For once, it seems that activists and human rights organisations have won. No...

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Another evening with the Olimpia Club’s beach party as the season really gets into full swing in...

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The time for holidays in Kenya has reopened and will last, with alternating periods of medium, high and...

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A worker has lost his life and several others have been injured following the collapse of part of...

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Malindikenya.net was probably already an adult before turning 18, and it is even more certain that it...

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In this latest episode of the rotopodcast ‘Africa Does Not Exist’, for the feature ‘Claudia’s Books’, we...

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Some call it a sign of the times, others a provocation, and still others a return to one’s roots. For if today...

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Caffè & More, the Italian coffee import brand in Kenya, just a few years after establishing...

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Kenya has added another chapter to its legendary history in world athletics, and this time there has

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This Sunday, another day by the sea in Malindi with the Olimpia Club’s traditional Sunday buffet...

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They do not arrive in gunboats, they do not hoist foreign flags, and they do not occupy territories. They...

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For those who approach Kenya as more than just a holiday destination, it raises not only existential...

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In recent years, the Kenyan shilling has taken economists and investors by surprise. After going through...

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Fortunately, news often arrives from Kenya that lifts the spirits, and other news that is… a real...

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No tourist season in Watamu is complete without Paparemo Beach; there’s no other landmark, no other...

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After months of rumours and speculation centring on Tanzania, Mombasa and Kenya, the...

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Every summer it’s the same old story. As soon as someone books a flight and a transfer to Watamu, Malindi...

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An evening dedicated to great Italian and international jazz music will bring Nairobi to life on...

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Kenya awoke after Saba Saba Day to a scene that had long since disappeared from...

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In Kenya, there are mistakes that are endearing or make you smile, others that really piss you off, and...

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Following the Sunday buffets, the Olimpia Club in Malindi resumes its legendary and regular weekly beach...

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7 July is no ordinary date for Kenya. It is Saba Saba Day, the day in 1990 when thousands...

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For decades, Italians have dreamt of leaving everything behind and setting off for Africa. It’s...

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Kenya was built before its roads were. In Nairobi and Mombasa, but also in towns such as...

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This coming December, Kenya will officially begin producing oil independently, from the Lake Turkana...

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Every four years, Africa convinces itself that its time has come. This happens in football, when the...

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‘Hakuna kulala’, no sleep. The slogan accompanying these late-night World Cup weeks isn’t just a...

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One of the most celebrated weekly events of the tourist season returns to Malindi this...

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How much tourism can one of the world’s most famous protected areas sustain? This question has...

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The Mattei Plan continues to foster ever-closer ties between Italy and Kenya. Following visits by...

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It’s a little past five in the afternoon. The sun is about to dip behind the Shimba hills and my hair flutters in...

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From today until 4 July, Lost Beach is hosting a festival aimed at revitalising the image of the...

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Who would ever have thought that Hurghada, the famous Egyptian seaside resort on the Red Sea, could...

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‘Africa must learn to finance its own development with Africans’ own money’...

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For decades, Africa has sought the funds needed to build roads, hospitals, schools and infrastructure...

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Some people flee the heat, whilst others chase the sun. Curiously, this year the two coincide. Whilst...

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The PODCAST MINISERIES on the history of Mombasa, written and produced by Freddie del Curatolo, is...

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For many years, South Africa has been the financial hub of the entire continent. Today, however...

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Following the announcement that the new regulations on compulsory vehicle inspections have...

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Sansone Banin, who for years has been radiating his aura of affable wisdom just a stone’s throw...

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Never before has our country shown such a high level of interest in young Kenyans who are keen...

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Vinyasa has officially moved… a few kilometers away...

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Would you have ever guessed that in the third millennium from Italy to find cool weather one has to migrate...

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For many Kenyan motorists, this will be a minor revolution. From 1 July, new regulations will come into...

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A “turnkey” Made in Italy business is for sale in Nairobi—already up and running and profitable...

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In the end, it was the peaceful approach of the activists (even though some, such...

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The Italian Cultural Institute in Nairobi, as part of the “Fare Cinema 2026” initiative promoted...

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An armed robbery – most likely involving air guns – took place yesterday in broad daylight, targeting...

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25 June. A date that many Kenyans – particularly the younger generation, those who, as...

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In Diani, just as in Nyali, two people were nearly killed over the past week on the same charge: making...

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On the Kenyan coast, there are things that progress has never managed to displace. They...

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Whilst confirmed cases of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have exceeded a...

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On 1 July 1895, the UK government proclaimed the East African colonial protectorate and...

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The Kenyan police have given assurances that they will ensure the safety of citizens during...

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In Tsavo, where elephants travel dozens of kilometers guided by ancestral memories of water and...

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It’s not often that you see professionals on the same stage who, during the week, work in international...

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June 25 in Kenya will not only mark the anniversary of the massive protests against the Finance Bill that...

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Peace in the Gulf, a boom in bookings for Kenya. Whilst Kenya’s safari parks and beaches were already...

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Some ideas are born in the laboratories of the world’s leading universities, while others...

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If football really is the most democratic game in the world – at least before it gets bogged down...

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What’s it like to drive from Nairobi to the Indian Ocean in 2026? Is it better to drive, take the train...

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The history of Italians in Kenya, as I often like to recall, is made up of eras, situations, adventures...

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A new shopping centre is nearing completion in Watamu, with an Italian soul but an international...

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Kenya now ranks among the world’s leading nations. At the G7 summit currently taking place in France, Nairobi...

