Kenya
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Blow for court’s credibility as key prosecution witness refuses to testify in Uhuru Kenyatta trial and another admits lying
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Police find equipment capable of infiltrating bank accounts and cash machines in raids on homes in upmarket area of Nairobi
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Wildlife photographer Paul Goldstein’s cheetah photographs for International Cheetah Day
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Kenya's president Uhuru Kenyatta condemns the attack in north-east Kenya which left 36 quarry workers dead
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Uhuru Kenyatta also accepts resignation of police chief after 36 quarry workers killed in raid by militants
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Deadly raid comes against backdrop of continued hostilities between Islamist extremists al-Shabaab and Kenyan government
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Parliamentary report, which is set to clear security services of major errors, comes under attack
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Kenya’s vice-president, William Ruto, says troops also destroyed Islamists’ camp and lorries after massacre of bus passengers
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Al-Shabaab extremists singled out and killed 28 passengers who could not recite Islamic creed, Kenyan police say
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Officials say al-Shabaab militants from Somalia hijacked bus in north of country and killed 28 non-Muslims on board
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Wildlife including giraffe, rhino and zebra are under pressure from roads, railways, factories and houses
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About 140 million girls around the world are living with the consequences of FGM. Kenya has banned the practice but it remains prevalent in some communities. Reuters photographer Siegfried Modola gained rare access to a ceremony:
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Attack had taken place after protests against series of assaults on women for wearing clothing perceived to be immodest
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Women's rights and gender equality in focus Nairobi's 'miniskirt' march exposes sexual violence in Kenya
‘A woman has the right to dress the way she sees fit,’ protestors proclaim, but many argue that ‘scantily clad’ women only have themselves to blame -
An act of ‘slut-shaming’ in Nairobi has prompted women to protest in defence of their right to wear what they choose
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An auction of work from up-and-coming artists from the continent and diaspora is being run online in December. Here are some of our favourites:
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International agency targets nine dangerous fugitives suspected of crimes involving poaching and illegal logging
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Women's rights and gender equality in focus Table banking lends Kenya's women the means to beat the poverty trap
In the Rift valley, women’s dreams of owning land is within reach thanks to loans from self-help groups that are beginning to change Kenya’s financial landscape -
A fabulous name doesn’t necessarily mean a brilliant sound, but couldn’t today’s performers try a bit harder, asks Eromo Egbejule?
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Discovery of minerals, oil, coal and gas spur legal changes that communities say could bring abuses or leave them out of pocket
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Kenya’s reclassification last month because of its rising gross national income doesn’t mean fewer Kenyans go to bed hungry
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Collaboration between NGOs, banks and mobile operators can help get remote communities access to bank accounts, writes Christine Svarer
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Wilson Kipsang has now won Berlin, London and NYC races in 13 months, while Mary Keitany edged out countrywoman Jemima Sumgong in final yards
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A year on from launching lawsuits, slum dwellers are taking their demands for clean water, toilets and housing to the health ministry, writes Mark Anderson
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Castration and inhuman treatment among claims of 41,000 Kenyans seeking damages
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Simon Harris, 55, enticed street children to his home in Gilgil with sweets and money while working for a gap year charity, jury told
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Fears grow for future of northern white rhino species after loss of 34-year-old Suni, one of last two breeding males in the world
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13 - 17 October: Catch up with all the development-related news you may have missed this week
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Bio-centres turning human waste into electricity prove that faeces is the ultimate source of renewable energy, writes Frederika Whitehead
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6 - 10 October: Catch up with all the development-related news you may have missed this week
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Kenyan president faces court charged with crimes against humanity for alleged role in 2007-08 post-election violence
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Reasons for his detention remain uncertain
UK’s first ICC judge attacks proposed restructuring of international court