South Africa’s Strategy to Get Athletes Olympic Ready
Organizers of next year’s rescheduled Tokyo Olympics will have measures in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. But little is known about how the virus affects the long-term health of those already infected, including athletes. South African researchers are leading an international effort looking for answers. SOURCE: VOA
Cannabis in Africa Remains a Controversial Issue
Its abuse among youths is rampant and that’s why it remains illegal in many countries. But this is changing. Zimbabwe, South Africa, Ghana, and recently Rwanda – have amended their laws to allow its cultivation. Youths from Ghana, Rwanda, and Sierra Leone debate the impact of cannabis cultivation in their countries. SOURCE: DEUTSCHE WELLE
A Solution to Cater for the Demands of the African Consumer
Kenyan startup WAYO, an AI-powered customer experience management platform that collects, monitors, and evaluates in real-time, is helping retail companies predict demand for their products, and plans to scale into Nigeria shortly. Founded in 2015, WAYO allows retail organisations with large customer bases to obtain insights into the performance of their products and services, and […]
Gaborone Deals with the Elephant in the Room
Botswana may have found a solution to its elephant overpopulation: it’s going to encourage some of them to leave the country. Botswana’s tourism industry, which accounts for a fifth of the economy, is heavily reliant on the world’s biggest elephant population, but the animals have become a political issue as there are too many of […]
Nairobi Relooks its Livestock Strategy
Established in 1950, the Kenya Meat Commission is a public institution that was intended to provide a ready market for local livestock producers and provide high quality meat and meat products to consumers. It also has the crucial functions of protecting domestic markets and expanding exports. There are about 14.3 million beef cattle in Kenya, […]
Egypt’s Fightback against a Tourist Slump
It’s been an extraordinary year for archaeological discoveries at Saqqara, a dusty necropolis south of Cairo and UNESCO World Heritage Site, where separate finds have unearthed scores of sarcophagi and a host of artifacts, including an obelisk and a unique, bejeweled statue of the god Nefertum. This, following the reopening of the 4,700-year-old Djoser’s Step […]
Drug Abuse: The Uncles Looking Out for Uganda’s Youth
Mark Owori is using this experience as a child soldier to ensure that other children don’t go through the same. His duty was to keep soldiers supplied with drugs. Today Owori is 48 and still a drug user, but he is also part of a small group of men known as the “street uncles”, who […]
The Hague Looks into the Events that Unfolded in the #EndSars Protests
The International Criminal Court has opened an investigation into the End SARS protests in Nigeria. The protest, which began in Lagos on October 8th, was repeatedly dispersed by the police in Lagos and Abuja. Live bullets were reported to have been used in some cases. While that was happening, the Lagos and Abuja gangs targeted […]
An Inspiration to Budding Somali Scientists
Ahmed Ibrahim Awale a 66-year-old scientist from Somaliland has been honoured by the three researchers who discovered the new scorpion species in the region in recognition of his decades of work in conservation and environmental protection. Since the 19th Century, researchers, mostly from Europe, have been exploring the rich ecology of the Somali region, but […]
The Next Few Weeks Will Be Tense in Ethiopia
Ethiopia’s government has declared a state of emergency in the northern Tigray region after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed accused the opposition-led local government of attacking federal troops and trying to “loot” military assets. “Our defence forces … have been ordered to carry out their mission to save the country. The final point of the red […]
