Kenya World News API

Get the live top world headlines from Kenya with our JSON API.

Get API key for the Kenya World News API

API Demonstration

This example demonstrates the HTTP request to make and the JSON response you will receive when you use the news api to get the top headlines from Kenya.

GET
https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?country=ke&category=world&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 16042,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "145be44e45e9d0b99db2e6871ac53ec0",
            "title": "Microplastics pose threat to marine life",
            "description": "Microplastics are having toxic effects on tiny creatures on the seafloor - and the ripple effect could throw the marine environment out of balance, says University of Auckland research fellow Dr Yuxi You.",
            "content": "Tiny creatures on the seafloor are being harmed by microplastics, with ripple effects through the marine environment, says University of Auckland research fellow Dr Yuxi You.\nHer recent research shows a bamboo worm - Macroclymenella stewartensis – is... [3501 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2026/04/29/yuxi-you-simon-thrush-microplastics-impact-on-marine-life.html",
            "image": "https://www.auckland.ac.nz/etc.clientlibs/uoa-digital/clientlibs/resources/svg/favicon.svg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-28T21:04:08Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "1e3dd1535b6cb3791363465b5cc11c2b",
                "name": "University of Auckland",
                "url": "https://www.auckland.ac.nz"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "4588dcdb47c7202476de72147739bea1",
            "title": "The United Arab Emirates is quitting OPEC oil cartel after nearly 60 years",
            "description": "The Arab oil producer has long expressed frustration with the quotas it has to follow as part of OPEC, the cartel of major state-owned oil producers.",
            "content": "Stay up to date with our Up First newsletter sent every weekday morning.\nThe United Arab Emirates has announced that it's leaving OPEC, the cartel representing major state-owned oil producers, on May 1.\nIn an announcement posted on state-owned media,... [2814 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.gpb.org/news/2026/04/28/the-united-arab-emirates-quitting-opec-oil-cartel-after-nearly-60-years",
            "image": "https://www.gpb.org/sites/default/files/styles/three_two_702x468/public/npr_story_images/2026/04/28/gettyimages-1258426012.jpg?h=25ed35e3&itok=yrj6q8Uq",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-28T20:14:18Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "4b9c6038bd6eec34465ef4a86e827f91",
                "name": "Georgia Public Broadcasting",
                "url": "https://www.gpb.org"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "629913ec613de9bec880202e583da211",
            "title": "UENR Ghana and Gabon's AGEOS Sign MoU to Train Africa's Next Generation of Space Scientists",
            "description": "UENR and AGEOS partnered through a MoU, creating a structured pathway for AGEOS personnel to pursue postgrad education in Ghana.",
            "content": "Ghana’s University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR) and the Agence Gabonaise d’Études et d’Observations Spatiales (AGEOS) formalised an academic partnership through a Memorandum of Understanding, creating a structured pathway for AGEOS personne... [2930 chars]",
            "url": "https://spaceinafrica.com/2026/04/28/uenr-ghana-and-gabons-ageos-sign-mou-to-train-africas-next-generation-of-space-scientists/",
            "image": "http://spaceinafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/DSC04228-scaled.avif",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-28T18:09:18Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "fead4c5ae9b7cade3fe3043d6878e680",
                "name": "Space in Africa",
                "url": "https://spaceinafrica.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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