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A mother helps her malnourished son stand after he collapsed near their hut in the village of Lomoputh in northern Kenya on Thursday. A severe drought and spiking food prices are causing a humanitarian emergency in the Horn of Africa.

Drought and soaring food prices from Ukraine war leave millions in Africa starving

May 18, 2022
A report finds 23 million people are experiencing extreme hunger in Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya, which face their worst drought in 40 years. Food prices hit record highs after Russia attacked Ukraine.
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Goats and Soda
A health worker vaccinates a Kenyan child with the world's first malaria vaccine. Kenya has given at least one dose to 300,000 children so far.

First malaria vaccine hits 1 million dose milestone — although it has its shortcomings

May 13, 2022
The vaccine couldn't have come at a more critical time, with a surge in cases and deaths from malaria during the pandemic. But its efficacy — and its schedule — are far from ideal.
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Goats and Soda
Winifred Muisyo, right, and her five-year-old daughter, Patience Kativa, watch Stanlas Kisilu, left, as he installs a TV tuner on the roof of her home. The TV is connected to a solar panel provided by d.light, a company partially funded by climate financ

This Kenyan family got solar power. High-level climate talks determine who else will

Nov 10, 2021
Last month, the Muisyo family turned on the lights for the first time thanks to climate financing from rich countries. But the fund is falling short of its $100 billion goal to help poor countries.
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Goats and Soda
Omar Mohamed, left, and his brother, Hassan. In the graphic memoir he coauthored, <em>When Stars Are Scattered, </em>Mohamed shares what their life was like in the refugee camps in Kenya — and their journey to resettlement in the U.S.

A refugee at 4, he felt like a lost star. Now his voice shines in a graphic memoir

Oct 16, 2021
When Stars Are Scattered is the story of Omar Mohamed's years at a refugee camp in Kenya. He cared for his brother and found the courage to dream big. The book was a National Book Awards finalist.
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Goats and Soda
The Pandora Papers cite a number of leaders from lower-income countries or nations with great levels of inequality, among them Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev (from left), Chilean President Sebastián Piñera and Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta.

Pandora Papers show how tax havens are part of the global inequity problem

Oct 04, 2021
Of 12 sitting heads of state implicated in the Pandora Papers, most are from low- or middle-income countries. So are many other politicians and elites named in the leaked documents.
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Goats and Soda
A meeting of the table banking group at the home of a member. The photo is from 2019, when No Sex for Fish (and the village) were thriving.

Whatever Happened To ... The Women Who Boldly Declared: 'No Sex For Fish'?

Sep 19, 2021
Women in a Kenyan village had a radical idea to stop the practice of trading sex for fish to sell: What if they owned their own boats? They had great success. Then came a series of terrible setbacks.
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Goats and Soda

A Onetime Nomad Reflects On The Beauty And Harshness Of Life In The Somali Desert

Sep 04, 2021
Shugri Said Salh recounts her journey from goat- and camel-herding nomad in Somalia to nurse and mom of three in California in her memoir, The Last Nomad: Coming of Age in the Somali Desert.
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Africa
Sarah Obama holds a photograph of her grandson, Barack Obama in Kogelo, Kenya while awaiting the results of Super Tuesday's primary in Feb. 2008. She died on Monday after a brief illness, and is being remembered as a beloved matriarch and philanthropist.

Remembering Mama Sarah: Philanthropist And Obama Family Matriarch Dies In Kenya At 99

Mar 29, 2021
Sarah Obama, the former president's step-grandmother who helped raise his father, died Monday morning after a brief illness. She spent much of her life promoting education for girls and orphans.
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Goats and Soda

Africa's Hit Science Show For Kids Is Coming To The U.S.

Feb 05, 2021
African TV execs say it's unlike any show for kids that's been produced and broadcast on the continent — especially with its focus on women presenters and scientists.
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Goats and Soda
Students rehearse a poem that they will recite at an event advocating against female genital mutilation at the Imbirikani Girls High School in Kenya.

Is The Pandemic Causing A Surge In Female Genital Mutilation?

Jan 05, 2021
Kenya's president pledged to stamp out the practice by 2022. But since the pandemic began, activists say more girls are being cut — and married off afterward.
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Goats and Soda
Alice Amonde sits on a boat on the village of Nduru Beach, Kenya. She is part of the group of women who have fought against the practice of transactional sex that was part of the fishing business. This photograph was taken in November 2019. This spring,

Life Was Improving For 'No Sex For Fish.' Then Came The Flood

Nov 01, 2020
In a Kenyan fishing village along Lake Victoria, women fought the practice of fishermen demanding sex in exchange for a catch of fish to sell. They were making progress. Then came the floods of 2020.
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Africa
Suspects (left to right) Hassan Hussein Mustafa, Liban Abdullahi Omar, and Mohamed Ahmed Abdi standing in the dock during their appearance for their case at the Milimani court in Nairobi on Wednesday. Abdi and Mustafa were found guilty, while Omar was ac

2 Men Found Guilty For Aiding Mall Attack In Kenya That Left 67 Dead

Oct 07, 2020
A Kenyan court found two suspects guilty and acquitted another for their roles in the 2013 attack. The men were charged with conspiring to commit terrorism and aiding a terrorist group.
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Goats and Soda
Last Sunday in the park in Nairobi, life was seemingly back to normal in the middle of a pandemic — which didn't appear to hit the country as hard as expected.

