1. Skip to content
  2. Skip to main menu
  3. Skip to more DW sites
Live TV
Latest audioLatest videos
In focus
Israel at war
Ukraine
COP28
general view of Nairobi
Image: Gerald Anderson/AA/picture alliance

Kenya

Topic

The Republic of Kenya in Africa borders on Tanzania, Uganda, South Sudan, Ethiopia and Somalia to the northeast. Kenya is home to around 45 million people.

Skip next section News

News

November 29, 2023

Kenya floods: Death toll almost doubles

Skip next section Reports & Analysis

Reports & Analysis

People seen standing in front of a court in Nairobi talking to each other

Kenya: Facebook parent Meta not in contempt

Kenya: Facebook parent Meta not in contempt

A Kenyan judge has ruled Meta is not in contempt of court for failing to pay content moderators fired by a contractor.
TechnologyDecember 8, 2023
A row of shiny new red, green, yellow and blue tuk-tuks line the inside of a warehouse

Kenya positions itself as Africa's climate champion

Kenya positions itself as Africa's climate champion

President William Ruto is promoting Kenya as a green energy champion, but the country has a way to go.
Nature and EnvironmentDecember 7, 2023
DW Afrimaxx 08.12.2023 Graffiti Girls

Kenya: The graffiti girls reclaiming the streets of Nairobi

Kenya: The graffiti girls reclaiming the streets of Nairobi

A female art collective creates murals in Kenyan towns and slums, bringing attention to a variety of social issues.
ArtsDecember 5, 202305:27 min
Magazin Global Us am 04.12.2023

Kenya: Promoting conservation with a camera

Kenya: Promoting conservation with a camera

With animal portraits and photo safaris, a Maasai conservationist is raising awareness of threatened species.
Nature and EnvironmentDecember 5, 202306:16 min
Kenia Überschwemmungen

Floods wreak havoc in Kenya

Floods wreak havoc in Kenya

Heavy rains and floods in Kenya have killed several people and displaced hundreds of thousands.
ClimateNovember 27, 202301:45 min
Person milking a snake

Kenya: How milking snakes saves lives

Kenya: How milking snakes saves lives

People in the Kenyan village of Gede have perfected the art of milking snakes, which is crucial for producing antivenom.
SocietyNovember 27, 202301:28 min
Show more
Skip next section In the spotlight

In the spotlight

A detail of a man's hands holding a pile of shredded blue plastic

Plastic waste: What can be done to reduce it?

Plastic is cheap and lightweight. It's also placing an increasingly severe strain on the environment.
ClimateNovember 16, 20237 images
A smart phone showing social media apps

Kenya: New tax frustrates digital content creators

In Africa, Kenyans are among the most active users of platforms such as Tik Tok and Instagram.
BusinessOctober 27, 2023
A person windsurfing passes across waves in front of the South African power utility Eskom's Koeberg Nuclear Power Station at Mekbosstrand, in Cape Town, South Africa.

Why Africa relies on nuclear energy rather than solar energy

Many African countries are looking toward nuclear power to solve electrification challenges, but experts are worried.
BusinessOctober 19, 2023
Anti-LGBTQ protesters and religious activists march against LGBT rights after the Supreme Court upheld the rights of the National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (NGLHRC) to register.

LGBTQ+ community in Kenya defies anti-gay protests

Anti-gay protests have taken place in Kenya following a decision by the courts to affirm the rights of LGBTQ+ persons.
Human RightsOctober 17, 2023
US Secretary of Defence Lloyd J. Austin and Kenya Cabinet Secretary for defence Aden Duale are among those posing for a group photo

Why Kenya volunteered to lead a security mission in Haiti

A court has temporarily barred Kenya from sending police to Haiti, but why does Kenya want to lead the UN-backed force?
PoliticsOctober 10, 202301:36 min
A group of young people standing outside, with several looking at a laptop computer

Africa's 'kidpreneurs': A rising generation of trailblazers

With boundless creativity and an entrepreneurial spirit, these young Africans are taking the world by a storm.
SocietyOctober 9, 202301:23 min