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September 20th, 2018
A fight against the use of hunger as a tool of war
| in: | Humans, Nature, Economy |
|---|---|
| partner: | NewsDeeply |
The World Food Programme’s chief economist explains how a new resolution could make it easier to fight food insecurity driven by violence.
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September 19th, 2018
African startups embrace blockchain to clean land ownership mess
| in: | Humans, Economy, Technology |
|---|---|
| by: | Bob Koigi |
As the blockchain wave sweeps Africa new techpreneurs have moved beyond virtual currencies to find new uses of the technology.
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September 18th, 2018
What happens when human provenance is used to determine immigration rights?
| in: | Technology |
|---|---|
| partner: | Screen Shot |
What solid proof of nationality can any individual attempting to migrate really provide?
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September 17th, 2018
Ghana: Atiwa Forest for sale
| in: | Nature, Economy |
|---|---|
| by: | Kwabena Adu Koranteng |
The Atiwa Forest, regarded as the biggest natural forest reserve in West Africa is facing its biggest threat by the government of Ghana.
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September 11th, 2018
We need to talk about Alex Jones
| in: | Technology |
|---|---|
| partner: | Screen Shot |
Conspiracy theorists Alex Jones, the often meme’d character with, of course, a tin foil hat worn in the belief that it shields the brain from mind [...]
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September 10th, 2018
Weak laws a threat for journalists in Bosnia
| in: | Humans |
|---|---|
| by: | Katarina Panić |
Media, political leaders, local authorities and the international community strongly condemned the brutal assault against journalist Kovačević.
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September 05th, 2018
Illegal Chinese timber business is devastating Africa's forests
| in: | Humans, Economy |
|---|---|
| by: | Bob Koigi |
From Nigeria to the Congo basin to Mozambique in South Africa, the rapacious Chinese appetite for unprocessed timber has left a trail of destruction.
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August 30th, 2018
Drop the gun, pick up the pen: Somalia’s saving grace
| in: | Humans |
|---|---|
| by: | Bob Koigi |
A mother and her daughter have taken on the Herculean task of restoring the faded glory of Somalia while giving hope, safe haven and new lease of life.
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August 28th, 2018
Future literacy: read, write and code?
| in: | Technology |
|---|---|
| partner: | Screen Shot |
Will robots actually take our jobs anytime soon?
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August 27th, 2018
Who will save Lake Chad?
| in: | Humans, Nature, Economy |
|---|---|
| by: | Bob Koigi |
A cocktail of population growth, climate change and Boko Haram terror group activities have conspired to choke a Lake that provides for millions of people.
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August 23rd, 2018
Survival Strategies for Fleeing Eritrea
| in: | Humans |
|---|---|
| partner: | NewsDeeply |
Most Eritreans understand the horrors that await them as they travel to seek refuge. What are the coping mechanisms developed in response?
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August 20th, 2018
A peace center near one of the largest mass graves in Bosnia
| in: | Humans |
|---|---|
| by: | Katarina Panić |
Retired accordionist Besim Velić from Kevljani, a small village in the north-west of Bosnia and Herzegovina, lives right next to the site of the [...]
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August 17th, 2018
Afghanistan’s dreaded VP returns to turbulent political arena
| in: | Humans |
|---|---|
| by: | Shadi Khan Saif |
Afghanistan's dreaded vice president, Gen. Abdul Rasheed Dostum – who faces charges of war crimes and sexual assaults – has returned home.
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August 16th, 2018
How Borders Are Constructed in West Africa
| in: | Humans |
|---|---|
| partner: | NewsDeeply |
Over the past years there has been a surge in E.U. spending on borders outside Europe. The impact of this funding on West Africa has received attention now.
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August 15th, 2018
The vanilla thieves of Madagascar
| in: | Humans, Economy |
|---|---|
| by: | Bob Koigi |
In numerous villages in the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar, the global demand for vanilla has translated into an orgy of violence and death.
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August 14th, 2018
A platform for women who struggle with abusive relationships
| in: | Technology |
|---|---|
| by: | Sofia Gallarate |
| partner: | Screen Shot |
The lack of accessible information available to most women victims of abuse led Hera Hussain to found, in 2013, the open-source organisation Chayn.
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