Kenya
Kenya is a country in East Africa bordered by Somalia to the east, Ethiopia to the north, South Sudan to the northwest, Uganda to the west, Tanzania to the south and the Indian Ocean to the southeast. The capital is Nairobi, which serves as the country's principal commercial and financial hub. With a population of approximately 54-million people, Kenya is one of the most populous nations in East Africa and operates as a presidential representative democratic republic. The economy is the largest in the East African Community and is driven by agriculture, tourism, manufacturing, financial services and technology, with tea, coffee and horticultural products among its leading exports. The Kenyan shilling is the national currency. Kenya is a member of the African Union, the East African Community, the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa and the United Nations. The country gained independence from British colonial rule in 1963 and has since developed into a regional diplomatic and economic centre, hosting numerous international organisations and serving as a gateway for trade and investment in East Africa.
Kenya Updates
Ageing with HIV: global report highlights the need to prepare health systems
Updated 2 hours 46 minutes ago The Lancet HIV Commission on Ageing’s 2026 report highlights how profoundly the global HIV epidemic is changing. In 2025, an estimated... →
Refinery rivalry: billion‑dollar oil projects expose East Africa’s long‑running regional tensions
Updated 2 hours 49 minutes ago East Africa, a region that has been working to deepen economic integration for more than 25 years, has a history of disagreements about the... →
Kenya arrests four in probe into 18 elephant deaths in Amboseli
By: Reuters 24th August 2026 Police have arrested four suspects in an investigation into the deaths of 18 elephants in Kenya's Amboseli ecosystem, where authorities also seized... →
South Africa’s small sugar farms are producing less than they could: study finds ways to boost them
18th August 2026 South Africa has around 25 653 small-scale sugarcane growers, making the industry a lifeline for rural communities in Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal... →
Africans migrate for jobs mostly within the continent: why regional skills partnerships are needed
13th August 2026 In 2024, 25.1-million Africans were living in other countries on the continent. Labour migration has long been a defining feature of Africa’s... →
Daily Podcast – August 12, 2026
By: Trent Roebeck 12th August 2026 Making headlines: DA hits back at GNU partner ANC’s ‘Thatcherite’ critique of manifesto; NUM to oppose Eskom unbundling in court; threatens strike... →
Kenya expects IMF visit soon, will discuss new programme request
By: Reuters 12th August 2026 Kenya is expecting an International Monetary Fund team to visit Nairobi soon for regular consultations, when the two sides will also discuss the... →
Will Kenya investigate and prosecute Sudan’s RSF?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 12th August 2026 Prosecuting Rapid Support Forces members in Kenya won’t be easy, but will ultimately depend more on politics than on law or capacity. In June, two... →
Wind and solar projects in Kenya and South Africa don’t always benefit the communities that host them – study
11th August 2026 Private investment in clean energy projects is growing: in sub-Saharan Africa, it’s approaching US$40-billion a year. These “green transition”... →
Daily Podcast – August 05, 2026
By: Halima Frost 5th August 2026 Making headlines: High Commissioner recalled after controversial Zuma-Gupta meeting in India; Godongwana responds to court judgment declaring PIC... →
