Tag: Kenya
opposition wants to continue inflation protests despite ban
In Kenya, the protest continues. After the demonstration on Monday March 20, the opponent Raila Odinga called for a new rally on Monday March 27 against the high cost of…
“We are enough”, the exhibition of contemporary African art that awakens consciences
We are enough (“We are enough”), at the 193 Galerie and the Galerie Carole Kvasnevski in Paris, is a collective exhibition of contemporary African art. Eleven artists, Senegalese, Ivorians, South…
The police broke up the large demonstration in Kenya, EPN’s film crew was also involved in the tear gas
NAIROBI We approach the center of Nairobi in two motorcycle taxis around noon. At the border of the Central Business District, stern-looking policemen direct the traffic away from the center,…
Rising tensions between Ruto and Odinga, as opposition protest approaches
Tension is mounting on the Kenyan political scene. The main opponent called for a large demonstration on Monday to protest against the cost of living and – still – to…
In the streets of Nairobi, a mural to raise awareness about the war in Ukraine
In Nairobi, a street-art project to strengthen cooperation between Kenyan and Ukrainian artists and raise awareness of the conflict in Ukraine. It is the Ukrainian institute, a public cultural initiative,…
opponent Odinga launches protest campaign against President Ruto
Raila Odinga begins a protest movement against the Kenyan government. The unsuccessful presidential candidate of August 2022 issued a 14-day ultimatum to the government of William Ruto. The opponent demanded…
in Nairobi, hundreds of traders denounce Chinese competition
Hundreds of small traders protested on Tuesday, February 28, in the streets of downtown Nairobi, Kenya. They denounced the competition, unfair according to them, of the Chinese traders, more and…
President William Ruto wants to disarm ranchers
President William Ruto wants to ban the use of firearms by herders to guard their herds. The head of state makes the announcement ten days after deploying the Kenyan army…
legal victory for an association defending the rights of LGBT+ people
On Friday, February 24, the Supreme Court of Kenya ruled that the authorities had shown discrimination by preventing an association defending the rights of LGBT+ people from registering as an…
In Kenya, dozens of women testify to sexual violence in a documentary
British BBC television has collected around a hundred testimonies from women working on tea plantations in Kericho, in the west of the country. With our correspondent in Nairobi, Albane Thirouard…