Kenya

With gangs growing more powerful, political leaders abroad and a UN force yet to appear, the country finds itself in an unprecedented crisis

Known for his unorthodox running style, Rono broke four world records in the span of 81 days in 1978

Kelvin Kiptum made a sensational impact in the marathon in his first three full races, taking the athletics world by storm

The director of the National Reptile Zoo re-iterated the importance of checking clothes, luggage and footwear when returning home

Truck loaded with liquid petroleum cylinders set off inferno that burned homes and warehouses in the Kenyan capital

Country’s largest anti-femicide demonstration brings traffic to standstill in cities and towns

Governments market Africa as new carbon offset frontier but campaigners say land rights of indigenous people are at risk

William Ruto is facing searing criticism and mounting public anger just over one year since he took power

Half a million people have been displaced since the rains started in October

Without preaching, Matthew Parker tells the stories of a variety of colonies and uses imperialists’ own words and deeds to shed light on an enterprise that was very far from glorious

From a BBC exploration of the dark underbelly of Irish dancing to a documentary about the Wagatha trial

UCC student Dearbhla Richardson says the requests of communities are not unreasonable

How Trócaire helped thousands of farmers to access water after recurrent droughts

Local media reported that some protesters had been shot dead by police

Move is ‘critical step forward in the fight against one of the leading causes of death on the continent’ - WHO

Athletics: Bett won 400m hurdles in Beijing in 2015, giving Kenya its first sub-800m gold

Analysis: Implications far more widespead than Russia, and indeed athletics