Kenyan Salon Offers Wigs to Cancer Patients
Diane Akech started doing makeovers five years ago after a friend developed cancer. The friend lost her hair, but Akech gave her a wig. The wigs cost around $250 each and are paid for by donations from hospitals and companies. For those recovering from cancer, the journey is often long and painful. A wig can […]
How Africa Eradicated Polio
The latest WHO region to be certified polio free is Africa. The region was certified on 25 August 2020. The certification came four years after the last case of poliovirus on the continent. In 1996 African heads of state resolved to stamp polio out of Africa. Then South African President Nelson Mandela launched the “Kick […]
Supporting African Agri-tech and Food-tech Start-ups to Improve their Investment Readiness
Bringo Fresh, Cookshop, eMsika, eProd, Lentera Africa, Shopit, Upande and Zowasel: eight vibrant agri- and food-tech start-ups from Africa successfully pitched their businesses at the virtual South African Innovation Summit, the largest start-up event in Africa. Cookshop, a food delivery service from Liberia, as well as eProd, an agricultural supply chain software company from Kenya, […]
Prominent Journalist Rearrested in Zimbabwe
Two months after his release on bail, Hopewell Chin’ono, a prominent critic of Zimbabwe’s president, was rearrested on Tuesday evening, causing protestation from media rights groups. Zimbabwe Republic Police confirmed the rearrest on allegations that between 25 and 27 October 2020, the suspect used his Twitter account to post messages that impaired the dignity, reputation […]
Grand Ethiopia Renaissance Dam Provides Silver Lining for Sudan
Unprecedented flooding in Sudan this year led to the deaths of more than 100 people and affected 875,000 others. Entire residential neighbourhoods were destroyed while power and water supplies were disrupted when the River Nile recorded its highest level in living memory. Some experts said that if the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, upstream on the […]
Book Creative Professionals in Africa with the Click of a Button
Nigerian entrepreneur, Fade Ogunro, started Bookings Africa, a digital platform with access to service providers like accountants, makeup artists, and social media influencers. Founded in 2019, it now has a database of more than 8,000 registered artisans across South Africa, Nigeria, and Kenya, according to Ogunro. It works like the ride-hailing service, Uber, where anyone […]
Relations between Ethiopia’s Ethnic Groups are Fraying
Dozens of people were killed in Ethiopia over the weekend, when three villages were assaulted by an armed rebel group, the government and human rights organizations said on Monday, the latest in a spate of attacks that threaten the stability of Africa’s second-most populous nation. The assailants late on Sunday killed at least 54 people […]
Tunisian Entrepreneur Provides a Cost Effective Solution for Amputees
Cure Bionics — a Tunisian startup launched in 2017 is developing a 3D-printed solar-powered and affordable bionic hand to help amputees and other people with physical disabilities across Africa. he customisable bionic hand is made of Lego block-like parts that can be replaced if damaged or to match a child’s physical growth. Unlike traditional devices […]
An Energised Search for Others Accused of Playing a Role in Rwanda’s Genocide
With the arrest of Kabuga and DNA confirmation of the death of the former defence minister Augustin Bizimana, prosecutors have now accounted for two of the three major fugitives indicted by the tribunal. Taking Kabuga’s place at the top of the wanted list is Protais Mpiranya, who was a commander in Rwanda’s presidential guard in […]
The Ivorian Leader Who Didn’t Want to Let Go
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara has provisionally won a third term in office with 94.27 percent of the vote, the electoral commission announced, after a bitter election which sparked deadly violence and which opposition voters boycotted. Two main opposition candidates on the ballot had asked supporters not to take part in Saturday’s election, in protest […]
