East Africa

Kenya

Capital: Nairobi
Head of state: William Ruto
U.S. chargé d’affaires: Susan M. Burns

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Head of stateWilliam RutoPresident of KenyaSince September 13, 2022 · 4 years, 1 month

U.S. mission

U.S. chargé d’affairesSusan M. BurnsU.S. Chargé d’Affaires in Kenya

Official U.S. mission website

Kenya in Washington

Ambassador to the U.S.David KerichAmbassador of Kenya to the United StatesSince September 18, 2024 · 2 years

Reporting on Kenya

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Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, in a 2019 World Bank Group photograph. (File photo)World Bank Group / Grant Ellis / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Economics

IMF Lifts Sub-Saharan Africa’s Growth Forecast to 4.5%, With Ghana at 5.7%, Kenya at 4.5% and South Africa Stuck at 1%

The Fund’s October World Economic Outlook, released in Bangkok, raises the region’s 2026 outlook from 4.3% but warns the average hides wide gaps between countries — and that higher prices for essentials could deepen poverty.

Oct 14

The federal courthouse in Alexandria, Virginia

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U.S.–Africa

Former Ugandan Official Michael Katungi Appears in U.S. Court After Extradition on Cocaine, Weapons and Terrorism-Support Charges

Prosecutors in the Eastern District of Virginia allege Katungi and co-defendants from Bulgaria, Kenya and Tanzania tried to supply military-grade weapons to Mexico’s CJNG cartel using forged end-user certificates. Two co-defendants have pleaded guilty to cocaine conspiracy.

Oct 13

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Health

U.S. Extends Ebola Travel Restrictions on Uganda, Congo and South Sudan for 30 Days; Africa CDC Calls It a “Double Standard”

The CDC says overland travel from Congo, where the Bundibugyo outbreak “continues to spread,” keeps Uganda on the list even though Kampala declared its own outbreak over in July. Kenya, which recorded its first case and death this month, is not included.

Oct 13

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U.S.–Africa

Former Presidents Meet M23 in Goma as the U.S.-Brokered Congo–Rwanda Peace Deal Shows Little Change on the Ground

Oct 12

Exterior of the State Department headquarters in Washington

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U.S.–Africa

U.S. Trafficking Report: Ghana Is Africa’s Only Tier 1 Country, Djibouti Moves Up and the Republic of Congo Drops to Tier 3

Oct 12

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Ebola Crosses Into Kenya as Congo’s Outbreak Passes 4,200 Deaths; Washington Says It Is the Largest Donor but the U.N. Appeal Is Half Funded

Oct 12

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Leaders: UN Protocol list of heads of state and government (19 Sept. 2026), updated for later official appointments. U.S. diplomats: each U.S. embassy’s official website. Photos: licensed (public domain or Creative Commons) with credit.