Mombasa

A large elephant among green trees and green grass

Kenya launches its first-ever national census for wildlife

Environment

The aim of the census, launched this month, is not to create an exact count, but rather to establish a baseline of wildlife data, and will focus predominantly on counting terrestrial and aquatic mammals.

Several rows of outdoor seating are shown with cars in the distance and a movie project shining bright in the distance.

The pop culture that got us through 2020

Arts, Culture & Media
Jomo Kenyatta Public Beach

The child sex trade is booming in this Kenyan port city

Economics
Mosque Musa in Mombasa

Raids and rehabilitation: Kenya’s dual fight against Islamic extremism

Culture
Most of the original Bangla-Pesa notes were confiscated by police when Ruddick and others were arrested. Since then, the community has had to print new notes with holograms and security seals to prepare to relaunch the program.

An African slum lacked cash, so people made their own

The World

Backyard innovation in Kenya

Arts, Culture & Media

For today’s Geo Quiz we are looking for a city located in between the cities of Kampala and Mombasa. Host Katy Clark takes us to the backyard of an ambitious engineer in this city who has built his own aircraft.