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Africa’s chief executives focus on Francophone markets
Africa
/ 23 July 2022

Africa’s chief executives focus on Francophone markets

Leaders at some African firms are looking at Francophone markets as a way to expand sales hit by Covid-19 and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

By Conrad Onyango
Interest-free ‘buy now, pay later’ takes hold in Africa
Africa
/ 15 July 2022

Interest-free ‘buy now, pay later’ takes hold in Africa

Short-term financing companies are offering pay-over-time loans as payment methods, often interest-free, in several cash-strapped countries

By Conrad Onyango
Kenya opposition leader selects woman as running mate
Africa
/ 25 June 2022

Kenya opposition leader selects woman as running mate

For the first time a woman is running on a major presidential ticket – a big marker in Kenya’s history. But for marginalised voters, the politics of representation comes with many contradictions

By Maureen Kasuku, The Continent
A notorious wildlife smuggler is finally behind bars
Africa
/ 22 June 2022

A notorious wildlife smuggler is finally behind bars

Moazu Kromah, aka ‘Kampala Man’, ran a wildlife trafficking syndicate in Africa and law enforcement authorities knew it. Why did it take so long to bring him to justice and what about the rest of his network?

By The Global Initiative Against Transnational Organised Crime
Kenya upgrades it’s ‘Silicon Savannah’ drawcard
Africa
/ 18 June 2022

Kenya upgrades it’s ‘Silicon Savannah’ drawcard

The country has lauded the upcoming launch of a new International Finance Centre in Nairobi as it looks to position itself as a tech startup hub

By Conrad Onyango
OPINION | Human-wildlife conflict rages amid a changing climate
Opinion
/ 14 June 2022

OPINION | Human-wildlife conflict rages amid a changing climate

There are a number of approaches available to mitigate the effects of this devastating clash

By Raeesah Chandlay
As mobile internet speeds rise, Africans are spending more time streaming
Africa
/ 26 May 2022

As mobile internet speeds rise, Africans are spending more time streaming

The move online due to Covid-19 restrictions further boosted the demand for such services by people on the continent

By Conrad Onyango
Davos: How SA can build a digitally competitive future based on trust
Opinion
/ 25 May 2022

Davos: How SA can build a digitally competitive future based on trust

There are many examples of this. Kenya is using blockchain-enabled AI solutions for the unbanked to secure loans

By Rafael Rodriguez & Lyth Brown
OPINION| How can innovation and technology address social exclusion, equity and poverty?
Opinion
/ 24 May 2022

OPINION| How can innovation and technology address social exclusion, equity and poverty?

The need for more research and teaching on innovation and not just research and teaching in innovation is gaining traction

By Rebecca Hanlin
Finding Alkebulan in Africa’s best museums
Friday
/ 18 May 2022

Finding Alkebulan in Africa’s best museums

To celebrate International Museum Day, we look at10 culturally-relevant museums in African

By Eli Osei
From Joburg to Nairobi, soaring food prices are biting hard
Africa
/ 14 May 2022

From Joburg to Nairobi, soaring food prices are biting hard

African governments face civil unrest from people who are hungrier and poorer because of the pandemic, war in Ukraine, climate pressures on food systems and poor policy decisions

By Caroline Kimeu in Nairobi & Colleta Dewa in Johannesburg, The Continent
OPINION | Pros and cons of DRC joining the East Africa bloc
Opinion
/ 22 April 2022

OPINION | Pros and cons of DRC joining the East Africa bloc

The Democratic Republic of the Congo will bring economic opportunities for the East African Community and the DRC – but it will also bring a number of major security problems

By Stephen Buchanan-Clarke
How a Spanish right-wing group incited a moral storm in Kenya
Africa
/ 2 March 2022

How a Spanish right-wing group incited a moral storm in Kenya

What looked like a grassroots movement against reproductive rights, was probably orchestrated by Spanish conservative right-wing group CitizenGO

By Amy Fallon & Andrew Arinaitwe, The Continent
Right the injustice of Africa’s water crisis
Africa
/ 23 February 2022

Right the injustice of Africa’s water crisis

African leaders are taking the initiative in developing strategies for coping with it, including its effect on the continent’s water security and sanitation

By Alex Simalabwi
Expelled Kenya LGBTQI+ youths fight back
Africa
/ 17 February 2022

Expelled Kenya LGBTQI+ youths fight back

Kenyan students who are presumed to be gay are often kicked out of school, but queer activists are putting this practice on notice

By Khatondi Wepukhulu, The Continent
Meet a Kenyan heroine of health: ‘I want to be an ambassador for the voiceless’
Africa
/ 14 February 2022

Meet a Kenyan heroine of health: ‘I want to be an ambassador for the voiceless’

