Frontline heroes battle disease in Rwanda
Rwanda’s female community health workers have been beating back malaria—can they do the same for…
Face au Coronavirus, l’Afrique doit capitaliser sur les acquis des récentes épidémies, notamment Ebola
5 minutes sur le Coronavirus avec le Docteur Alpha Kabinet Keita, Directeur adjoint du Centre de recherche et de formation en infectiologie de Guinée (CERFIG)…
Arming Africa with science against COVID-19
Coronavirus Disease 2019, or COVID-19, is an infectious disease caused by a novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV2). The disease emerged in December 2019…
Hello A(I)frica
The global rise of artificial intelligence holds both promise and danger, and Africa needs its own experts to balance the two, Eunice Kilonzo reports. “I…
Kenyan youth innovate their way out of poverty by recycling e-waste
In 2015, 27-year old Kenyan Shabaya Beche and his friends were wondering how to dispose of some old electronic equipment. Between them, they had old…
When A is not for Apple
We learn to read by connecting letters and words with sounds and ideas we already know—so why do we teach African children using texts about…
Three lessons from Nigeria on how to boost youth entrepreneurship
Youth unemployment is one of Africa’s biggest challenges, but compulsory entrepreneurship training can turn the continent’s job-seekers into job creators, writes Abiodun Egbetokun. Africa faces…
African food processors battle for space in modern supermarkets
Gari—made of dried cassava flakes—is a common food staple in Ghana. Mixed with water, salt, sugar or condensed milk, it can be eaten with soups,…
In drought-hit Zimbabwe, women turn to goats to save their livelihoods
It is after sunset in Chimanimani, a district in Zimbabwe’s eastern highlands, and Olinda Tuso is steering her buck Boer goat towards a corrugated iron…
Q&A: How prepared are African cities for pandemics?
African cities may seem chaotic compared to metropoles in other parts of the world. But they have an inner resilience that can serve them when…
