In Kenya, as in many countries across the world, street protests are often framed as the unfortunate result of political failure. As the logic goes, the inability of state institutions to translate ...

Kenya's police watchdog has accused officers of using "disproportionate force" to quell a recent series of protests during ...

Stephen Marubu, went out to protest the murder of Michael Muiruri who was killed allegedly by a Del Monte guard.

NAIROBI, Kenya — Police in Kenya clashed with demonstrators Monday during the latest anti-government protests, killing 10 ...

One of Kenya’s most prominent human rights activists has been released on bail after being charged with unlawful possession of ammunition, as critics accuse authorities of ramping up efforts to stifle ...

There is a broader warning to ruling elites from Mozambique to Nigeria and from Uganda to Togo, all of which have seen recent ...

Kenya’s recent pro-democracy protests were marked by violence, looting and property destruction. In response, President ...

Boniface Mwangi was charged by the police on Monday, two days after he was arrested and accused of possessing unused tear gas canisters, a “7.62mm blank round”, two mobile phones, a laptop and ...

Prominent Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi has been charged with illegal possession of ammunition linked to protests last ...

Togo has witnessed major anti-government protests that the police have repressed since late June. A video widely shared on social media claims to show a large turnout at one of the demonstrations.

Kenya's private sector contracted at the fastest pace in a year in July as input prices rose and protests disrupted some ...

Kenya wants its next International Monetary Fund programme to be a funded one, its central bank governor said on Wednesday, ...