Reuters
November 30, 2018
Kenyan authorities directed Marie Stopes health clinics to suspend abortion services, claiming their ads promoted abortion. If the move holds, thousands of women will have no choice but to use backstreet clinics, putting their lives at risk.
Global Politics
Barack Obama's African Family Tree
The Takeaway
February 10, 2011
Using oral testimony from family and historical documents, Peter Firstbrook uncovered some fascinating details of the president's family, including questions about how President Obama's father died.
Environment
E-waste youth activist
Living on Earth
January 04, 2008
Living on Earth interviews Alex Lin, who won the Brower Youth Award for his pioneering work on electronic waste. Lin recycled and refurbishes computers for kids in the U.S. and around the world.
Environment
U.N. World Water Day
Living on Earth
March 21, 2008
March 22nd is Water Day, designated by the United Nations as a time to call attention to water woes around the world. Host Bruce Gellerman talks with Paul Faeth, executive director of Global Water Challenge, about some of the work non-profits are doing to bring water to communities in the developing world.
Environment
Clean water for Kenya
Living on Earth
August 01, 2008
In Kibera, a slum of Nairobi, Kenya, clean water is too scarce. But a new technology that takes just a plastic bottle and six hours in the sun is helping reduce sickness and diarrhea in the community, and in other developing countries around the world. Jessica Partnow reports.
Conflict & Justice
World's native peoples take on climate change
Living on Earth
May 09, 2008
Despite their geographic differences, indigenous people often have similar problems when it comes to the environment. Living on Earth's Bobby Bascomb reports.
Environment
Water and Women in Kenya
Living on Earth
March 20, 2009
In the developing world, women walk miles each day to find water. Deborah Katina founded the group "Yang'at" which has partnered with the World Church Service to introduce a method of catching water in the rainy season and conserving it for drier times.
Kenya bloggers monitor unrest
PRI's The World
January 14, 2008
Post-election unrest in Kenya has been widespread and hard to monitor in real time, but some concerned bloggers are trying to help, and they've set up a website where Kenyans can report on what they see in their own communities
Kenya parliament back in session
PRI's The World
January 15, 2008
Anchor Lisa Mullins gets an update on Kenya's political turmoil from reporter David McGuffin in Nairobi.
Kenya protests continue
PRI's The World
January 16, 2008
Anchor Lisa Mullins gets the latest on post-election turmoil in Kenya from David McGuffin who is in Nairobi, covering the story for the Canadian Broadcasting Company.
Violence in parts of Kenya
PRI's The World
January 16, 2008
The violence in Kenya today was especially fierce in the western town of Kisumu, and Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with long-time Kisumu resident Eden Grace.