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The effects of the flooding will have a massive impact on Kenya’s economy.

By Timothy Njagi Njeru There were early warnings that Kenya’s long rain season – between March and May – was going to bring above-normal rainfall. The extreme...

Boxing girls in Nairobi learn to punch

In a boxing gym in a poor neighborhood of the Kenyan capital Nairobi, young women learn to punch away. “Men have become afraid of...

Boda bodas may drive you mad, but they have become a necessity

In the tightly organized society of the Netherlands, fast e-bikes are causing a stir because they can drive with high speed.. Meanwhile on the...

War and drought keep Tigray down

By Maya Misikir Pictures by Petterik Wiggers Seventeen months since the fighting stopped in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, people are still trying to rebuild what...

With more Ethiopians facing hunger, the social security net collapses

By  Liam Taylor Ethiopia’s flagship social protection programme has cut food and cash transfers to the country’s poorest households, even as the threat of starvation...

Sudan: Music has the power to unite people and eliminate hostility.

There were tears and feelings of nostalgia of home, but also revolutionairy chants as Mohamed Adam, a 32-year old Sudanese musician, took to the...

Jihadism in Mozambique has not been stopped by military intervention

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) military mission in Mozambique (Samim), which was deployed on 15 July 2021 to fight the Islamic insurgents terrorising the...

Undersea cables for Africa’s internet are vulnerable

By Jess Auerbach Jahajeeah Associate Professor, Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town Large parts of west and central Africa, as well as some...

Kenyans use humour to counter unpopular state policies

By George Ogola Seemingly disillusioned with the country’s leadership, Kenyans have taken to new ways of expressing their anger and frustration with their government. On social...

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