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This "Girls Only" Tech Hub at Kenya's Coast is Cracking Social Codes
A tech hub for young women in Mombasa offers entry into the world of IT to girls and young women from all walks of life, whatever their...
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Dec 19, 20233 min read
Investors bank on African timber for sustainable building boom
A surge in construction activity in Africa is drawing a new breed of investors eyeing mass timber - and the carbon-trapping forests...
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Dec 12, 20235 min read
This Drama Queen has seen it all. Now she's living her best life - and helping others do the same
Rashida Nyirongo discovered theatre early but could only capitalise on her talent years later. Now, the so-called Drama Queen of Chipata...
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Dec 12, 20235 min read
The volunteer braving elephants and floods to nurture young minds
A volunteer teacher-in-charge is bringing education to an underserved community that battles underdevelopment and human-animal conflicts...
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Dec 12, 20235 min read
Dreaming up a new future: a generation of adolescent girls and young women finds a voice
Art, music, a thirst for political expression and a role as an ambassador for a girls' program have given this young woman a bright...
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Dec 12, 20237 min read
Writing In The Sand: Early memories of her grandmother kept a young woman's dreams of an education
University student Tholoana, a survivor of gender-based violence, loves helping others. She credits the memory of a loving grandmother -...
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Dec 12, 20235 min read
Innovative radio programming transforms agriculture, enables education and offers a lifeline in east
After the introduction of radio programs in their local language, farmers in a rural district of eastern Zambia experienced a remarkable...
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Dec 12, 20236 min read
How a "miracle" birth triggered a rural movement and delivered a school road
A mother's ordeal in northeastern Zambia inspired a rural community to turn to a forgotten community development funding tool to repair...
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Dec 12, 20234 min read
The young head teacher building his community's education brick by brick
Living in a remote community with no internet, Dalab Zimba had to resort to extreme measures to keep his school going - whether that was...
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Dec 12, 20236 min read
A young mayor ignites a city - and youthful dreams
A young mayor brings change - including digitisation - to a city in Eastern Zambia. Could this be the start of Africa's "youth...
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Sep 5, 20233 min read
Bottle tops are the paint in this artist's eco-murals
Olufunke Ojukwu's art encourages people to rethink about their relationship with waste and have conversations about sustainability By...
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Sep 5, 20236 min read
The town being eaten by the sea - and the researcher racing to rescue it.
In the 1960s, fishermen from Ayetoro in southern Nigeria used to express their frustration about how far the sea was from their homes....
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Jun 6, 20233 min read
Picture feature: Africa's leading geothermal energy producer
Africa's geothermal potential is huge, particularly in the Rift Valley, which extends from the Horn of Africa to Malawi. In East Africa...
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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 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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