DRC: New stove saves forests by saving fuel (Global Press Journal)
When Sandra Zuena’s old wood-fired stove finally became so worn out that it needed to be replaced, she decided it […]
Congo-Brazzaville: Mayombe forest under pressure from illegal logging
Birds are flying here and there, criss-crossing the skies of Doumanga, a village in Mvouti district in the heart of […]
Mali: Women mobilize to fight against gender-based violence
Aminata Traoré is a woman in her forties and a teacher in a private school in the Segou region. Today, […]
Burkina Faso: Issouf Ouédraogo, an example of positive masculinity
It’s 8 a.m. in Dano, in the southwestern region of Burkina Faso, about 280 km from the capital, Ouagadougou. In […]
Uganda: Including people with disabilities in farmer trainings increases family incomes (IPS)
Lawrence Akena enters a shed to set his goats free to graze alongside two brown zebu cattle. The 32-year-old recently […]
Burkina Faso: Koob-Tuuman co-operative supports women’s activities and improves village life
The rainy season is arriving in Konéan, a village 10 km from the town of Kaya, in the Centre-North region […]
Ghana: Kankani Fauzia breaks barriers by pursuing her career in a male-dominated, non-traditional field
This story is part of a series called Stars in the Field, produced as part of the Young Women in […]
Senegal: A scruffy shrub gets new respect for contributions to soil fertility (NPR)
For years, the instructions were clear—farmers should rip out Guiera senegalensis shrubs, clearing their fields before the planting season. The […]
Mali: Sexual consent and contraceptives complicate couple’s life
It’s the middle of Ramadan in Markala, a town 35 kilometres from Segou, Mali. The area is home to a […]
Kenya: Rice farmers use ocean tides to boost production (InfoNile, Standard Media Group Kenya)
In the golden midday sun, Ozi village nestles in the tail end of the Tana Delta in Tana River County, […]