Patricia Mussa of Kambalame Village in Machinga District endures long walks in searchof firewood. She climbs Chikala Hills with her three girls during weekends to meet the cooking needsof her family of seven. They leave home around 2am only to return around 4 pm with bulky bundles on their heads. “The walks keep lengthening as […]
Solar Power in Nigeria: Lighting the Way, Managing the Waste
“Up Solar, Up Solar.” These were the euphoric chants of Mafolabomi who runs a small provision store in Igbonla community along the coast in Ilaje LGA in Ondo state. The community, which has never been connected to the national grid, had depended on fossil fuel generators, candles, firewood, and kerosene lanterns for a long time. […]
Non-economic impacts of cyclones in Malawi
Chrissy Lingson, 19, was afraid to go back to school after Tropical Cyclones Ana-induced raging floods destroyed her entire Kanseche Village in Chikwawa District, Malawi. The three-day torrential rainstorm forced the Mwanza River in Malawi to break its banks, shattering 482 houses in this part of Traditional Authority (T/A) Lundu on the night of January […]
A Complex Web of Coup D’etat in Africa
August 30th 2023 another coup shook the political landscape of Africa, with Gabon’s Ali Bongo becoming the latest leader to be detained within the confines of his own residence. This coup follows closely on the heels of the hostage situation involving Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum. As we look through the recent surge of coups in […]
WATER NIGHTMARE CLAIM LIVES IN ZAMFARA STATE AS STATE DITHERS OVER N100 Million WATER PROJECT
The people of Zamfara State are counting their losses in millions of Naira, and dozens of deaths after the mysterious disappearance of cash meant for a life-saving water supply project. The money allocated by the government to alleviate water problems in the Northwestern Nigerian state cannot be accounted for, five years after the project was […]
STREET DIARIES
What are we doing to reduce and support the number of street families in Kenya? Of late, the number of street families and children has been rising rapidly in our streets, this is brought about by various reasons that some can be avoided. From the 2019 census on people living in the streets, Kenya registered […]