Floods on record-high Lake Victoria expose need for water cooperation
Unusually high rainfall has caused 'backflow' into Africa's largest lake, displacing communities and spurring calls for greater regional effort to manage water
Kenyan female freedom fighter Mekatilili wa Menza celebrated on Google
Mekatilili wa Menza is one of Kenya's earliest freedom fighters
Kenyan female freedom fighter Mekatilili wa Menza celebrated on Google
Mekatilili wa Menza is one of Kenya's earliest freedom fighters
What Africa, approaching a million cases, is doing to fight coronavirus
As Africa approaches a million infections and 21,000 deaths, countries are taking measures to curb the virus. Here is how:
Solar keeps lights, phones on for rural Kenyans during pandemic blackouts
As the pandemic and extreme weather disrupt electricity supplies for many, alternative energy sources are coming to the fore
OPINION: Why we need Black leadership in the African social enterprise scene
Investing in local Black founders of social enterprises rooted in the communities they serve offers fairer opportunities and better results
Congo vows zero tolerance over child soldiers after U.S. anti-trafficking nod
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) decries use of child solders by army and militias after upgrade in U.S. Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report
African countries get new tool to predict climate-related disasters
Most African countries have lacked good forecasting methods as weather becomes increasingly extreme
Ugandan hospital, Somali town washed away by East Africa floods
Hundreds of people have been killed by floodwaters in Kenya, Uganda, Somalia, Rwanda and Ethiopia, which have also displaced hundreds of thousands across the region
Kenya floods uproot families, complicating coronavirus fight
With tens of thousands displaced by heavy rains in western Kenya, following government guidelines to ward off COVID-19 is a major challenge