Kenya

Doomsday preacher convicted of mass murder of 190 children, starvation deaths in Kenya cult case

The former taxi driver founded the Good News International Church in 2003, preaching increasingly apocalyptic sermons and urging his followers to starve themselves and their children to death.

Paul Mackenzie, a Kenyan cult leader accused of ordering his followers, who were members of the Good News International Church, to starve themselves to death in Shakahola forest, appears in court for his judgement at the Mombasa High Court, Kenya, October 19, 2026.
Health workers and humanitarian responders on the front lines of the Ebola response gather to receive a vaccination due to their potential exposure to the virus as part of their work with suspected cases, including contacts, as aid agencies intensify efforts to contain the Ebola outbreak involving t

Kenya confirms eighth Ebola case as regional outbreak spreads

ETHIOPIA’S GRAND Renaissance Dam undergoes construction work on the Nile River in Benishangul Gumuz Region, Ethiopia, on  September 26.  (Tiksa Negeri/File Photo/Reuters)

Ethiopia and Israel share a new year - and an opportunity to deepen their historic ties - opinion

Kenyan students at a school aided by ConnectingMath, an Israeli nonprofit working to expand acces to math education in developing countries.

Israeli non-profits, companies expand education access in remote communities worldwide


Suspicious device found on Air France flight headed to Paris, CEO says 'false alarm'

The flight made an emergency landing in Kenya after a suspicious device was found in one of the toilets.

A view of an Air France Boeing 777 aircraft that made an emergency landing is pictured at Moi International Airport in Kenya's coastal city of Mombasa, December 20, 2015

Iranian linked terror plot foiled in Kenya, two arrested

Suspected of working on behalf of Iran's elite military al-Quds Force, two Kenyans were arrested before carrying out a terror attack on multiple tourist sites.

Thousand of Basij soldiers stage mock seige of Temple Mount in Iran

A case in Kenya threatens Israel

In most reputable courts of law this case would be considered collapsed, and the accused would be acquitted.

ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda

Kenyan governor: We must learn from Israeli agriculture expertise

Kisii County governor pushes for increased cooperation between countries in meeting with Israeli ambassador to Kenya.

Kisii County Governor James Ongwae (L) and Israeli Ambassador Yahel Vilan

Former Israeli diplomat a pop star in Kenya

Gilad Millo, the former deputy head of mission at the Israeli Embassy in Kenya, made his musical debut in April with the song “Unajua.”

Gilad Millo

Obama dines with Kenyan family after arriving in father's homeland

Security cooperation likely to top agenda; police block Nairobi roads as part of security lock down.

 Obama attends private dinner with family members at his hotel restaurant after arriving in Nairobi July 24, 2015.

'Obama offered 50 cows, 70 sheep, and 30 goats for his daughter's hand in marriage'

According to the daily newspaper Nairobian, the object of a Kenyan lawyer's affections is none other than President Barack Obama’s daughter, Malia.

US President Barack Obama (R) and his daughter, Malia

IsraAID seeks to help Kenya deal with grief management after mass killing

Attackers reportedly separated the Muslim students from the non-Muslims and killed approximately 147 Christian students in the processing, injuring an additional 79.

Relative of victim of Thursday's  terror attack in Kenya

Italy's FM: Military action inevitable in fight against terrorism

Paolo Gentiloni says Europe has long ignored dangers faced by people in other parts of the world and must do more.

Italian FM Paolo Gentiloni

Pope Francis hails Christians as 'the martyrs of today'

Pope Francis calls on world to defend modern Christian martyrs in wake of Kenya attacks.

Pope Francis waves from the popemobile after leading a Mass at Rizal Park in Manila