Celebrated Kenyan writer Ngugi wa Thiong'o, whose sharp criticisms of post-independence elites led to his jailing and two decade in exile, has died at the age of 87, Kenya's president said.
A Kenyan court on Wednesday fined four men $7,700 each for trafficking ants valuable to the country’s ecosystem, as biopiracy shifts from trophies like elephant ivory to lesser-known species.
Four smugglers face sentencing for trafficking live ants from Kenya to exotic pet markets in Europe and Asia, in a case hailed as a milestone by the Kenya Wildlife Service.
Haitian PM Garry Conille embarked on a trip to the United Arab Emirates and Kenya on Saturday to seek security assistance in the aftermath of one of deadliest gang attacks in Haiti in recent years.
Deadly Kenyan protests that scuppered tax hikes and a failed coup amid fading economic prospects in Bolivia this week are violent reminders of the dangers
Kenyan police put up roadblocks on streets leading to the presidential palace on Thursday as some protesters vowed to "occupy State House" , despite the president's climbdown on proposed tax hike
