A Three-year-old Startup Company is Leading Kenya into the World of High-tech Manufacturing
It’s at the forefront of building a workforce capable of making semiconductors and nanotechnology products that operate modern devices from mobile phones to refrigerators. Anthony Githinji is the founder of Semiconductors Technologies Limited, or STL. He brought his know-how to Kenya from the United States, where he started work in 1997 on semiconductors — materials […]
A Publishing Company that Serves as a Platform for African Authors to Tell their Own Stories
Bibi Bakare-Yusuf is the co-founder and publishing director of Cassava Republic Press, a Nigerian company which has published award-winning authors including Teju Cole, Lola Shoneyin, and Chigozie Obioma. An ideal Cassava Republic book breaks through the clutter and noise to offer a fresh perspective on issues rarely explored. In the upcoming months, the platform will […]
Nigeria Continues to Grapple with the Concept of a Proposed National Carrier
In July 2018, Nigeria embarked on a journey to penetrate the global aviation market, with the unveiling of the nation’s proposed national carrier. Five years later, the proposed national carrier landed at Abuja Airport, evoking a range of emotions among Nigerians. But it was borrowed from Ethiopian Airlines and rebranded as Nigeria’s. One would wonder […]
Brazen Attack at DRC Camp Just 5km From a UN Base
At least 46 civilians were killed in a militia attack on a camp for displaced people in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo early on Monday. Officials said the Co-operative for the Development of the Congo (Codeco) group, one of many militias operating in DRC’s conflict-ridden east, was responsible for the killings at the “Lala” camp. […]
UN’s Africa Group ‘Not Prepared to Participate’ with Dragos Viorel Tigau
The Africa group within the United Nations said it would never work again with the Romanian ambassador to Kenya in certain forums after he allegedly compared them to a monkey while attending a meeting in Nairobi. The group also demanded an unconditional and public apology to the people of Africa. Dragos Viorel Tigau was at […]
Here’s Why Animal Farm has been Translated into Shona
Like the pigs in the classic 1945 novel by English writer George Orwell, the country’s post-liberation leaders have hijacked a revolution that was once rooted in righteous outrage. In Zimbabwe, the revolution was against colonialism and its practices of extraction and exploitation. Animal Farm’s relevance is echoed in celebrated young Zimbabwean author NoViolet Bulawayo’s recent […]
A Once Profitable Practice has been Affected by Modernity
The salt pans of Kalala near Bilma in northeastern Niger were once an essential stop for traders with their swaying lines of camels. Salt digging, carried on from generation to generation, was a thriving business, involving a commodity so precious that it was bought and sold across the Sahara and beyond. Over centuries, hundreds of […]
