Through a collaboration between U.S. and Kenyan researchers and Turkana communities of northern Kenya, scientists have uncovered key genetic adaptations underlying survival in hot and dry environments ...

Always positioning himself as a pan-Africanist, Uganda President Yoweri Museveni has been reluctant to take a tough stance against neighbouring countries even in the face of provocation. However, he ...

Funding for Klehm's research on the pillar site stone beads was provided by the Wenner-Gren Foundation. On the shores of Lake Turkana in east Africa, about 5,000 to 4,000 years ago, pastoralists ...

Vestas Wind Systems A/S sold its 12.5% stake in Lake Turkana Wind Power, Africa’s largest wind farm, to a fund managed by BlackRock Inc. Vestas didn’t disclose the value of the deal, which was ...

At the balcony of his fairly modest mansion on the outskirts of Lodwar town, Turkana Deputy Governor Dr Erus Lopeyok wakes up every morning to stare at the horizon in fervent honor of the wonders of ...

Turkana county is set to benefit from a World Bank–funded water development project aimed at boosting community resilience and improving access to clean water in arid areas.The County Department of ...

They supply an estimated 50% of Africa’s meat and 75% of its milk – yet Africa’s pastoralists remain largely invisible and ...

For decades, Paranthropus boisei, an early hominin that roamed eastern Africa a million years ago, was known for its gigantic ...

KENYA: The wind power project planned for northern Kenya has received a lifeline after the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved a Sh12.5 billion ($149.5 million) loan. The Lake Turkana wind power ...

The killing of two Kenya police reservists in Turkana South on Friday last week has sparked outrage among local leaders in the County.The two identified as Ayapan Loluk and Simon Lomowas Okaru, ...

The Turkana low-level jet (LLJ) is an intrinsic part of the African climate system. It is the principle conduit for water vapor transport to the African interior from the Indian Ocean, and droughts in ...