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Jun
07
2023
By NATHAN OMBUNI, BIRD STORY AGENCY
The college making millions through dairy farming, thanks to recommendations from its students

The college making millions through dairy farming, thanks to recommendations from its students

NEWS
IN 2017, students at Bukura Agricultural College in western Kenya proposed a business idea to their school. Final-year students studying for the college's Diploma in Animal Production conducted a survey and found that the milk consumed in the region was being transported all the way from the Rift Valley. Some milk products were even imported from Uganda. "This area has the potential for dairy farming, but few farmers had embraced the venture. To us, it was a business opportunity. The institution adopted the recommendations by the students and started a dairy farm," said Davis Kamau, who today is plant manager…
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Jun
08
2023
By The African Mirror
Kenyan police fire tear gas at protesters marching against finance bill

Kenyan police fire tear gas at protesters marching against finance bill

NEWS
KENYAN police fired tear gas at hundreds of people protesting near parliament against a proposed finance bill that would hike taxes on fuel and housing. President William Ruto, who won elections in August on a platform of helping the poor, is under pressure to raise revenues in East Africa's economic powerhouse in the face of rising government debt repayments. But his proposals have drawn sharp criticism from civil servants and political opponents, who say that the cost of living is already too high. Police fired tear gas to disperse about 500 protesters who marched to parliament to present a petition…
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Jun
08
2023
By KAZEEM SANNI
Nigerian parents pay school bills with recyclable waste

Nigerian parents pay school bills with recyclable waste

NEWS
NIGERIAN fourth-grader Fawas Adeosun often used to get sent home from school through the gritty streets of Lagos because his mother, Fatimoh, had not paid his fees until he enrolled in a different school offering a novel solution. My Dream Stead school, in the sprawling, impoverished Ajegunle neighbourhood where the Adeosuns live, is one of 40 low-cost schools in Nigeria's commercial capital that accept recyclable waste as payment. For the past four years, a local environmental organisation called African Cleanup Initiative has been collecting bottles, cans, drink cartons and plastic containers brought into the schools by parents and selling them…
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Jun
06
2023
By BIRD STORY AGENCY
Zanzibar bids to host Africa’s 1st F1 race

Zanzibar bids to host Africa’s 1st F1 race

NEWS
SIX decades after gaining independence, the island of Zanzibar is on the cusp of making motorsport history by ensuring that Tanzania becomes the second African country after South Africa, to secure the coveted rights to host Formula 1. According to Sportface.it, an Italian sports platform, the semi-autonomous island province has been diligently pursuing admission as one of the Formula 1 calendar's venues, for the past five years - and is now being taken seriously. Leading the charge is the Zanzibar Investment Promotion Authority, which has tenaciously championed the cause. Undeterred by the substantial financial commitments required, the authority has persisted…
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Jun
06
2023
By BIRD STORY AGENCY
She changes the narrative of Africa, one story at a time

She changes the narrative of Africa, one story at a time

NEWS
PRAISE Wakulti Illya is a Nigerian nurse who has been critical in assisting expectant mothers safely bring their bundles of joy into the world. Focusing on challenged communities, especially those in remote areas, Illya has, over the years, played a crucial role in providing essential nursing support to mothers. In her vibrant, contagiously cheerful voice, Dorcas Sheffy Bello tells Illya's story. She occasionally gets Illya to speak of her nursing experience even as a rhythm of an African musical tune beats from the background, infusing the narration with energy or emotion, depending on where the story is at. Listening through…
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Jun
06
2023
By EDWARD MCALLISTER and DIADIE BA
Senegalese man warned of gun violence the day he was shot dead in riots

Senegalese man warned of gun violence the day he was shot dead in riots

NEWS
ELHAJI Cisse was busy on Friday, the day he was killed, tweeting hundreds of times as riots erupted beyond the walls of his compound in a busy suburb of Senegal's capital Dakar. In one post, the 26-year-old student warned his 1,700 followers about security forces firing live rounds at protesters. In another, he shared first aid tips for people wounded on the streets. Offline he helped too, showing elderly neighbours how to ease their discomfort from inhaling mouthfuls of tear gas, said his younger brother Djimbala Ba. "He spent his time in the service of others," said Ba, 24, who…
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Jun
07
2023
By The African Mirror
Cycling could be a boon for Lagos – but people fear for their safety on bikes

Cycling could be a boon for Lagos – but people fear for their safety on bikes

NEWS
WITH an estimated 16 million residents, Lagos is the most densely populated state in Nigeria. It’s under immense pressure to transport its huge population. According to a global ranking of mobility in cities, Lagos was ranked worst out of 60 cities across the world in 2022. Famous for its traffic jams, Lagos has 40% of all the cars registered in Nigeria. Author EMMANUEL MOGAJI, Associate Professor in Marketing, Keele University Transport service quality is known to drive the public attitude to and image of a city, which is important to the marketing of a city as a destination or place…
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Jun
07
2023
By The African Mirror
Egypt reopens historic mosque after long restoration

Egypt reopens historic mosque after long restoration

NEWS
A 13th-century mosque that fell into disrepair after being used over the years as a soap factory, a slaughterhouse and a fort reopened in Cairo after undergoing a long restoration. The mosque of Al-Zhahir Baybars, built under Mamluk rule in 1268, spans an area of three acres just north of central Cairo, making it Egypt's third-largest mosque. The mosque underwent mechanical and chemical restoration to bring it back to its original condition, said Tarek Mohamed El-Behairy, who supervised the restoration. "Some parts were destroyed, some parts have been dismantled because they were structurally unsuitable to remain in the mosque," he…
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Jun
06
2023
By The African Mirror
Farming in South Africa is being hobbled by power cuts and poor roads. Rural towns are being hit hardest

Farming in South Africa is being hobbled by power cuts and poor roads. Rural towns are being hit hardest

NEWS
SOUTH Africa’s agriculture has had great consecutive seasons since 2019/20. The sector’s gross value added grew by 14.9% in 2020, 8.8% in 2021 and modestly by 0.3% in 2022. This was primarily supported by favourable weather conditions. Author WANDILE SIHLOBO, Senior Fellow, Department of Agricultural Economics, Stellenbosch University The current season is also likely to deliver solid growth for the sector, with variation across sub-sectors. We already see prospects of large crops across the country. Export performance is likely to be robust, especially with a weaker rand exchange rate, which makes South African products more competitively priced in the global…
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Jun
06
2023
By KHALID ABDELAZIZ and MOHAMED NURELDIN
Shelling, looting in Sudan’s capital as military factions battle for eighth week

Shelling, looting in Sudan’s capital as military factions battle for eighth week

NEWS
SHELLING and heavy clashes hit areas of Sudan's capital, residents said, with reports of spreading lawlessness in Khartoum and in the western region of Darfur after more than seven weeks of conflict between rival military factions. Fighting between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) intensified after the expiry late on Saturday of a ceasefire deal brokered by Saudi Arabia and the U.S. The war has uprooted more than 1.2 million people within Sudan and sent about 400,000 fleeing into neighbouring countries, inflicting heavy damage on the capital where the remaining residents are at the mercy of battles,…
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