A protestor faces off with Kenyan police in Nairobi after the 2017 general election.
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Our research found that Kenyan students dislike ethnic-based politics in principle, but feel the pressures of tribalism.
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The chances of surviving Marburg are improved if there’s early supportive care with rehydration and symptomatic treatment.
Protests in Nairobi as Maasai activists deliver a petition to the Tanzania High Commission, in Kenya, 17 June 2022.
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Just over 100 years ago, Maasai in Kenya were moved into reserves, where they could be more easily taxed and controlled, to make way for white settlement.
A giraffe lies dead in the road near Matanaha village on December 9, 2021 in Wajir County, Kenya.
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Many wildlife species face an uncertain future due to recurring, severe drought.
Productivity is key in reducing inflation – it rides on innovation and efficiency, which should be encouraged.
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A confluence of many factors – from Russia’s war to drought to local corruption and lack of productivity – has inflated prices.
Kenyans protest rising food prices and call for urgent government action in Nairobi in May 2022.
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The economy has taken centre stage in Kenya’s 2022 elections, but political promises have fallen short of offering realistic solutions.
The pink periwinkle is used as a tonic and emetic for the treatment of many health conditions.
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Thousands of plant species are used in African traditional medicine. Extracts from some of these plants are part of important pharmaceutical drugs.
Ivory seized on a Kenya flight arriving in Bangkok, Thailand, in 2016.
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Bilateral and multilateral cooperation is the best way to deal with a growing list of transboundary concerns.
A Kenyan elections official registers a voter’s details.
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The presence of fringe presidential contenders is a marker of maturing democracies.
A boy carries water in one of Kenya’s arid regions that has been gripped by drought.
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Counties have better knowledge of the impact of food insecurity on households but lack the will and capacity to tackle it.
General Service Unit officers, part of Kenya’s police service, stop a commercial vehicle at a checkpoint.
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Police checkpoints liberally dot Kenya’s highways, but they’re not just about keeping road users safe.
Dirty fuels are still popular in large parts of Africa.
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In urbanising communities in sub-Saharan Africa, women cooking primarily with charcoal and wood had approximately 50% higher odds of likely depression than those cooking with gas.
Telemarketers at an international outsourcing call centre in Nairobi.
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It’s still fashionable today to promote tech startups and tech hubs based on models from the global north. But new, alternative and more sustainable models might be emerging.
A man sits next to dead livestock in the village of Hargududo, Ethiopia, where there’s hardly been a drop of rain in 18 months.
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The ongoing humanitarian crisis raises serious questions about future food and water security in the Horn of Africa.
A protest against police brutality outside parliament buildings in Nairobi.
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A host of problems are behind police failures, including poor evidence gathering and the mistreatment of witnesses.
Candidates are always willing to outspend each other to boost their visibility during the campaigns amid fierce competition for the elective posts.
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The transactional nature of politics reduces opportunities for debate and dialogue between elected officials and their constituents.
After being displaced by drought, nearly 300 people, mostly women, and children arrived at Qansahley camp in Dollow, Jubaland, Somalia.
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About 7.7 million Somalis need emergency aid right now.
Queen Elizabeth II waves from the balcony of Buckingham Palace during the Platinum Jubilee Pageant.
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The decolonisation process was to take place rapidly during the reign of Elizabeth II.
A woman selling produce at the Manzini Wholesale Produce and Craft Market in Swaziland.
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Monitoring and enforcing competition rules is essential to level the playing field for fairer food markets.
At least 57 of the government’s affordable housing units completed so far have been allocated to the KDF soldiers.
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The Ngara project is only 17% complete but has so far generated 650 direct jobs for artisans.