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Small-Scale Growers Fear Exclusion from Legal South African Trade
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Beecee Nombanga, a Manhlaneni community leader, has expressed scepticism that small-scale growers will see any benefits from legal cannabis trade, … see more »
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Ghanaian Farmers Experiment With Drones
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George Madjitey, the chief executive officer of GEM Industrial Solutions, demonstrates how a drone works in Asutsuare village, Ghana, August 2, 2019. … see more »
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Surfer Launches Dakar's First Zero-Waste Restaurant
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A lack of infrastructure and education surrounding proper waste disposal in the Senegalese capital has resulted in piles of litter inundating the … see more »
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Zimbabwe Farmers Face Up to Hungry Elephants
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Daniel Nyathi points out damage to an irrigation canal caused by elephants invading fields in Mashaba, Zimbabwe, July 26, 2019. see more »
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Sierra Leone's Capital Grapples With Water Issues
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Abundant downpours during the rainy season bring deadly floods to Sierra Leone every year. In 2017, a mudslide killed more than 1,000 people and left … see more »
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Five Stories of Resilience from One of the World's Largest Refugee Camps
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Today there are more than 70 million people around the world who have been forced from their homes. As crises get more prolonged, the only home that … see more »
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Burkinabe Woman Turns Menace of Water Hyacinth Into Biogas
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Mariama Mamane tackles the problem of invasive water hyacinth choking water bodies. She cuts up water hyacinth, ferments it into a fertilizer and … see more »
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Cape Town Storm - Informal Settlements Hard Hit by High Winds
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On Saturday Lizzy Mathiso woke up to find the crèche she owns and runs in Lwandle in shambles. Two classrooms which cater for 54 children were … see more »
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A Glimpse of How Cairo's Residents Cope with Power Shortages
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A VOA report looks into how Egypt has been working to diversify its sources of electricity, building wind, solar and nuclear plants, in addition to … see more »
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Cape Town Community Gets Behind Restoration at Princess Vlei
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Princess Vlei is a wetlands in Cape Town that has been degraded due to urban encroachment and insufficient resources to ensure its protection. see more »
