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    • Thursday, 25 May, 2023
      Special ReportAfrica’s Fastest Growing Companies
      Africa healthcare faces dialysis challenge

      Continent’s rising demographics present an opportunity for private providers

    • Thursday, 18 May, 2023
      The Big Read
      ‘You can’t unsee it’: the content moderators taking on Facebook

      Contractors in Kenya review graphic content so users don’t have to. Now, they are suing Meta for a fairer deal

    • Thursday, 27 April, 2023
      Climate change
      Horn of Africa drought made 100 times more likely by climate change, scientists report

      Worst drought in four decades has led to crop failures, animal deaths and left more than 4mn people in need of assistance

    • Friday, 14 April, 2023
      News in-depth
      ‘It’s skyrocketing’: surge in human-wildlife conflict threatens Kenya’s elephants

      Clashes exacerbated by proliferation of agriculture businesses growing export crops such as avocados for the west and China

    • Wednesday, 22 March, 2023
      OutlookDavid Pilling
      In drought-stricken Kenya, dead livestock tell of livelihoods lost

      The pastoralists of Wajir county have been forced to abandon their itinerant lifestyle for lack of fresh pasture

    • Friday, 10 March, 2023
      Life & Arts
      Meet a champion of Kenyan wildlife protection

      Conservationist and TV presenter Paula Kahumbu aims to widen the appeal of a field long dominated by ‘white men in khaki shorts’

    • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
      Africa special
      Two wheels to Lake Turkana: my Kenyan motorbike adventure

      Writer — and novice motorcyclist — Nanjala Nyabola sets out to explore the wilderness of her country’s far north

    • Wednesday, 8 March, 2023
      Africa special
      A new generation takes the reins at Nairobi’s polo club

      Homegrown talents are leading a surge in the popularity of the ‘sport of kings’ in Kenya

    • Friday, 20 January, 2023
      Kenyan killing exposes prejudices faced by LGBT+ Africans

      Activists say response to Edwin Chiloba’s death highlights struggle in many countries to achieve equal rights

    • Wednesday, 11 January, 2023
      Travel
      Saving orphan elephants in Samburuland

      In remote northern Kenya, the semi-nomadic Samburu are finding new ways of navigating challenging times

    • Tuesday, 10 January, 2023
      Meta Platforms
      Meta’s east African content moderation hub shuts down

      Staff at Nairobi office were moderating graphic and harmful material

    • Friday, 28 October, 2022
      UK society
      ‘We have come a long way’: ‘Twice migrant’ Asians celebrate Sunak’s arrival as UK prime minister

      First non-white occupant of Downing Street marks a major milestone for community that migrated from east African nations

    • Wednesday, 19 October, 2022
      OutlookGisa Tunbridge
      Nairobi’s library restoration grapples with a chaotic past

      The myth that Kenyans ‘don’t read’ is a dusty relic of the country’s painful history

    • Tuesday, 6 September, 2022
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      Kenya shows institutional strength but William Ruto must deliver

      The next president should prove doubters wrong by focusing on ordinary Kenyans

    • Monday, 5 September, 2022
      William Ruto’s election victory upheld by Kenya’s supreme court

      Losing candidate had lodged several petitions to have result overturned

    • Sunday, 4 September, 2022
      Kenya’s Supreme Court election decision tests judiciary’s credibility

      Judges must decide whether to nullify presidential election results in a country with a history of post-election violence

    • Friday, 26 August, 2022
      Special ReportAfrican Development
      Africa resists pressure to put emissions before growth

      Countries point to hypocrisy from the west and point out that hundreds of millions of Africans still lack access to basic electricity

    • Friday, 26 August, 2022
      Special ReportAfrican Development
      East Africa’s manufacturers hit by costs and imports

      Companies face being overwhelmed by infrastructure problems, unreliable energy, tax and customs burdens, as well as cheap Chinese imports

    • Monday, 22 August, 2022
      Raila Odinga challenges Kenya election result

      Veteran opposition politician petitions court for rerun of poll after William Ruto declared winner

    • Friday, 19 August, 2022
      News in-depth
      William Ruto’s poll victory signals shift from Kenya’s political dynasties

      President-elect’s triumph heralds move away from ethnic voting and independence-era politicians

    • Tuesday, 16 August, 2022
      Zeinab Badawi
      Ruto’s victory points to a new post-ethnic politics in Kenya

      The president-elect ran on bread-and-butter issues but must now try to rally the country’s restive young

    • Tuesday, 16 August, 2022
      Odinga rejects Ruto victory in Kenyan presidential election

      Veteran opposition leader to challenge poll results in courts

    • Tuesday, 16 August, 2022
      News in-depth
      ‘Every hustle matters’: Kenya’s William Ruto set for presidency

      Once blamed for election violence, the president-elect is trying to strike a statesmanlike note as victory is disputed

    • Monday, 15 August, 2022
      William Ruto wins Kenya’s presidential election amid dispute

      Scuffles break out as supporters of veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga and some electoral officials contest result

    • Monday, 8 August, 2022
      Kenya’s Raila Odinga and William Ruto in final election push

      The two main candidates are neck and neck ahead of Tuesday’s presidential poll

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