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This women-led startup is building sustainable houses in Senegal
DNA, a Thiés-based design and construction company started by three college students, is changing how people think about...
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Sep 5, 20235 min read
Sweet treats for climate-smart farmers in East Africa
Lower rainfall in parts of East Africa over the past few years has hit smallholder farmers hard. But innovative service companies,...
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Sep 5, 20235 min read
A mentoring program is behind the new wave of young female climate advocates in South Africa
Black Girls Rising is a program in South Africa that provides mentorship for girls aged 12 to 18, enabling them to lead climate change...
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Sep 5, 20234 min read
Old is gold: Here's why farmers are rediscovering their love for native trees
Joan Wandegi Nthiga is one of many Kenyan farmers turning to regenerative farming to counteract the harmful effects of climate change,...
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Jun 20, 20233 min read
Trans-frontier conservation continues to grow in Southern Africa
Southern African Development Community member states are promoting their very successful model of conserving shared wildlife resources...
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Jun 7, 20234 min read
In this Nigerian school, plastic bottles have replaced school fees
To make his school more accessible - and help clean up his local community - 38-year-old Patrick Mbamarah accepts plastic bottles...
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Apr 11, 20234 min read
Kenya's adaptive farmers turn to sunflower
Maize and sugarcane farmers in Kenya are now turning to sunflower, which grows faster, is less labour-intensive and gives higher yields....
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Feb 9, 20233 min read
How starting a keto diet led Smamile Ngubeni to bring premium African coffee to Eswatini
Editors note: Legend has it that Isaac Newton 'discovered' Gravity after watching an apple fall from a tree. Well, our bird story of the...
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Feb 2, 20233 min read
Digital shake-up: Kenyan banks take on an African mobile money behemoth
Editor's note: If you can't beat 'em, join 'em. Our bird story of the week (which has over 1 million reads and counting ) gives you a...
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Jan 26, 20235 min read
Is Dakar set to become the cultural and creative capital of Africa?
Editor's note: "What's in Dakar? A lot, obviously. Our bird story of the week unpacked the city's cultural aspects: Fashion, music,...
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Jan 19, 20234 min read
Are private wildlife conservancies the way to sustainable tourism in Africa?
Despite individual African governments having an essential role in tourism management, private wildlife reserves are proving to be the...
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Jan 12, 20233 min read
Lagos gets a new elevated rail network
Editor's note: "Every now and then, a story appeals to a much broader audience, and we’re happy to watch its wide appeal. Our most-read...
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Dec 14, 20225 min read
Changing the menu: Zandi Mubi does a re-write
It's a demanding, highly-competitive industry with long days, short nights, and high capital requirements to provide top-end product....
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Dec 14, 20223 min read
Why a women’s university? In conversation with Women's University in Africa founder
Celebrating 20 years since its first cohort, this university has graduated over 8000 women, among them top government officials,...
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Dec 10, 20223 min read
Dial-a-barber proof that COVID business strategies can work long-term too
A Kenyan entrepreneur whose desperate measures to keep going during COVID-19 lockdowns included a mobile, high-end barber service, is now...
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Dec 10, 20227 min read
Abel Mutua: Mastering storytelling
You could consider Abel Mutua part stand-up comedian, part hype man, part voice actor (in the great Kenyan tradition of Maina and...
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Dec 10, 20224 min read
Ferdinand Omanyala, sprint king
Kenyans are known for their dominance in middle and long-distance races around the world. Eliud Kipchoge and Faith Kipyegon have not...
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Dec 9, 20223 min read
Construction of Africa's largest science experiment, world’s largest telescope, underway
Construction of Africa's largest science experiment, known as the Square Kilometer Array (SKA) - a telescope, which comprises two giant...
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Nov 6, 20224 min read
Healing the waters: Fisher community takes the plunge
According to experts, an equivalent of two football pitches of seagrass - a critical bulwark against sea warming and a generator of...
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Sep 15, 20225 min read
The women of Wasini coax life back into the mangrove forests
A women-led initiative to reclaim their heritage and protect their island from mangrove logging is having an outsized impact. By Jackson...
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