A giant crack in the heart of the Great Rift Valley Since 2005, the Great Rift Valley region, at the junction of Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia, has been undergoing a dramatic transformation. A fissure ...

Adventurers can climb the majestic Mount Kenya, Africa’s second-highest peak, or trek through the Great Rift Valley, where dramatic landscapes and rare wildlife await.

Scientists discovered a massive superplume beneath Africa’s Rift System, driving volcanic activity and potentially splitting the continent to form a new ocean.

Kenya has started discussions with the United Arab Emirates to secure financing to complete a regional railway, President William Ruto said, after China cut infrastructure funding to the project.

Chinese investors are partnering with the Kenya to introduce a new wave of sustainable agricultural technologies — from atmospheric water generation and drought-resistant crops to biodegradable bamboo ...

Experience Kenya's wild beauty on a safari that combines close wildlife encounters with conservation and community initiatives.

GVR golfer Allan Chesang tees off on the par-four fourth hole during the Mulembe Golf Society versus Great Rift Valley Golf Society derby at the Royal Nairobi Golf Club in Nairobi, June 20, 2025.

The rift between Kindiki and Mbarire – both influential figures from the vote-rich Mt Kenya region – has been simmering since early this year. It began when Kindiki questioned Mbarire’s leadership, ...

Michelle Gavin's testimony to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee addresses geopolitical developments and U.S. strategy in East Africa and the Horn of Africa.

Although the African Rift Valley running down the east side of the continent is often celebrated as the focus of hominin origins, the distribution of australopithecines is just wide enough to show ...

About the Episode In the heart of Africa’s Great Rift Valley lies Katavi, a little-known National Park spanning more than three thousand square miles of western Tanzania.

East African leaders and Saudi royals are among those profiting off a lucrative, deadly trade in domestic workers.