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Kenya

  • Wednesday, 25 June, 2025
    Eight people killed in Kenya in rallies to mark anniversary of tax protests

    Analysts predict a new bout of unrest in the country, partly as a result of the death of a teacher in police custody

    A crowd of demonstrators marching in downtown Nairobi
  • Thursday, 12 June, 2025
    Protests erupt in Nairobi over death in custody of young blogger

    Kenyan demonstrators clash with police near parliament as Ruto’s government tries to pass budget

    A protester reacts in front of burning cars
  • Wednesday, 23 April, 2025
    Venice Architecture Biennale 2025
    Can these architects right the wrongs of Britain’s colonial past?

    The British pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale has assembled an international team — including a visionary Kenyan studio

    Four people, two men and two women, stand at a balcony in Venice
  • Friday, 7 March, 2025
    Tefaf Maastricht 2025
    African modernists have been unjustly overlooked — until now

    A presentation of mostly 20th-century Nigerian pioneers at Tefaf in Maastricht rides a wave of global recognition

    Vibrant painted faces emerging from colourful columns and orbs in red, blue and green
  • Sunday, 23 February, 2025
    News in-depthForeign aid
    Trump’s assault on aid sparks chaos in east Africa’s relief hub

    Kenya’s economy and healthcare system are reeling from president’s bid to shut down USAID

    Children stand near a grafitti mural in Kibera
  • Sunday, 2 February, 2025
    The Baby Gap
    Kenya — a window into Africa’s demographic future

    The youthful continent is not immune from global trends pushing down fertility rates

  • Friday, 17 January, 2025
    Travel
    Come dine with me: the holidays hosted by top chefs

    Starting in Kenya, a new company is offering a series of far-flung foodie adventures

    A camp by a riverbank, seen from above, in a densely forested landscape
  • Wednesday, 27 November, 2024
    News in-depthAdani Group
    ‘Adios Adani!’ Bribery charges threaten group’s Africa ambitions

    Kenya’s reversal of support for airport project underlines global ramifications of US indictment

    Kenyan security services remove a protester outside Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi during a demonstration in September against the planned leasing deal with the Adani Group
  • Sunday, 6 October, 2024
    News in-depthHaiti
    Haiti seeks ‘urgent’ reinforcement of Kenya-led force to fight gangs

    Acting prime minister Garry Conille says police have not restored order yet in ‘one neighbourhood’

    Acting Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille visits the capital’s largest General Hospital after the national police took back control in July
  • Thursday, 3 October, 2024
    ReviewFilm
    The Battle for Laikipia — when Kenyan herders and white landowners clash

    Sober documentary chronicles the blocking of age-old migration routes of semi-nomadic tribes

  • Tuesday, 10 September, 2024
    Adani Group
    Kenyan court suspends Adani deal to run Nairobi airport

    Legal challenge is latest blow to Indian conglomerate’s efforts to expand overseas presence

    Members of the Kenya Aviation Workers Union protest outside Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. One protester holds a sign reading "WE REJECT ADANI" during the demonstration against the proposed sale of the airport to Adani Airport Holdings.
  • Friday, 26 July, 2024
    News in-depth
    How a ‘bunch of nobodies’ left Kenya’s political class running scared

    Young and tech-savvy protesters drawn from traditionally divided tribes are forcing concessions from President Ruto

    Demonstrators march to parliament with wooden crosses
  • Wednesday, 17 July, 2024
    David Pilling
    Kenya’s populist president has misread the popular mood

    With domestic politics marring his polished international image, William Ruto offers lessons for other leaders

    Montage of images with a close up cutout image of William Ruto in the foreground against a background of police an demonstrators clashing
  • Saturday, 13 July, 2024
    FT SeriesHTSI’s favourite shops in the world
    The store kitting out Kenyan champions-in-the-making

    Distance provides Iten’s thriving running community with trainers, clothes and inspiration

    The exterior of Distance in Iten, Kenya
  • Thursday, 11 July, 2024
    Kenyan president fires most of cabinet after mass protests

    Sackings follow deaths of 39 demonstrators amid anger over tax increases

    Protesters gesture at police during an anti-government demonstration in Nairobi earlier this month
  • Thursday, 4 July, 2024
    African economy
    Kenya’s mass protests expose African fury with IMF

    William Ruto is latest president of developing country caught between multilateral lenders and angry population

    Protesters in Nakuru, Kenya. One holds a sign reading ‘IMF, World Bank, Modern Day Slavery’
  • Wednesday, 3 July, 2024
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Kenya’s fraught choices

    Protests in Nairobi last week show the limited options for countries avoiding default

    A wounded man is led away by police after he was detained on suspicion of being a looter during an anti-government demonstration in Nairobi
  • Thursday, 27 June, 2024
    FT News Briefing podcast12 min listen
    Protests push Kenya to abandon tax rises

    Kenya’s Finance bill scrapped after demonstrators storm parliament

  • Wednesday, 26 June, 2024
    Kenya’s president drops tax rises after deadly protests

    Rights groups allege that at least 23 people were killed after parliament was stormed

    A protester tries to escape from a policeman during a demonstration in Nairobi
  • Tuesday, 25 June, 2024
    Kenya’s Ruto warns of ‘attack on democracy’ after protesters storm parliament

    President addresses nation after five killed and dozens injured when police opened fire on anti-tax demonstrators

    Protesters run to take cover outside parliament
  • Tuesday, 25 June, 2024
    Haiti
    Haiti receives first Kenyan officers to battle gang violence

    African country will lead coalition aiming to bolster police force overwhelmed by fierce fighting in the Caribbean nation

    Haitian national police at an intersection in Port-au-Prince
  • Thursday, 6 June, 2024
    Retail sector
    Kenya’s Quick Mart confronts tough business conditions

    After initial breakneck expansion, growth has slowed somewhat at country’s second largest supermarket chain

    The exterior of a Quick Mart supermarket is shown, with the store’s name in bold red letters and a “Fresh & Easy” logo next to it. The sign above the entrance indicates the store is open 24/7. Large windows display promotional posters featuring fresh produce and other food items. A few people are seen walking outside, and a security guard stands at the entrance
  • Wednesday, 29 May, 2024
    Moral Money
    Will Kenya get a bite of the green tech boom?

    Market-watchers weigh in on President William Ruto’s trip to Washington last week

    Ruto, Harris and Blinken with US and Kenyan flags behind them
  • Monday, 27 May, 2024
    Mining
    Abu Dhabi conglomerate embarks on flurry of mining deals

    Business owned by IHC broke into market last year with acquisition of a major Zambian copper mine

    Syed Basar Shueb with IHC’s logo on the wall behind him
  • Thursday, 23 May, 2024
    US foreign policy
    Biden to upgrade Kenyan ties to counter Russian and Chinese sway in Africa

    US president meets William Ruto during first state visit by an African leader to Washington in 15 years

    US President Joe Biden, right, welcomes Kenyan President William Ruto to the White House
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