Kenya News API

Get the live top headlines from Kenya with one request to the Top Headlines endpoint of GNews API. Headlines are based on Google News rankings and returned as JSON.

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This request returns the current top headlines from Kenya. The response below is live: it was fetched when this page loaded. Every parameter is described in the Top Headlines endpoint documentation.

GET https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?category=general&country=ke&apikey=YOUR_API_KEY

curl --get "https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines" \
  --data-urlencode "category=general" \
  --data-urlencode "country=ke" \
  --data-urlencode "apikey=YOUR_API_KEY"

import requests

API_KEY = "YOUR_API_KEY"

response = requests.get(
    "https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines",
    params={"category": "general", "country": "ke", "apikey": API_KEY},
    timeout=10,
)
response.raise_for_status()

for article in response.json()["articles"]:
    print(article["title"])

const API_KEY = "YOUR_API_KEY";

const params = new URLSearchParams({
    category: "general",
    country: "ke",
    apikey: API_KEY,
});

const response = await fetch(`https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?${params}`);
if (!response.ok) {
    throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status}`);
}

const { articles } = await response.json();
for (const article of articles) {
    console.log(article.title);
}

On the Free plan, browsers can only call the API from localhost: see Using the API in the FAQ.

<?php

$apiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY";

$params = http_build_query([
    "category" => "general",
    "country"  => "ke",
    "apikey"   => $apiKey,
]);

$response = file_get_contents("https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?" . $params);
if ($response === false) {
    throw new RuntimeException("Request failed");
}

$data = json_decode($response, true);
foreach ($data["articles"] as $article) {
    echo $article["title"] . PHP_EOL;
}

using System.Net.Http.Json;

const string ApiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY";

using var client = new HttpClient();

var url = $"https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?category=general&country=ke&apikey={ApiKey}";
var data = await client.GetFromJsonAsync<ApiResponse>(url)
           ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("Empty response");

foreach (var article in data.Articles)
{
    Console.WriteLine(article.Title);
}

record ApiResponse(List<Article> Articles);
record Article(string Title);

200 OK · Live JSON response

{
    "totalArticles": 76728,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "1dcbf9dd46fec5dbab9254b008f094da",
            "title": "Here's what to know about another cyberattack on European supermarket fridges",
            "description": "Experts say outdated technology and weak passwords are to blame.",
            "content": "LONDON (AP) — Mysterious cyberattacks on European supermarket fridges have sent officials around the continent scrambling to figure out the cold, hard facts.\nSupermarkets in a number of European countries reported this week that their fridges and fre... [6632 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/heres-what-to-know-about-another-cyberattack-on-european-supermarket-fridges",
            "image": "https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2026/11/2026-11-02T120847Z_783564320_RC2NFOAQZL7Z_RTRMADP_3_EUROPE-CYBERATTACK-1024x683.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-03T23:01:53Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "7194247a4f44906ac877ec001837157c",
                "name": "PBS",
                "url": "https://www.pbs.org"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "0d343989f27fc553931bc108c063d012",
            "title": "Rise of Fearless raises KES 130 million, targets 100,000 active players",
            "description": "Rise of Fearless raises KES 130 million. Check Kenyan availability, its active-player target and unresolved plans for blockchain-based player earnings",
            "content": "Rise of Fearless, an African-owned mobile game inspired by Ethiopia’s victory at the Battle of Adwa in 1896, has secured USD 1 million, or about KES 130 million, from Epic Edges Capital. Announced on 3rd November 2026, the investment will pay for dev... [5401 chars]",
            "url": "https://tech-ish.com/2026/11/04/rise-of-fearless-raises-kes-130-million-targets-100000-active-players/",
            "image": "https://tech-ish.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/Rise-of-Fearless-Large.jpeg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-03T21:23:30Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "1a3429c8f5b1d02151074b8f48479808",
                "name": "Techish Kenya",
                "url": "https://tech-ish.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "8d022b90714523144030d7f7ff427f86",
            "title": "Kenya’s Phoebe Okowa elected Judge of the ICJ for nine-year term",
            "description": "Okowa was among nine candidates competing for five positions in elections held simultaneously by the two UN organs on Tuesday.",
            "content": "Kenya’s Professor Phoebe Okowa has been elected to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for a full nine-year term after securing the required majority votes in both the United Nations General Assembly and the Security Council.\nOkowa was among nin... [2917 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2026-11-03-kenyas-phoebe-okowa-elected-judge-of-the-icj",
            "image": "https://cdn.radioafrica.digital/image/2026/11/9cd93e26-d692-4067-aaa2-7aacc75699e3.webp?1793736849047",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-03T19:40:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "78abb827b28c7c0ddfc220acd88d7776",
                "name": "The Star, Kenya",
                "url": "https://www.the-star.co.ke"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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