Reporters Diary: Fighting the jigger parasite
In the Western part of Kenya, in Bungoma county lies Siritanyi village.
It is in this area that we meet an aged, frail-looking Mama Taphrosa...
Speech interpretation can provide adventure, challenges and a good life
Imagine a job that involves frequent travel around the world, occasionally sharing the same room with some of the world's most influential people, a job...
The challenge of having an intersex child
Eight years ago, Peter Maingi and his wife walked into a hospital expecting their second child. They had been told from the scans that it...
Locust swarm begins to take an economic toll
For farmers in Kenya’s upper eastern region, the rain that fell during November and December was a blessing.
The rain allowed the farmers to begin...
Senegal’s surf schools: Making waves along the peninsula
If you stand along Dakar’s coastline and gaze past the Mosque of la Divinite, the rolling waves of the Atlantic are rarely a solitary...
China’s Hunan province brings cultural offerings to Kenya in Nairobi showcase
The landlocked south-central Chinese province of Hunan may be half a world away from Nairobi but on Thursday evening, a variety show organized by...
Hung out to dry: Botswana’s cattle sector grapples with drought
Like many in Botswana, cattle rearing for Boyce Sebonego, is a family affair.
“My dad, my mother - they loved farming, they loved anything to...
Young Ugandans create app to fight sexual and gender-based violence
Sexual and gender-based violence remains a critical issue in Uganda. According to a UNHCR protection 2019 report, physical assault (32%) and rape (25%) are...
Khadjou Sambe’s Olympic dream inspires Senegal’s next wave of female surfers
The setting sun casts a gold light over the water as Khadjou Sambe and her student stare into the horizon, waiting patiently for the...
Third ‘smart jacket’ prototype that diagnoses pneumonia set to debut in...
by Anastacia Waweru
24-year-old Brian Turyabagye, co-inventor of a biomedical smart jacket is hoping to soon become a leading techpreneur in East Africa and the...
