Daily reporting from Nairobi
Tens of thousands gathered in Addis Ababa's Meskel Square for the Demera bonfire, the fiery centrepiece of an Ethiopian Orthodox festival inscribed on UNESCO's heritage list.
China scrapped tariffs on Kenyan exports on 1 May 2026, but Kenya's camel-milk sector still lacks the China market-access approvals needed to fill the demand it has publicised.
Kenya's KenyaLIVE broadcast now streams unscripted footage from nine Kenyan parks to viewers worldwide, but has no announced Chinese-platform distribution despite Kenya's push for Chinese visitors.
Organisers confirmed dates, venue and programme for Nyege Nyege's 11th edition, as early-bird 'Die Hard' tickets go off sale tomorrow.
A fine-arts show, a Mid-Autumn fashion parade and a 600-item China culture and book exhibition brought Chinese and Kenyan artists, designers and publishers together in Nairobi.
Hospitals without a signed 2026–2029 contract will be locked out of Kenya's Social Health Authority from Thursday, and thousands have yet to sign.
Within days of a crackdown on foreign small traders, harassment and extortion followed — prompting Nairobi to pause deportations and open a 90-day window for them to register instead.
Kenya restarted its stalled Nairobi–Malaba railway with Chinese contractors and separately swapped $3.5 billion of dollar SGR debt into yuan, saving an estimated $215 million a year.
A presidential taskforce is consulting Turkana communities on a planned Kalokol museum, part of a Ruto-backed drive to recover 32,000 Kenyan artefacts held abroad.