With more than 14 million members making monthly contributions, Kenya's cooperatives offer loans during tough times, helping many to ride out the pandemic or even start their own businesses
COVID-19 has forced nearly two million people out of work, the country's government says
Health minister warns country was headed for tough times after reporting more than 600 new cases and several deaths
The men were convicted of conspiring with and aiding attackers from Somali militant group al-Shabab
Kenyans Celebrate with an Outdoor Concert and Stay Safe from COVIID 19
People who raise livestock in the open and are often nomadic, are being overlooked as a benefit to world food security and biodiversity
Somali president said country’s journalists are untrained and inexperienced, and that some work for al-Shabab
Lawmakers want payments cut nearly in half and loan renegotiated
The country’s educational system has been affected by decades of conflict, displacement and, most recently, the coronavirus
Kenyan medical workers seek counseling to overcome stress and trauma of treating COVID-19 patients
Some shelters in Nairobi are overwhelmed by girls who need a safe place from people meant to care of them
Kenya’s Ministry of Health says it has received reports of at least 5,000 sexual violence cases across the country
Demonstrators accuse government officials of misusing equipment and supplies meant to fight coronavirus
Press freedom groups are calling on Ethiopian authorities to release Yassin Juma, who was arrested in July along with two Ethiopian journalists
The two sides disagree on the status of Somaliland, which declared independence from Mogadishu in 1991
Abubakar Mansur Mohammed Surur is accused of trafficking ivory and rhino horn, as well as conspiracy to launder money and distribute heroin
Somalia gets majority of its export earnings from livestock, and it normally sells millions of cattle, goats to Saudi Arabia to feed hajj pilgrims
According to the country's mental health task force, 25% of outpatients and 40% of in-hospital patients suffer from mental health issues such as depression
According to the country's mental health taskforce, 25% of coronavirus outpatients and 40% of in-hospital patients suffer from mental health issues such as depression
A report from the International Crisis Group calls on Kenyan authorities to cooperate with the locals to improve security and train teachers for the schools
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