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In the heart of Nairobi’s sprawling Dandora dumpsite, a powerful narrative is brought to life through Greenpeace Africa’s ...
At a small fertility clinic in Nairobi, women sit waiting to enter one of six rooms. All wear jeans and designer sports shoes, legs crossed, their long nails flipping through smartphones.It is 7am ...
This story was originally posted by Greenpeace Africa.In Nairobi's Dandora dumpsite, Joyce, a young mother rises each day not ...
Youth-led protests against police brutality and poor governance have erupted across Kenya, with thousands gathering in ...
Kenya’s police on Monday said that they had arrested a suspected serial killer who they said confessed to killing 42 women in the past two years, a shocking development in a country wracked by ...
Back in January 10,000 protesters took to the streets of Nairobi, after at least 31 women were killed in a single month. The protest sparked a sustained campaign to “end femicide”.
In a lonely Kenya ranch house some 60 miles north of Nairobi, Mrs. Dorothy Raynes-Simson, a cattle rancher, sat chatting with her partner, Kitty Hesselburger. There was a noise at the door, a ...
NAIROBI, Kenya — The Kenyan government has declared gender-based violence the nation’s most pressing security threat, with 100 women killed in the last four months alone, most by men who were ...
Johannesburg — Kenya's National Police said Monday they had arrested a 33-year-old man whom they called a "psychopathic serial killer with no respect for human life." They said the suspect ...
I recently met these women in Kenya and was inspired by how they exemplified women’s empowerment – but their story is not universal. In Kenya there are 1.4 million people living with HIV, and ...
International Women's Day, on March 8, celebrates the achievements of women. We share stories from women in the the Kibera community, which locals call a "slum," about their setbacks and successes.
A photograph of Grace Wangari Thuiya, a 24-year-old beautician who was killed in Nairobi, Kenya, in January. Her boyfriend assaulted and repeatedly stabbed her, police told her mother.