With perfect pirouettes and plies, dozens of young ballet dancers gracefully moved between the makeshift iron houses of one of Africa’s largest urban slums, spreading Christmas spirit. Hundreds of ...

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, ...

In a small room in Gatwikira, Kibera, threeartisans in blue overalls sit carefully shaping tiny black-and-white chesspieces. One smooths the edge of a bishop. Another carefully molds a knight.Nearby, ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

“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 ...

“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 ...

For residents of the Nairobi neighborhood of Kibera, the early Christmas ballet show celebrates community resilience and creativity. With perfect pirouettes and plies, dozens of young ballet dancers ...