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Our fascinating, adventurous historical journey to the origins of Kenya continues, exploring...

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Anyone who lives in Kenya, particularly on the coast, or spends their holidays here knows that fish...

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From the Kenyan refugee camp of Kakuma to the World Cup—not as a spectator or a soda vendor, but...

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This is my personal declaration of love for my beloved, torn-apart Nairobi. 

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He has been one of the leaders of the protests in recent years and is the leading activist of Kenya’s...

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When one thinks of the Maasai, images still spring to mind of warriors wrapped in red shuka, armed...

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The new budget presented by the Kenyan government promises to be far less aggressive than...

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Before the Indians, then the Chinese. First the controversy, then the ...

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Ebola has never been seen in these parts. Not a single case. And yet, on the slopes of Mount Kenya...

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His crime? Being Somali.
His curse? That...

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Western man is a peculiar animal, because he is capable of not believing what he...

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From a desk in a co-working space in Nairobi to the veranda of a villa in Watamu, via the sea-view cafés...

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At a time when even in Italian apartment blocks people struggle to get to know their...

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To all of you who follow me: We’ve reached the third episode of...

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Three years ago, it was drought that emptied the classrooms. Then came the floods. Today,...

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There are acts that don’t end up on social media; they don’t involve photos of children...

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When I arrived in Kenya, thirty-six years ago now, I thought that Africans were a people who...

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In a country where, until recently, a police officer’s warning and a quick chat at the roadside...

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Whilst protests are taking place in Nanyuki against the planned Ebola isolation centre and Parliament is...

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In Kenya, you can still spend hours discussing economic growth, infrastructure corridors, digital...

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This year’s Republic Day was a unique and special occasion, a 2 June that was very different from the...

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It was one of the first campaigns launched by Malindikenya.net, even before it became one...

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Sometimes the fear of a disease spreads faster than the disease itself. In Kenya, where not a single...

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In Kenya, five people can pile onto a motorbike, carry a gas cylinder between the passenger’s legs and make...

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For centuries, Mombasa has been one of humanity’s waiting rooms. Persians, Omanis...

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Ebola – or rather this strain of the virus, known as Bundibugyo (and not ‘boogie boogie’ as someone...

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There were moments of concern yesterday in the Masai Mara reserve, in Narok County, where...

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The league table shows six wins out of six, just one goal conceded and an increasingly secure...

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By a curious twist of the calendar, Kenya and Italy also find themselves celebrating...

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First came the warnings that Ebola was re-emerging in Central Africa. Then came...

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It is cyclical and does not always depend on external factors such as economic crises or social...

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This time, it is unlikely that we will have to blame someone’s incompetence or the chronic problems of the...

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Starting Monday, June 1—which, incidentally, is a national holiday in Kenya, marking Independence Day...

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Another night of fire in Kenya, but this time it is not empty villas belonging to Italian tourists or beach bars...

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Seven hundred tropical marine animals crammed into plastic bags for a five-day journey from...

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Investigations into the devastating fire that destroyed holiday villas, restaurants, beach bars and cars in Watamu...

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If, in the low, deep skies of the Kenyan equator—the ones that inspire millions of tourists to dream...

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An African island city that has never truly slept, which for a thousand years has watched men...

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The makuti is unforgiving, but neither are the bad habits of those who live on a land that can no longer...

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A devastating fire in Watamu last night destroyed one of the seaside resort’s iconic residences...

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A tour of the Kenyan coast, which serves partly to kick off the long, familiar four-year election campaign cycle...

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Some records never grow old. They remain there, like bottles tossed into the sea by someone who...

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I wish no one would ever again take photos of African children wearing little or nothing, smiling...

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In Kenya, they simply called him “Carlo.” Not “the founder of Slow Food,” not the theorist of sustainable...

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All it took was one suspected case for Kenya to be added to the list of countries at high risk...

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Today marks World Turtle Day, a particularly important and heartfelt day for Kenya and for the associations that...

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For years, the relationship between Europe and Africa has been framed almost exclusively in terms of aid...

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The Chepalungu Forest, in central-western Kenya, is one of those virtually unknown places...

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The “Incontri Italiani” event is back in Nairobi, and the next event is truly one of a kind...

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Every time Ebola breaks out in Central Africa, someone on the other side of the world cancels a trip...

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Even during the rainy season in Nairobi, you see more Arsenal jerseys than umbrellas. And...

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Africa is called "Affrica" with two F's.
Kenya is called "Kenya" with the I.
Sometimes...

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In the end, the roar of engines prevailed over the silence of the strike. Matatus are back on...

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It wasn’t just the matatus—those noisy, colorful minibuses that have always been the rickety, beating...

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Three dead according to the government, seven according to those who counted the bodies and...

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Following the latest episode of the second season of *The History of Italians in Kenya*, our...

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Kenya wakes up today, Monday, May 18, with its engines barely running and people’s wallets...

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If you are a sweet tooth, you cannot miss the ecstasy of tasting Halwa.
Its name...

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Un incontro tra Paesi e generazioni nel segno dell'Hip Hop, quello organizzato dall’Istituto Italiano di...

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In Malindi, the wind carries more than just salt air, the scent of exotic flowers, and the aroma of boiled corn...

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The fuel has arrived. The tankers have docked, the cargo ships have unloaded, the ...

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To fly from Italy to Kenya without being strangled by fares and without fearing missiles or sudden...

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