Journalist, Nairobi

responsible for covering Kenya and 11 other countries: Burundi, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia (including the ...

Pictures of the Year 2023- Happy Moments

ceremony in a remote area near Kilgoris, Kenya, on August 18, 2023.  LUIS TATO / AFP Soapbox cart riders ... Kenya National Theatre in Nairobi, on December 2, 2023.  LUIS TATO / AFP Pandas eat inside their ...

Topshots of the Week (18-24 November 2023)

thousands of homes have been destroyed or damaged by floods that struck at least 33 of Kenya's 47 ...

AFP wins Fact-Check of the Year at African Awards

the Directorate of Criminal Investigations in Kenya to apologise,” said Okong’o.  “I dedicate the win ...

Luis Tato, AFP’s East Africa Photo Coordinator, Wins Photo Prize at 'Covering Climate Now' Awards

The Reteti sanctuary in Kenya has been overwhelmed by rescue operations due to the severe drought ...

Topshots of the Week (15-21 July, 2023)

they demonstrate against the high cost of living in Nairobi, Kenya on July 19, 2023. Kenya braced on ...

Topshots of the Week (25-31 March, 2023)

supporters throw stones towards Kenya Police Officers during clashes in Nairobi, Kenya on March 27, 2023. ... Kenya's opposition leader Raila Odinga called on his supporters to participate in countrywide protests ...

Topshots of the Week (18-24 March, 2023)

cost of living in Nairobi, Kenya, on March 20, 2023. Kenya's opposition leader Raila Odinga called ...

Topshots of the Week (25 February- 3 March, 2023)

illegal trade that has seen to an over-exploitation of this wood in Kenya that goes back to 2006, ...

AFP awarded at NPPA's 2023 "Best Of Photojournalism Competition"

Based in Kenya,  Luis Tato covers eastern Africa for AFP. The photographer has been honoured with ... with two elephant calves in Reteti Sanctuary, at Namunyak Wildlife Conservancy, Kenya, on October 12, ... received the 2nd prize for his coverage of general elections in Kenya. After months of intense political ...