Njoki Kangethe When you think of electricity in Africa, what comes to mind? Solar panels glinting on rooftops? Big dams on wide rivers? Perhaps the hum of diesel generators in towns and villages? But here’s a less familiar source: heat from beneath our feet. Yes, you read that right.Kenya, for example, powers millions of homes and industries […]
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Njoki Kangethe As Africa plans its energy future, it faces a big choice: one road is lined with solar panels, wind turbines, and community-based grids. The other is lit up by the promise of massive nuclear projects; projects tied to prestige, global influence, and cutting-edge technology. But every option comes with a price, and when the […]
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Amondi Oware I love night shifts because of the dead silence. No wonder it is called the graveyard shift. As silent as a graveyard. Then one Monday, as we enjoyed our silence, one of us started sobbing profusely. Our keyboard clicks paused. All heads turned to the direction of the sob which was growing louder. […]
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Amondi Oware My number one rule of getting services at any government facility in Kenya is attack by dawn. There are always long queues so you want to make sure you are among the top fifty or a hundred. At least then you will be sure to get your service or feedback that will help […]
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Amondi Oware Girl meets boy. He is tall, dark and are those dimples? They lock eyes. He is on the other end of the room. Suddenly, everything moves in slow motion. The song in the back ground Disko by Kodongklan now sounds like an orchestra. They are at Quiver a club in Kilimani, Nairobi the […]
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Amondi Oware Where does an almost 30 years old who works night shifts and sleeps for the better part of the day meet a life long partner? I got my answer as I watched an episode on Just Angie on YouTube. The episode is titled newly weds perspective on marriage and one of the men […]
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Njoki Kangethe When you hear nuclear, what comes to mind? Clean energy? Danger? National pride? Or maybe just… silence? Because too often, that’s what communities get: no answers, no consultations, just decisions made behind closed doors. Right now, from Egypt to Kenya, Uganda to Ghana, nuclear energy is being pitched as the future of African development, but […]
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Njoki Kangethe Africa has the sun, the wind, the water, and the people, but still, we sit in the dark. A Continental Current Crisis Imagine this: a continent bursting with sunlight, crisscrossed by rivers, and swept by winds powerful enough to fuel an industrial revolution. Yet, over 600 million Africans still live without electricity (IEA, 2022). When the […]
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Fine art is the basic foundermental to effective graphic illustration. It is a growing field in the business of advertisements, summarizing and sharing complex ideas through simple images and texts. Reporter Nwokocha Chinwe visits Kayode Ogunwole, an artist and graphics illustrator specialist in Abuja, Nigeria to learn more about the field of graphic recording art. […]
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Thandisizwe Mgudlwa – Cape Town, SA Black healthcare entrepreneurs play a pivotal role in shaping a future where innovation becomes a tangible force, and the Global Black Impact Summit 2023 – which is organized by Energy Capital & Power – will connect the global healthcare community, forging partnerships and ushering in a new era of […]
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