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...
Drones have changed African warfare: more and more civilians fall prey to them
By Fred Harter The Ethiopian Orthodox priest reached the site of the explosion just minutes after the missile had hit. It was a scene of...
