In Geneva, the Kofi Annan Foundation announced his peaceful death after a short undisclosed illness with "immense sadness", saying he was surrounded in his last days by his second wife Nane and children Ama, Kojo and Nina.
To some, letting the global temperature rise plateau at just 1.5 degrees Celsius just makes sense. A new study also shows it could make cents — $30 trillion, to be exact.
For millions of women around the world, monthly periods are something that comes with real hazards, such as missing school and work or being subjected to potentially harmful sanitary conditions. But there's a global menstrual movement taking place.
Kenya is not alone in subjecting suspected gay men to forced anal exams. Cameroon, Egypt, Uganda and Zambia also claim the procedure is a valid method for determining if a man has participated in anal sex.
The UK-based firm Cambridge Analytica is under fire for allegedly harvesting the data of tens of millions of Facebook users and using it to sway voters in the run-up to the 2016 Presidential election. But the data firm's reach extends well beyond the US.
The Kenya-born Harvard scholar Calestous Juma saw innovations and opportunities bubbling up in African economies where others saw only poverty and despair.
Abdi Nor Iftin always dreamed of leaving Somalia and coming to the United States, and his dream seemed to come true when he won a spot in the Diversity Visa Program, otherwise known as the green card lottery. But it turned out to be only the first step in a difficult and dangerous process.
Al-Shabab has recruited Muslim militants from the Somali community in Minnesota. One Somali imam in the Twin Cities is determined to fight the terrorist group and any talk of extremism in Islam.
In many parts of Africa, people don't recognize that gay people exist. Former BBC journalist Kevin Mwachiro is trying to change that with a new book, "Invisible: Stories from Kenya's Queer Community."
Illegal sales of ivory and rhino horn are estimated to be a $2 billion a year industry. And some of that money is going to fund Islamic militant terrorists, according to a Dutch conservation group.
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Justice
'Winning' the green card lottery is only the start of a harrowing journey
PRI's The World
December 29, 2014
Abdi Nor Iftin always dreamed of leaving Somalia and coming to the United States, and his dream seemed to come true when he won a spot in the Diversity Visa Program, otherwise known as the green card lottery. But it turned out to be only the first step in a difficult and dangerous process.
Conflict & Justice
A Somali imam declares war on al-Shabab, in Somalia and at his mosque in Minnesota
PRI's The World
October 09, 2013
Al-Shabab has recruited Muslim militants from the Somali community in Minnesota. One Somali imam in the Twin Cities is determined to fight the terrorist group and any talk of extremism in Islam.
Science, Tech & Environment
Dogs get the call to protect rhinos in Kenya from poachers
PRI's The World
April 09, 2014
The latest weapon against rhino poaching in Kenya? Dogs trained to track and attack poachers.
Lifestyle & Belief
Kenya's gay community comes out, one story at a time
PRI's The World
February 17, 2014
In many parts of Africa, people don't recognize that gay people exist. Former BBC journalist Kevin Mwachiro is trying to change that with a new book, "Invisible: Stories from Kenya's Queer Community."
Arts, Culture & Media
If it's country music and it's Kenya, it must be Elvis
PRI's The World
November 05, 2013
If Elvis were born in Kenya and wandered into country music instead of rock and roll, this is how he might have ended up.
Science, Tech & Environment
When you buy ivory, you may be funding al-Shabab terrorists
PRI's The World
October 08, 2013
Illegal sales of ivory and rhino horn are estimated to be a $2 billion a year industry. And some of that money is going to fund Islamic militant terrorists, according to a Dutch conservation group.
Business, Economics and Jobs
Kenya: the business of running
GlobalPost
April 20, 2010
Updated
As the Boston Marathon proved again, Kenyans are great runners. That doesn't mean they're making money.
Economics
The child sex trade is booming in this Kenyan port city
GlobalPost
December 08, 2016
The industry has made Kenya one of the world's hubs for child sex tourism, researchers say, catering especially to Europeans.
Health
Kenya tries to come to grips with treating mental illness
The Takeaway
January 05, 2017
In Kenya, mental illness still has a strong stigma attached to it. But a new hotline is helping to make inroads with treatment.
Music
'Every time I hold a drum...I feel like happiness is going to kill me'
PRI's The World
June 19, 2015
How do you learn an instrument you are not supposed to play? Listen to a 27-year old drummer from rural Kenya who found a way.