin d'honneur reception took place at Jerusalem's King David hotel, with new ambassadors meeting their colleagues from other countries.

 AMBASSADOR KORNELIOU presents his credentials to President Isaac Herzog, Sept. 19, 2023.