Mali: Facilitators, chiefs, and teachers team up to improve education in local language
It’s 5 p.m. on Wednesday in Djicoroni Para, a disadvantaged district of Bamako, the capital of Mali. Younous Keïta is […]
Kenya: For love or land – The debate about women’s rights to matrimonial property (IPS)
Ida Njeri was once a civil servant with access to a Savings and Credit Cooperative Society, or SACCO, through her […]
Mali: Azahara Amadou Maïga fights for girls’ education in Gounzoureye
Azahara Amadou Maïga lives in the village of Sadou-Koira in Gounzoureye commune, 18 km from the city of Gao in […]
Senegal: Women demonstrate against ‘rape culture’ in Dakar (AfricaNews)
It’s Saturday, July 3, in Dakar, the capital of Senegal, and the streets are anything but quiet. Dozens of demonstrators […]
Zambia: Farmer boosts income by processing oil from sunflower
It’s seven o’clock in the morning and Naomi Kamuwikeni is quickly walking to the oil expeller at Gondar market. She […]
Zambia: Livestock farmer copes with climate change by keeping fodder for use in dry season
It is a hot sunny morning on a cloud-free day. Dressed in a red blouse and green chitenje, a cloth […]
Uganda: Cultural clash and the drive to certify customary land (Trust)
When the residents of Owele, a northern village in Uganda, heard about a plan to document their land, they worried […]
Burkina Faso: Women’s roles in traditional chiefdoms
It’s a Saturday morning in Boussouma, in north-central Burkina Faso, and the WEM-NABA, or head of reconciliation, is sitting on […]
Ghana: Rice farmers fail to control weeds due to influx of fake and substandard herbicides
The weather is windy and the sky is partly cloudy, with signs of an early morning rain. Wearing his Wellington […]
Zimbabwe: Water management becomes important as farmers face climate changes (EarthBeat)
In Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, the environment for farmers is unforgiving: high temperatures and difficulties supplying enough water for human and domestic […]