Kenya, Africa

Newborn African Elephant and mother | Samburu, Kenya

Samburu woman. The Samburu are related to the Masai although they live just above the equator where the foothills of Mount Kenya merge into the northern desert and slightly south of Lake Turkana in the Rift Valley Province of Kenya. They are semi-nomadic pastoralists whose lives revolve around their cows, sheep, goats, and camels. Milk is their main stay; sometimes it is mixed with blood. Meat is only eaten on special occasions. Generally they make soups from roots and barks and eat…

Nothing better than hot, fresh donuts! Mandazi are African donuts that are spiced with a little cardamon, cinnamon, and coconut milk. They are delicious served with a...

Kibera is on no map, its 550,000+ people — one out of every five Nairobians — cartographically invisible. One of the many roads in (all unpaved, most only a few walkers’ wide) r…

The time is now to discover Kenya. The parks and the beaches are more empty, the rates are lower and the animals are still in millions and millions there. Kenya is by far the safari expert in Africa. This expertise is reflected in how people run the lodges and hotels and how friendly and welcoming t

Maasai warriors singing and dancing for tourists in N'Gama village, Masai Mara, Kenya. This dance is also a jumping competition. A circle is formed by the warriors, and one or two at a time will enter the center to begin jumping while maintaining a narrow posture, never letting their heels touch the ground. Members of the group may raise the pitch of their voices based on the height of the jump.

Africa | A Maasai Moran at an Eunoto ceremony wears a rare elaborate feather Ruff. Kenya | © Africa24 Media/Camerapix/Mohmed Amin/Duncan Willetts

Full moon rising and silhouetting white storks roosting on a fever tree. Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, north Kenya.

20 of the best Kenyan food dishes to eat! Grab a chunk of ugali, get a kilo of roasted goat, and sip on Tusker!

"we're Posing for humans again !!!....i wish mom would get down now !"

Kibera slum in Nairobi, Kenya

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Kibera Slums, Nairobi Kenya

"Camel ride on the beach in Mombasa, Kenya" Submitted by Johanny R.

The Giraffe Centre is located Langata, approximately 5 km from the centre of Nairobi, Kenya. It was established in order to protect the endangered Rothschild giraffe, giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi, that is found only in the grasslands of East Africa. The Giraffe Center was started by Jock Leslie-Melville, the Kenyan grandson of a Scottish Earl, when he and his wife Betty captured a baby giraffe to start a programme of breeding giraffe in captivity at their home in Langata - home of the…