The East African Rift Valley sits between the Afar Triangle in Ethiopia and Mozambique. Within it lie a series of freshwater and alkaline lakes organised like a string of pearls. The Kenyan lakes in ...

Lake Baringo, buzzing with birds and aquatic life in the volcanic region of Kenya’s Great Rift Valley, had long been an oasis. KAMPI ya SAMAKI, Kenya (AP) — Winnie Keben had felt blessed to be raising ...

Peering into the lake, the village elder struggled to pinpoint where beneath the hyacinth and mesquite weeds lay the farm he lived in his entire life until the water rose like never before and ...

Our adventure through Western Kenya turned out to be one of the most incredible experiences of our travels. From the peaceful shores of Lake Victoria to the vibrant streets of Kisumu Town, every ...

Beginning in 2019, devastating floods on the shores of Kenya’s Lake Victoria have inundated homes, displaced families and left some orphaned children in charge of caring for their siblings and running ...

Rising waters in 17 lakes in Kenya - including Lake Baringo and Lake Bogoria - are displacing people and upending ways of life. Not to mention, it's stressing out wildlife like giraffes that have been ...

Kenya is one of the most fascinating and frequently visited countries on the continent, known for its tourist attractions and ...

The pupils of Salabani primary school study under acacia trees after their classrooms were swamped by floods on Lake Baringo. TRF/Caleb Kemboi BARINGO, Kenya (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - At Salabani ...

In Entebbe, on the Ugandan side of Lake Victoria, fish are also dying, January 2021. ABUBAKER LUBOWA / REUTERS The smell of rotting fish hangs over the town of Kisumu in eastern Kenya. Between October ...

EAC Secretary General Hon. Veronica Nduva praised the Republic of Kenya for its continued support for regional institutions.

KAMPI ya SAMAKI, Kenya (AP) — Winnie Keben had felt blessed to be raising her children in her husband’s childhood home in the community of Kampi ya Samaki — just over a quarter mile (500 meters) from ...

AFP is republishing this story which has been selected by the agency's chief editors as one of the best of the week. Pictures by Tony Karumba. Video by Celine Clery Peering into the lake, the village ...