Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “Vote for Kibera,” winner of the audience prize at the Ji.hlava Documentary Film Festival, is the result of two years of working ...

With perfect pirouettes and plies, dozens of young ballet dancers gracefully moved between the makeshift iron houses of one of Africa’s largest urban slums, spreading Christmas spirit. Hundreds of ...

It is Wednesday afternoon in Kibera.Under the scorching sun, children play in narrow lanes, their laughter fillingthe air. The settlement feels alive, almost weightless. Just metres away, however,a ...

"How are you? How are you? How are you?" is the memory that lingers after a day spent exploring the slums of Kibera in Kenya's capital Nairobi. Everywhere children were chasing me and chanting these ...

Many residents of Kibera, Nairobi's biggest slum, may not be participating in Kenya's presidential and parliamentary election next week. They're leaving town for fear of a repetition of the violence ...

The Dutch tourists came well prepared for the walking safari: strong shoes and sunscreen, backpacks and bottled water. Ahead lay an afternoon visiting one of Kenya's most recognisable sights – but one ...

A UN development financing summit opened in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa on Monday. It is being seen as crucial for efforts to end poverty, tackle climate change and create a fairer sustainable ...

Kenyan fashionista and photographer Stephen Okoth has made it his mission to stand out in Kibera, a large slum area in the capital, Nairobi. His signature bright clothes sourced from local second-hand ...

For residents of the Nairobi neighborhood of Kibera, the early Christmas ballet show celebrates community resilience and creativity. With perfect pirouettes and plies, dozens of young ballet dancers ...