Kenya World News API

Get the live top world headlines from Kenya with one request to the Top Headlines endpoint of GNews API. Stories are selected by Google News rankings and returned as clean JSON.

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This request returns the current top world 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=world&country=ke&apikey=YOUR_API_KEY

curl --get "https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines" \
  --data-urlencode "category=world" \
  --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": "world", "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: "world",
    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);
}

<?php

$apiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY";

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

$response = file_get_contents("https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?" . $query);
if ($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=world&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": 40076,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "f64d136b1bf59c697a1f3bbb6b59808f",
            "title": "US lawmaker targets Africa’s 5th-largest gold producer with proposed minerals-for-technology deal",
            "description": "A proposed US bill is putting Africa’s fifth-largest gold producer, Sudan in focus, seeking to exchange American agricultural and mining technology for access to its gold, uranium, oil and other natural resources. | Business Insider Africa",
            "content": "The Sudan IMPACT Act, introduced by Congressman Jim Baird, would make the partnership conditional on demonstrable progress in civilian protection, political stability and responsible resource management, tying potential economic cooperation to improv... [2957 chars]",
            "url": "https://africa.businessinsider.com/local/markets/us-lawmaker-targets-africas-5th-largest-gold-producer-with-proposed-minerals-for/52k7zfe",
            "image": "https://ocdn.eu/pulscms-transforms/1/7AuktkpTURBXy9jYzQyNmQ0NmQyYzA0MzM3OTZlZmNlMThhOGE5ZWRmYS5qcGeSlQMAzGXNCf7NBaCTBc0EsM0Cdg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-10-14T19:23:42Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "00e8b3d988b9e44beed452c70bcbf59f",
                "name": "Business Insider Africa",
                "url": "https://africa.businessinsider.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "e125d0d6ac4ecf5e00263467192c6930",
            "title": "Saudi Arabia’s New Umrah Visa Allows Multiple Entries, Fuelling Rise in Afghan Pilgrimages",
            "description": "Saudi Arabia introduces new Umrah visa rules allowing multiple entries, making travel easier for pilgrims and creating new opportunities for family reunions.",
            "content": "Saudi Arabia introduced a one-year, multiple-entry Umrah visa in late July 2026, replacing a previous single-entry permit valid for 90 days, according to the report\nAfghan travel agents report a surge in bookings, with older pilgrims making up most n... [4162 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.tuko.co.ke/world/643048-saudi-arabias-umrah-visa-multiple-entries-fuelling-rise-afghan-pilgrimages/",
            "image": "https://cdn.tuko.co.ke/images/1200x675/ada340a6d9259d18.jpeg?v=1",
            "publishedAt": "2026-10-14T19:09:15Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "61865e17a687aaa6274387f9bc370f66",
                "name": "Tuko News",
                "url": "https://www.tuko.co.ke"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "a3e3ebbec5dc8f60fc9e7dbb8aeaa1bb",
            "title": "Egypt becomes first country to sustain WHO Gold Tier Status on Hepatitis C elimination",
            "description": "Egypt has become the first country globally to sustain the World Health Organization (WHO) Gold Tier Status on the path to hepatitis C elimination, following a validation of its progress between 2023 and 2025.",
            "content": "Egypt has become the first country globally to sustain the World Health Organization (WHO) Gold Tier Status on the path to hepatitis C elimination, following a validation of its progress between 2023 and 2025.\nThe validation was endorsed by the WHO R... [4531 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.kbc.co.ke/egypt-becomes-first-country-to-sustain-who-gold-tier-status-on-hepatitis-c-elimination/",
            "image": "https://www.kbc.co.ke/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/EQYPT-HEPATITIS-C.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-10-14T18:36:13Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "798a0e168e39ec26163df877a16cc62f",
                "name": "KBC Digital",
                "url": "https://www.kbc.co.ke"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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