Kenya’s Dryland Farmers Embrace Regenerative Farming to Brave Tough Climate
It is an uncommon occurrence to see farms with flourishing healthy crops in Kenya’s semi-arid Makueni County. But in Kithiani village, Justus Kimeu’s two-acre piece of land stands out from the rest. After embracing the regenerative agriculture (RA) technique, the 52-year-old farmer is looking forward to a bumper harvest of maize as all his neighbours […]
NOG 2021 To Host To Government, IOCs, And Industry Stakeholders Safely
And In Person This July 2021 The Organisers of Nigeria’s foremost Oil, Gas and LNG Conference and International Exhibition (NOG), are looking forward to hosting its 20th edition in person in Abuja between 5 – 8, July 2021, with the theme: Fortifying the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry for Economic Stability and Growth. The theme […]
Nedbank CIB Graduate Programme Helps Young Achievers To Change Their Futures And Change The World
The days of learning a specific skill and then making a lifetime career out of it are long gone. As are the days of corporate ladders being the only means to achieve the heights of success. Today’s working world requires talented individuals who can adapt to fast-changing environments. It needs innovators, thinkers, creators and collaborators […]
2nd African Congress On Sickle Cell Disease Virtual Hosted Successfully
Last May, relevant key stakeholders from across Africa and the World shared ideas and proffered evidence-based recommendations during the Virtual 2nd African Congress on Sickle Cell Disease, with the theme “Working to Overcome Sickle Cell Disease: What Next?.” The Congress organized by Doctor SickleCell/Sickle Cell Disease Africa continues to be recognized as one of the […]
A Photo Series that Shows Optical Illusion Using African Patterns
Photographer Thandiwe Muriu wants her models to both blend in and stand out at the same time. The images in her Camo – short for camouflage – series create an optical illusion where the person in the photograph almost disappears yet it is impossible to ignore her. The young Kenyan’s playful work has the feel […]
Leaders of the New School: Africans in the UFC Ring
First, there was Kamaru Usman. Then came Israel Adesanya. And, most recently, it has been Francis Ngannou. The three African-born Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighters are not only world champions but have also become icons of a continent in the past two years. When he won the UFC welterweight title in March 2019, Nigerian-born Usman […]
Grassroots Campaigners Drive Message to End FGM
Ifrah Ahmed started the Ifrah Foundation, which aims to end FGM in the Horn of Africa, after she left Somalia to settle in Ireland. She has certainly seen the pandemic’s impact on FGM in Somalia, where an estimated 98% of females have undergone the practice – the highest level anywhere in the world. When schools […]
Religious Leaders Caught in the Cameroon Conflict
Clergy in Cameroon have appealed to both sides in the country’s separatist conflict to stop abducting and harassing priests. Within the past two weeks, six Roman Catholic priests and missionaries were abducted, and a church attacked, leaving at least two dead and 11 wounded. The Roman Catholic Church in Cameroon says its priests and missionaries […]
Harnessing the Sun to Drive IoT in Madagascar
The Madagascar-based Jirogasy, which designs, manufactures and assembles solar IoT systems and computers, is fundraising as it plans growth into new markets. Formed by brothers Yann and Lauric Kasay, as well as two other co-founders, after a crowdfunding campaign in 2018, Jirogasy aims to innovate and create appliances that address local challenges. Its key early […]
On the Run Brothers May Face the Music in South Africa
The United Arab Emirates has ratified a 2018 extradition treaty with South Africa, its embassy in Pretoria said on Wednesday, a move that President Cyril Ramaphosa’s government hopes will lead to the return of the Gupta brothers to face corruption charges. South Africa signed the treaty with the UAE in late 2018, part of Ramaphosa’s […]
