People try to put out a fire in Kibera slum in Nairobi, Kenya, on Jan. 17, 2026. A fire broke out here on Saturday, causing dozens of houses burned down. No casualties have been reported yet. (Photo: ...

In Africa's largest slum town, a retired railway worker has turned an abandoned shack into a library for the local children.

India to start first nationwide urban slum survey since 2012 in July 2027 Survey will assess slum conditions and estimate population across cities Updated data aims to improve targeting of government ...

How do slums mushroom? In Bengaluru, this question is usually asked only after bulldozers arrive — once homes are razed, livelihoods disrupted, and families pushed out overnight. On December 20, the ...

Baby Adriel's father, Victor Mambala, claims they waited for hours without the child being examined by a doctor, claims the clinic management has dismissed. In response, hospital spokesperson Maureen ...

Kibera BlackStars coach Idd Badi believes they are still in the SportPesa League qualificationrace. “You cannotwrite us off yet. We are firmly in the race,” said Badi. He said,despite the team ...

Residents describe a violent incident they believe involved supernatural forces during a night of chaos. Police pelted with rocks, projectiles Tensions spill in Melbourne amid opposing Australia Day ...

Vijay Sethupathi’s upcoming movie with director Puri Jagannadh has got a title. Jointly produced by Puri and Charmme Kaur under Puri Connects, along with JB Narayan Rao Kondrolla of JB Motion Pictures ...

EALA MP Winnie Odinga addresses a rally in Kibera's Kamukunji grounds in Nairobi, on January 18, 2026. [Benard Orwongo, Standard EALA MP Winnie Odinga on Sunday convened a rally at Kamukunji Grounds ...

KIGALI, Rwanda — A Rwandan official said Thursday that the remains of 119 people believed to be victims of the 1994 genocide have been discovered in the country's south, as authorities continue to ...

At Mathari Hospital, flanking Nairobi’s Mathare slum, a grandmother waits in line to see a doctor, struggling to calm the crying baby in her arms.“It’s the heat rashes,” she tells a nurse, rolling off ...