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How Cairo’s “Garbage City” became the envy of the world
Recycling Cairo’s trash for free while providing employment to tens of thousands, the Zabbaleen have much to teach other cash-strapped cities. In the scorching ... -
From rituals to raids: The struggle to save the sacred sandalwood
In Kenya’s Samburu County, women are both the key protectors and exploiters of the threatened tree. The sandalwood tree, known as Losesiai in Samburu ... -
Kenya’s Congo debacle: How crony elite politics lost the fight against M23
Kenya’s foray into the Great Lakes six years ago, was not without ulterior economic motives. Did competing military visions in the East Africa Community’s ... -
Uganda: The overlooked threat of micro plastics in agricultural soils
Without more research and action, the ubiquity of plastic bags risks will continue to undermine the health of the soil and people in Uganda. ... -
Renditioning dissidents: Kenya’s secret service to Empire goes retail
While Kenyan authorities deny their involvement in renditioning Ugandan opposition leader, Kizza Besigye, a blood-stained history of collaboration in Western-backed renditions speaks dubiously for ... -
Mozambique: A revolution born in the search for electoral justice
Another stolen election has sent the people into the streets. They await Venancio Mondlane, the leader of the protest movement. The old elite await ... -
Harris or Trump? South Africa’s AGOA fate hangs in the balance
Facing Washington’s wrath for her perceived anti-US foreign policy positions may not be as catastrophic as previously imagined. As Americans vote in the presidential ... -
Children and the Coltan Wars in Eastern Congo
With at least 40,000 coerced into mining coltan, and several global tech brands directly implicated in funding conflict, pressure needs to bear on stopping ...
