A building under demolition in the Mathare informal settlement of Nairobi, Kenya.
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In response to flooding that destroyed homes and displaced thousands in Nairobi’s informal settlements, the government has been evicting people living in riparian areas.
Walking in Accra, Ghana is dangerous.
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Walking is a common way of getting around in most African cities
People walk through floodwater in one of Kenya’s informal settlements after heavy rains in Nairobi.
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There’s been an increase in the amount of runoff generated from rainfall as land is altered by settlement and deforestation.
The Nairobi skyline.
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The winds passing over Kenya flow in waves and periodically bring hot weather, the kind that has prevailed recently across east Africa.
Adolescents should be informed about their rights to respectful care.
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Adolescent girls are more at risk during childbirth. Stigma and abuse by healthcare workers makes them less likely to seek medical care, putting their lives further in danger.
Mau Mau suspects are rounded up by police outside a camp in Manyani, Kenya in 1955.
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Thousands of Kenyans were held in detention camps, and the British imperialist government tried to cover up brutal violations that occurred there.
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Kenya’s experienced fast population growth and urbanisation - this has brought about some big challenges.
Signwriters rush to replace colonial street names with news ones in April 1964, a few months after Kenya’s independence on December 12, 1963.
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The naming of streets, places and landmarks in colonial Nairobi was used to show the political, ideological and ethnic dominance of the British.
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Aquifers are highly prevalent across Africa – but they’re not always going to be usable.
Kenyans protest against police extrajudicial killings in Nairobi in December 2022.
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Alternatives to violent policing already exist in the daily practices of Nairobi residents who don’t depend on the police for safety.
Hilton Hotel towers over Nairobi’s vibrant, if declining, central business district.
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As Nairobi grows ever taller, and as newer suburbs take over from the central business district as the city’s commercial centres, the Hilton stands as a landmark to a different era.
Untitled by Ugandan artist Peter Mulindwa.
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Mwili, Akili na Roho represents 50 years of art from Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania – from 1950 to 2000.
Studies show that people belonging to marginalised groups are disproportionately affected by police brutality.
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When communities face security challenges and lack legal protection, they find innovative ways to respond.
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Parents are enablers, motivators and facilitators of their children’s education.
Kenyans protest against extrajudicial killings in Nairobi’s Mathare area on 13 April 2022.
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To move towards justice and peace, Kenya must disband all police units implicated in unlawful violence and punish criminal officers.
Shenzhen, in China’s southern Guangdong province. A village until 1980, it’s a rare new city success story.
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New towns have had a better track record in places of rapid economic and population growth, such as east Asian countries.
Lorries blocked at the border between DRC and Zambia. Poor roads are a major stumbling block to trade.
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Producers in Zambia should be getting more for their crops, and buyers in East Africa should be paying less, alleviating food price spikes.
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.
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.
Eight presidential candidates on stage during Kenya’s first presidential debate in 2013.
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In principle, political debates should showcase an aspiring leader’s vision. It’s a lofty goal given their current format in Kenya.