16 Countries and Cities Have Banned Single-Use Plastics

Kenya, Vanuatu, UK, Taiwan, Zimbabwe, Montreal, Malibu, Seattle, Australia, Canada, Hamburg, France, New Delhi, Morocco, Rwanda and New York have made serious strides in the race against plastic.

Kenya is splitting

A tear opens up in Kenya's Rift Valley. Geologists say it will - in a few million years - lead to the continent splitting in two.

Kenya Launches Largest-Ever Basic Income Experiment That Goes to 2030

A US charity launched this week a 12-year-long experiment in Kenya involving 6,000 people and $30 million to test the potential success of basic income.

A wind farm of epic proportions is taking shape in Africa

In Kenya, efforts to produce wind power on a grand scale are underway. The project is set to provide 310 MW of renewable power to the Kenyan national grid.

In Kenya, dried poop briquettes are serving as a clean cooking fuel

This waste-to-resource project not only produces a less smoky and long-burning fire, but could also help improve health and sanitation outcomes.

First Malaria Vaccine to Be Rolled Out in Kenya, Ghana and Malawi

It is the only vaccine developed against malaria that has successfully made it to the large scale testing.

Kenya bans plastic bags

Kenya has banned the manufacture and import of all plastic bags used for commercial and household packing. It's the latest African nation to do so.

Travelling telescope educates Kenya's children

Two years ago, Kenyan astronomer Susan Murabana and her husband decided to travel the country, taking their telescope to tens of thousands of children.