Jane Kubai ran away from home to avoid FGM. She then worked day and night to obtain a qualification. Now, her father advises other families against child marriage

By Michael Kaloki
Sona 2022: Business to assist NPA; Kenya helps Ramaphosa on metal theft
National
/ 10 February 2022

Sona 2022: Business to assist NPA; Kenya helps Ramaphosa on metal theft

Opposition parties say the need for private-sector involvement in state affairs is proof of a ‘failing dummy cabinet’

By Khaya Koko
The plight of being a deafblind child in Africa: My personal experience
Opinion
/ 10 February 2022

The plight of being a deafblind child in Africa: My personal experience

There are few statistics on deafblindness and specialised services to support the functioning of deafblind people is poor in Africa

By Simate Simate
13 million face hunger as Horn of Africa drought worsens: UN
The Green Guardian
/ 9 February 2022

13 million face hunger as Horn of Africa drought worsens: UN

Three consecutive rainy seasons have failed as the region has recorded its driest conditions since 1981

By Agence France Presse
Water shortage in Nairobi slum triggers extortion — and sextortion
Africa
/ 3 February 2022

Water shortage in Nairobi slum triggers extortion — and sextortion

Although Kenyans consider access to water a constitutional right, a vast majority are denied it in Kibera

By Scovian Lillian
Kenya’s top court reviews disputed bid to change constitution
Africa
/ 18 January 2022

Kenya’s top court reviews disputed bid to change constitution

The Supreme Court ruling on the proposed constitutional changes, expected after three days of hearings this week, may have major consequences for the August 9 presidential and parliamentary polls.

By Agence France Presse
Time for Africa to take control of its own health
Health
/ 12 January 2022

Time for Africa to take control of its own health

Nigeria, South Africa and Kenya among 27 countries yet to sign the treaty for the establishment of the African Medicines Agency.

By Githinji Gitahi
What’s in store for the African continent in 2022?
Africa
/ 10 January 2022

What’s in store for the African continent in 2022?

Conflict hotspots, most in the Sahel region, will continue to dominate the news this year, while a number of countries will hold key elections.

By Alex Vines
Climate change: Reasons to be hopeful
Africa
/ 1 January 2022

Climate change: Reasons to be hopeful

The climate crisis will hit Africa hard. The Covid-19 crisis has shown that African states can’t rely on the Global North to do the right thing. Nevertheless, there are signs that all is not lost

By Sipho Kings and The Continent
The Continent: Africa A-Z of 2021
Africa
/ 31 December 2021

The Continent: Africa A-Z of 2021

The highlights of 2021 in Africa

By Samira Sawlani and The Continent
The time is ripe for Africa’s food policy to change
Opinion
/ 13 December 2021

The time is ripe for Africa’s food policy to change

Food systems lack resilience in the face of crisis and that feed crises of their own making, driving climate change and fuelling epidemics of hunger, malnutrition, obesity and diet-related noncommunicable diseases

By Mehrdad Ehsani
New refrigeration tech a boon for Africa
The Green Guardian
/ 12 December 2021

New refrigeration tech a boon for Africa

Cold-chain and refrigeration capacity are among the priorities of the programmes supported by the African Centres of Excellence, the University of Birmingham and the United Nations

By Marcia Zali
Study: Bill Gates promoted fertilisers are more damaging than previously thought
The Green Guardian
/ 11 December 2021

Study: Bill Gates promoted fertilisers are more damaging than previously thought

No to ‘climate-stupid’ agriculture

By Tunicia Phillips
Kenya to make Covid vaccination mandatory
Africa
/ 5 December 2021

Kenya to make Covid vaccination mandatory

The unvaccinated will be denied use of public services on 21 December, but only 5% of the population has been vaccinated

By Soila Kenya, The Continent
Carbon offset is greenwashing, critics say
The Green Guardian
/ 7 November 2021

Carbon offset is greenwashing, critics say

A marine conservation funding facility wants carbon trading to finance restoration and protection of the oceans and marine biodiversity

By Tunicia Phillips
‘Open your hearts and act on climate crisis’ – Kenya’s Elizabeth Wathuti implores world leaders
The Green Guardian
/ 3 November 2021

‘Open your hearts and act on climate crisis’ – Kenya’s Elizabeth Wathuti implores world leaders

More than two million people at risk of climate-related starvation in Kenya

By Sheree Bega
Kenya’s beach boys fall into sex tourism, trafficking
Africa
/ 23 October 2021

Kenya’s beach boys fall into sex tourism, trafficking

In the face of their families’ poverty, young men, persuaded by the prospect of wealth or education, travel to Europe with their older female sponsors only to be trafficked for sex

By The Continent
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