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 »
October 04, 2022
Kenya: A Deserted North - Forgotten By History and Cursed By Devolution
The history of Northern Kenya and marginalisation goes as far back as the colonial days. The same trend used by colonisers has remained in play. Historical evidence points at a… 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 22, 2022
Kenya: The Myth of Deep State, How Raila's Canaan Dream Went Blue & Other Stories in the Just Ended Elections
With Raila Odinga losing the presidency a record fifth time, has the myth of Deep State in Kenya been busted? Read more »
August 23, 2022
Kenya: Kenya Becomes the First African Country to Teach Coding in Primary and Secondary School
Outgoing President Uhuru Kenyatta, announced that coding will be added to the primary and secondary schools' curricula. Despite his failure to deliver tech equipment for… Read more »
August 01, 2022
Kenya: Meet Kenyan Creative Polly Irungu, the First Official Photo Editor for Office of VP Kamala Harris
The White House visual storytellers help shape public perceptions and craft the impressions that become fixed in the collective imagination. Visual archives are, therefore, a… 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 »
July 14, 2022
Kenya: Digital Archiving - Stories for Future Generations
A digitisation project in Kenya is asking what other ways memory can exist. Can it exist in music, fashion, or landscapes? And how much is lost by not tapping into the collective… 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 »
June 03, 2022
Kenya: Tracking the Gender Equation in Kenya's August Elections
Globally, only 25 percent of all national parliamentarians are women, and only 4 countries have 50 percent or more women in parliament. In Kenya, the statistics are no better. Read more »
May 13, 2022
South Africa/Uganda: David Obua's South African Legacy
The Ugandan footballer paved the way for his countrymen when his skills on the pitch got Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates vying to sign him in the mid-2000s. Read more »
Kenya: Elsa' Is the Story of Kenyan Comedian and International Star Elsa Majimbo
Elsa Majimbo's meteoric rise to stardom shows no sign of letting up. The Kenyan Instagram star has gone from short funny videos to fashion collaborations, a designer Alphabet Book… Read more »
May 11, 2022
Kenya: The Bad, Dangerous and Ugly Days of 'Nairoberry' Are Back
Criminal incidents in Nairobi are on the rise. The infamous dangerous, ugly and dark days of "Nairoberry" are back. With elections looming, the Jubilee government has all its guns… Read more »
May 04, 2022
Kenya: The Other Side of Mwai Kibaki
Kenya's third President Mwai Kibaki was buried in Othaya, Nyeri County, his ancestral home, on April 30, 2022, after being eulogised as a generous and kind-hearted old grand man.… Read more »
April 14, 2022
East Africa: What DRC Brings to the EAC Table
Despite a storied post-colonial history of political misadventures, strife and state dysfunction, DRC has always maintained a close cultural relationship with other East African… Read more »
March 31, 2022
Ethiopia: Yatreda - an Artistic Collective Using NFTs to Celebrate Ethiopian Legacies
Yatreda is a family of artists that brings the history of Ethiopian kingdoms to life through stunning imagery. With storytelling at the base of their work, they use NFTs to… Read more »
April 16, 2018
Comoros: Comorian Government in Tussle With France Over French Island, Mayotte
France might be facing one of its because challenges on sovereignty after its officials expelled migrants from the Department of Mayotte into Comoros. The Comorian government… Read more »