KIBERA, Kenya -- Dotting the roadside in what is widely considered Africa's largest urban slum are typical stands selling vegetables. What isn't typical is their acceptance of bitcoin as a form of ...

After struggling to support her children in Kibera, Isabella Juma sought work abroad in Saudi Arabia, only to face arrest, ...

Bitcoin has enabled residents of Kibera, Kenya, an avenue to store income safely, avoiding theft and risks tied to carrying physical cash. Low fees make Bitcoin ideal for international remittances, ...

Life isn’t easy in Kibera, one of Africa’s largest slums. About one million people live in this sprawling settlement in Nairobi, Kenya’s capital, with limited access to electricity, running water and ...

The fresh warning comes after deadly floods in Nairobi and other parts of the country that led to 49 deaths and the destruction of millions of shillings' worth of properties.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The local children are keen users of their community library at the edge of Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya. Every afternoon at four ...

Reporting from Nairobi, Kenya — In Kibera, Africa’s biggest slum, you can scratch out a living by preaching, begging, frying dough, burning charcoal, selling pirated DVDs or making illicit moonshine.

I had only lived in Kibera for 15 minutes when I saw a police officer and was arrested. But it would be years before I saw a real doctor. In 2001, at the age of 13, I had come to Kenya’s largest ...

“It was a terrible night of shooting,” says Jane Anyango, hands outstretched showing the spent bullet casings that were a reminder of the violence that erupted after the Kenyan election results were ...

“Vote for Kibera,” winner of the audience prize at the Ji.hlava Documentary Film Festival, is the result of two years of working outside the box, says director Martin Pav. When Czech non-profit worker ...