Kenya Braced For The Worst. The Worst Didn't Happen. Why?

Sep 18, 2020
The case count — and death toll — during the pandemic have been surprisingly low. And last Sunday, people were out and about in Nairobi's parks. Researchers are trying to figure out what happened.
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Goats and Soda
Monica Muthuma has been selling fruits, vegetables and dawa for five years at this stand. Since the pandemic began peaking in Kenya, she says, her ginger-infused drink has taken center stage at her store.

Looking For A Comfort Drink For The Pandemic? Kenyans Love Their Fruity, Gingery Dawa

Aug 19, 2020
Called dawa and sold by street vendors, the concoctions have become so popular that they've driven up the price of lemons and limes.
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A teacher gives a deworming tablet to a student during National Deworming Day at a high school in Hyderabad, India, in 2017.

Could Giving Kids A 50-Cent Pill Massively Boost Their Income Years Later?

Aug 13, 2020
The results are in from a Nobel prize winner's landmark study of a deworming program. He finds the impact is immense. But the idea still gets mixed reviews
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Goats and Soda
Antonio Cartagena, an accordion player in a mariachi group meets his bandmates on the street in Medelli­n, Colombia.

How 6 Problem-Solvers Tackled Pandemic Challenges In Their Neighborhoods

Jul 12, 2020
From a generous urban farmer to a roving mariachi band, people are using their talents to help others. Read their stories — then nominate a problem-solver in your community.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
In Nairobi's Kibera slum in April, Nancy Andeka, 45, teaches her and her neighbor's children at home as schools are closed due to the coronavirus.

As Kenya Keeps Schools Shut, Teen Pregnancies Are Rising

Jul 11, 2020
The country's schools are closed until January as the coronavirus surges. Meanwhile, officials say there's an increase in underage expecting mothers.
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Goats and Soda
At a distribution of donated food in the Kibera community in Nairobi, there was a stampede as residents rushed for the limited supplies, with several injuries resulting.

They Used To Give Their Kids 3 Meals A Day. Then Came Coronavirus

May 11, 2020
They can no longer work. They have no savings. How do they feed their children? It's a dilemma around the world as COVID-19 lockdowns take a toll. We talk to three families in Kenya.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
A photo taken last month by Nairobi resident Osman Siddiqi shows One Africa Place, a bullet-shaped glass high-rise in Nairobi, framed by the jagged, snowcapped peaks of Mount Kenya, which many residents said they have never seen from the capital city.

From Nairobi, A Rare, Clear Glimpse Of Mount Kenya Drives Disbelief On Social Media

Apr 14, 2020
A photo on social media showing Africa's second-highest mountain from Nairobi made many Kenyans cry foul. But the photo — shot on a day free of pollution, because of COVID-19 restrictions — is real.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
Ferry passengers flee from police firing teargas near a ferry in Mombasa, Kenya, on Friday.

In Kenya, Security Forces Attack Ferry Passengers Trying To Make Coronavirus Curfew

Mar 27, 2020
Dozens were injured in Mombasa as passengers surged toward the ferry and security forces dispersed them with teargas and force. The ferry was closing early and a huge crowd had built up at the dock.
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World
Desert locusts jump up from the ground and fly away as a cameraman walks past earlier this month in Kenya's Nasuulu conservancy.

Why Are Swarms Of Locusts Wreaking Havoc In East Africa?

Feb 21, 2020
Clouds of the insects can stretch for miles, devouring vegetation and destroying crops. Locust experts say time is running out to get the swarms under control because they multiply so quickly.
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Africa
President of Kenya Daniel arap Moi, shown in a photo from 2002. Moi has died at 95.

Daniel Arap Moi, Kenya's Longtime Strongman, Dies At 95

Feb 04, 2020
Moi ruled Kenya for nearly a quarter century from 1978 to 2002, a period marked by repression, widespread corruption and economic stagnation.
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Goats and Soda
Noah Nasiali-Kadima, foreground, takes a selfie with members of the Africa Farmers Group during a tour of a member's farm in Machakos County, Kenya.

How 75,000 Abandoned Cabbages Inspired A Huge Online Forum For Farmers In Africa

Nov 01, 2019
In Kenya, a tech worker-turned-farmer almost threw in the trowel. Now, he helps other farmers share tips and support.
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Sports
Kenya's Brigid Kosgei won the 2019 Chicago Marathon on Sunday with at time of 2 hours 14 minutes and 4 seconds. Kosgei's time also marks a new world record marathon time.

Kenyan Brigid Kosgei Smashes Women's World Record At Chicago Marathon

Oct 13, 2019
The 25-year-old runner finished in a time of 2:14:04 on Sunday, beating the previous record set by Britain's Paula Radcliffe in 2003 by 81 seconds.
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Sports
Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge celebrates after busting the elusive two-hour barrier for the marathon Saturday in Vienna.

Eliud Kipchoge Dashes Past 2-Hour Marathon Barrier In Assisted Event

Oct 12, 2019
Accompanied by pacesetters and an electric car, the Kenyan runner set a record Saturday that was long considered not humanly possible. He clocked in at 1:59:40 on crossing the finish line in Austria.

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