Kenya
Doomsday preacher convicted of mass murder of 190 children, starvation deaths in Kenya cult case
The former taxi driver founded the Good News International Church in 2003, preaching increasingly apocalyptic sermons and urging his followers to starve themselves and their children to death.
Kenya confirms eighth Ebola case as regional outbreak spreads
Ethiopia and Israel share a new year - and an opportunity to deepen their historic ties - opinion
Israeli non-profits, companies expand education access in remote communities worldwide
Shanta Gold confirms largest gold deposit found in Kenya in a decades
The Isulu-Bushiangala underground project will need about 337 acres of mostly private land and could displace nearly 800 households, its environmental impact assessment warns.
Kenyan plane carrying Hungarian and German tourists crashes, 11 killed
The plane was carrying eight Hungarians and two Germans. "Sadly, there are no survivors," Mombasa Air Safari said in a statement.
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.
Kenya issues arrest warrant for UK citizen in murder case blamed on soldiers
Agnes Wanjiru was found in a septic tank at the Lion's Court Hotel in the Kenyan town of Nanyuki in 2012, having last been seen at the hotel with a group of British soldiers.
Kenya exhumes 32 bodies as outcry grows over starvation cult deaths
Kenya linked the bodies discovered in to the same Christian sect blamed for the deaths of over 400 people in the nearby Shakahola Forest in 2023.
Kenya's president says blogger died 'at the hands of the police'
Police say Albert Ojwang, 31, was arrested in western Kenya on Friday for allegedly defaming the country's deputy police chief online.
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.
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.
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.
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.
