In Kenya, militant groups Al-Shabab and the Islamic State continue to lure young Muslims. To fight back, a local organization has launched a deradicalization program to train imams and work with the affected youth. Lenny Ruvaga has the story for VOA from Pumwani, outside the capital Nairobi.
Experts say de-radicalization programs alone not the answer; root causes of extremism must be identified and addressed
Sixteen million Kenyans lack access to safe drinking water. Sixty percent of rural folks remain off the water grid. Lenny Ruvaga reports for VOA from Kenya's Kajiado province on an initiative enlisting local women to try to fill the gap.
Sixteen million Kenyans lack access to safe drinking water, sixty percent of rural folks remain off the water grid
App — billed as a bank in your pocket — offers accessible, affordable options in country where interest rates on business loans can reach 26 percent
Refugees from various war-torn African countries competing for a limited number of slots to participate under flag of the International Olympic Committee
In Kenya, a company called M-Kopa Solar is providing clean energy to more than 300,000 homes across East Africa by allowing customers to "pay-as-you-go" via their cell phones. As Lenny Ruvaga reports from Kangemi, customers pay a small deposit for a solar unit and then pay less than a dollar a day to get clean energy to light up their homes or businesses.
M-Kopa Solar is providing clean energy to more than 300,000 homes across East Africa by allowing customers to 'pay-as-you-go' via their cell phones
New report shows vulnerabilities of reporting on traumatic events; disaster preparedness and employee assistance encouraged
Despite Kenya’s restrictively high borrowing rates, firm taps new market with apartments aimed at low- to middle-income buyers
In Kenya, an I.T. platform is helping low-income earners get the kind of affordable health insurance that was once only available to the middle class and the affluent. It's giving residents in the Nairobi slum of Kibera access to much-needed health care through their mobile devices. So far, 10-thousand Kibera residents are using the technology.
Officials say move is designed to curb hacking and terrorism; critics say it infringes upon constitutionally guaranteed freedoms
Kenya's Communications Authority has issued a rule requiring all Internet users at cybercafes to produce identification cards or birth certificates.The authority says the move is designed to curb hacking and terrorism, but critics say it infringes upon constitutionally guaranteed freedoms. VOA's Lenny Ruvaga reports.
Kenyan schools for the blind are now beginning to adopt technology that provides material in audible form - and in the process expands their opportunities
Until recently, blind and visually impaired students in Kenya were still using Braille books for their studies. But Kenyan schools for the blind are now beginning to adopt technology that provides material in a audible form -- and in the process expands their opportunities. Lenny Ruvaga reports from the town of Thika.
Journalists all over Africa face challenges, especially attempts by governments to intimidate and censor them, media watchdog finds
East African bloc IGAD warns persistent drought affecting eastern and central Africa will continue for at least three more months
The Osiri mine in western Kenya is home to about 3,000 small-scale miners who risk their lives in search for gold. The operations are largely unregulated, and miners use toxic mercury to extract the gold despite the known health risks.
Co-founder of Bitpesa says people under misconception that bitcoin transactions are untraceable, therefore inherently insecure; in reality, reverse is true, she says
Delegates hope this round of Doha trade negotiations, first to be held in Africa, will yield breakthrough in efforts to address trade imbalances
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