Kenya World News API

Get the live top world 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 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);
}

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" => "world",
    "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=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": 43274,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "e1669d7ed98c75aacc6750cb17ae6496",
            "title": "Salvation Army cafe in Footscray closes as high demand forces need for new location",
            "description": "The Salvation Army is searching for a new venue for its Lighthouse Cafe in Melbourne's inner west after being overwhelmed by those in need of free meals.",
            "content": "A social service cafe in Melbourne's inner west has closed its doors five months after it opened, as its operator scrambles to find a new location.\nThe Salvation Army's Lighthouse Cafe opened in May to provide vulnerable Footscray community members w... [3244 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-11-04/lighthouse-social-cafe-footscray-closes-searching-new-location/107344962",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/6fb26e8166ab911f80e379d293bc95e5?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=2813&cropW=5000&xPos=0&yPos=452&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-04T02:46:28Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "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?1793742233911",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-03T19:40:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "78abb827b28c7c0ddfc220acd88d7776",
                "name": "The Star, Kenya",
                "url": "https://www.the-star.co.ke"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "f6b0666e26b37ef60c113d9c5f84d8e4",
            "title": "'A tragedy. No words' - Cristiano Ronaldo leads tributes to Jesus de Miguel after Tenerife striker dies following on-pitch collision",
            "description": "Cristiano Ronaldo has led the footballing world in mourning following the tragic death of CD Tenerife striker Jesus de Miguel. The 30-year-old forward passed away after a devastating on-pitch incident during a Spanish second-division fixture, prompting an outpouring of grief from across the globe.",
            "content": "Cristiano Ronaldo has led the footballing world in mourning following the tragic death of CD Tenerife striker Jesus de Miguel. The 30-year-old forward passed away after a devastating on-pitch incident during a Spanish second-division fixture, prompti... [3254 chars]",
            "url": "https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/tragedy-no-words-cristiano-ronaldo-182658332.html",
            "image": "https://s.yimg.com/lo/mysterio/api/67eda1899222061238cda06fc8e45ee1e38faa3a0575efaa7098cbfd6504fc65/lightyear_networkapi/resizefill_w1200_h675%3Bquality_80%3Bformat_webp/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Fgoal_uk_815%2F59e13aa727505c356869589099b0bc21.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-03T18:26:58Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "9fa749a5a0292303b4a7f79309f3b0bb",
                "name": "Yahoo",
                "url": "https://uk.sports.yahoo.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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