Year: 2021
For Many African Refugees, Uganda Is The Hoped-For Route To The West
By Guyson Nangayi KAMPALA, Uganda — The West remains a promised land for African refugees. Local leaders in Nsambya Ave-maria, a suburb in Uganda’s capital Kampala, woke up
The New Diversity Approaches Corporations Need
By Erik Sherman Untold millions of dollars plowed into six decades of corporate diversity training and consulting have failed to transform businesses, their cultures, and the
Africa’s Blockchain Revolution Boosts Trade Between Nations
By Robert Kibet NAIROBI, Kenya — A Moroccan phosphate fertilizer producer has become the first African company to carry out an intra-African multimillion-dollar trade transaction using blockchain technology.
Africa’s Tobacco-Dependent Economies Struggle To Find Alternatives
By Chrissie Charlotte Hazimthera Mainjeni When the World Health Organization initiated its anti-smoking campaign over a decade ago, tobacco-growing countries became increasingly concerned about the economic challenges they
Locust Swarms Destroy Crops, Threaten Livelihoods In Kenya
Story and Image By Charles Karis For more than a year, swarms of locusts in Kenya’s arid and semi-arid north have threatened the livelihood of crop and livestock
Conservation Farming Proves A Game Changer In Zimbabwe
By Enos Denhere BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe — An agriculture conservation practice initiated for farmers in Zimbabwe is bearing fruit. The program, known in the country as Pfumvudza, trains farmers in the use
10-Year-Old Best-Selling Author Shows Talent Is Ageless
By Percy Lovell Crawford | Photo courtesy of Danielle Hubbard Ten-year-old Nicholas Buamah has been a busy kid — and he loves it. He understands
Building With A Mission: Nonprofit Takes On Youth Employment, Housing Shortage In Baltimore
By Kevin Michael Briscoe With thousands of vacant properties in Baltimore — said to be as many as 15,000 in 2020 — the city has been struggling for
Despite Petition By Hundreds Of Thousands Of Kenyans Against IMF Loan, Government Borrows Billions
By Kelvin Ogome NAIROBI, Kenya — A petition signed by more than 160,000 Kenyans protesting alleged corruption by top government officials did not dissuade the International Monetary Fund from approving a $2.34