Kilimanjaro giraffes Stories

Rescue mission launched to save Masai giraffes trapped by fences in Naivasha
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Nov 16, 2025

Four Masai giraffes have already been captured and relocated to secure habitats, including Nairobi National Park and another protected area near Naiva...

75 per cent of Kilimanjaro’s natural plants have been wiped out – and climate change isn’t the biggest threat
The Conversation  |  Nov 13, 2025

Since biodiversity is the base of ecosystem services, the destruction of Kilimanjaro’s natural habitats affects not only plants and animals living in...

Kilimanjaro’s vanishing nature: How people, not climate change, are destroying Africa’s iconic mountain
The Conversation  |  Nov 12, 2025

Scientists warn that 75 per cent of Kilimanjaro’s native plants have vanished — not because of climate change, but because of human land use, farming,...

Eastleigh’s General Wariungi Street lights up after years in darkness
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Sep 02, 2025

The prolonged darkness had made the stretch unsafe and unattractive. Street families turned the road reserves into makeshift homes, sleeping along the...

Vibrant atmosphere as Eastleigh comes alive as Ramadan draws to a close
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Mar 31, 2025

Restaurants, which are central to social interactions in the neighbourhood, remained closed during the day as residents observed the fast, contributin...

How Somali cuisine came to define Nairobi’s culinary culture
Silas Nyanchwani  |  Jun 02, 2024

Between 2008 and 2014, almost every nightclub that closed shop in the Nairobi CBD was replaced by a Somali restaurant.

Kenya tops global wildlife photography destinations list
Bashir Mohammed  |  Mar 14, 2024

According to the study, 20.69 per cent of the photos analysed and tagged 'wildlife' originated from Kenya, earning Nairobi the top position on the lis...

UNHCR staff scale Mt. Kilimanjaro to protect refugees from lightning strike
Paul Aginnah  |  Dec 28, 2023

In a remarkable feat, colleagues from UNHCR Tanzania have successfully reached the Lava Tower Camp on Mt. Kilimanjaro, situated at an altitude of 4,60...

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