In Kenya, as across Africa, populations of the world’s tallest mammals are quietly, yet sharply, in decline. Giraffe numbers across the continent fell 40 percent between 1985 and 2015, to just under 100,000 animals, according to the best figures available to the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
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Nigeria currently has the highest number of out-of-school in the world (at least 10 million).
Fortunately, this school for “Almajiri” (street kids) in Kaduna is graduating its class of 2019 to help reverse the trend.
In South Africa, morgues are overflowing under the influx of corpses that are never claimed. The only solution is to try and identify the bodies and notify grieving families so they can mourn.
“If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.” We are feeling the Naija voice on Google Maps. Hopefully, Google extends this local voice service to other cities across Africa.
Our Big 5 Preview presents the top 5 Africa-related sports stories to look out for this weekend (August 9-11).
I always wonder what lies in there on some of these shelves. That’s always the mystery. -Job Kibii
Inside the #Nairobi National Museum, lies #Africa’s largest and oldest pre-historic carnivore, which palaeontologists say will unearth more mysteries.
Kenyan lawmaker Zuleikha Hassan is instructed to leave the Kenyan parliament chamber after she brought her baby into the session.
South African orphanages are overwhelmed by the number of babies abandoned each year. Many are simply left in the streets, but a few are left on the doorsteps of baby homes like the Door of Hope.
Kenya boasts more biodigesters than anywhere else in Africa – a “poo power” that is being used to run everything from cooking stoves to farm equipment, phone chargers and shower heaters.
The 2019 edition of the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) Forum convened in Abuja, Nigeria and had in attendance, H.E Prof. Yemi Obasanjo, Vice President of Nigeria, H.E. Felix Thisekedi, President of Democratic Republic of Congo, H.E Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda, H.E. Macky Sall, President of Senegal and Hon. Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda, Prime Minister of Uganda along with thousands of key stakeholders in the African business and economic ecosystem.