December 06, 2022
East Africa: Environmentally Minded Bitcoin Mining Company Gridless Acquires $2m for East African Expansion Drive
Gridless, a company involved in rural electrification and community projects in Kenya has acquired $2m to expand into other East African markets. Jack Dorsey's Block Inc is part of… Read more »
September 23, 2022
Tanzania: Does the West Have Any Moral High Ground to Interfere in Uganda and Tanzania's Oil and Gas Development Projects? #AfricaClimateCrisis
The European Union parliament has passed a resolution that calls on Uganda and Tanzania to halt their oil and gas projects, stating that the immense risk to the surrounding… Read more »
September 08, 2022
Africa: Morocco Parliament Considering Paid Menstrual Leave
Morocco could become the second African country to grant menstrual leave. Although highly contentious, the policy is slowly gaining global traction, with early adopters… Read more »
August 31, 2022
Cote d'Ivoire: First Locally Made Smartphone Provides Accessibility in 16 Languages
In the modern age, mobile phones are life partners and tools for literacy and positive socioeconomic progress. Expanding local language accessibility is essential in reducing the… Read more »
August 02, 2022
Kenya: Kenya's Outlandish Public Debt Albatross
Kenya is struggling with its public debt, a heavy burden to the long-suffering citizens. Debt servicing currently sits at 65% of the total national budget. For every 100 shilling… Read more »
June 10, 2022
Kenya: A Kenyan-Based Tech-Enabled Recycling Company Is Disrupting an Exploitative Sector
The informal plastic recycling sector in Kenya does not fairly compensate waste pickers making it a very exploitative circular economy. Mr Green Africa is changing that by… Read more »
May 31, 2022
Nigeria: Meet 2022 Goldman Environmental Prize Winner Chima Williams
Environmental lawyer Chima Williams worked with two communities to hold Royal Dutch Shell accountable for disastrous oil spills in Nigeria. The organisation is now open to legal… Read more »
May 11, 2022
Malawi: Resource-Curse - Opaque Mining Deals in Malawi
Lack of implementation of mining laws has created a lacuna for foreign companies to exploit mineral resources illegally and unsustainably, violate the rights of communities,… Read more »
April 27, 2022
Nigeria: Nigerian Youths Reach Breaking Point
Nigerian youths face a myriad of economic and social challenges. From rampant unemployment, lack of electricity, fuel scarcity to police brutality, Nigerian youths have lost faith… Read more »