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Oct
12
2024
By OLIVIER STERCK, JULIA R POZUELO, MARIA FLINDER STIERNA and RAPHAEL BRADENBRINK
Refugees in East Africa suffer from high levels of depression

Refugees in East Africa suffer from high levels of depression

NEWS
BY the end of 2023, more than 100 million people globally had been forced to flee their homes due to war, violence, fear of persecution, and human rights violations. The majority are hosted in low- and middle-income countries, where many live in overcrowded camps or urban settlements, with limited access to food, employment and essential services. Many endure traumatic experiences not only before their displacement but also during and after it. They face armed conflict, marginalisation and poverty at every stage of their journey. These experiences may increase the likelihood of developing mental health disorders, which can persist years after…
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Jul
19
2024
By CONRAD ONYANGO, BIRD STORY AGENCY
East Africa grows its space opportunity

East Africa grows its space opportunity

NEWS
A futuristic solar-powered plane designed to fly between 60,000 and 80,000 feet above the earth, beyond regulated airspace, is set to take off in Kenya, adding to a growing number of high-altitude and space projects in East Africa. Aalto, a startup spun out by passenger aircraft giant Airbus in 2023, manufactures the solar-electric Zephyr HAPS aircraft and has indicated it will soon start experimenting with these flights in Kenya. The announcement followed the successful launch, test and landing of its Instrumented Zephyr Test Vehicle, IZTV – a dedicated Zephyr test aircraft – equipped with advanced flight controls in Arizona in…
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May
14
2024
By The African Mirror
East Africa sees internet connectivity disruption, Netblocks and Cloudflare say

East Africa sees internet connectivity disruption, Netblocks and Cloudflare say

NEWS
INTERNET connectivity was disrupted in and around several East African nations, the internet observatory Netblocks said, adding that the incident was linked to failures affecting the SEACOM and EASSy subsea cable systems. Tanzania and the French island of Mayotte were experiencing a high impact on internet connectivity, while Mozambique and Malawi were seeing a medium impact, Netblocks' said on social media platform X. Internet firm Cloudflare said on one of its X accounts that monitors trends that internet disruptions were ongoing in Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique and Madagascar as a result of faults reported on the East African Submarine Cable System (EASSy) and SEACOM…
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Dec
06
2023
By NUZULACK DAUSEN
Tanzania flood deaths rise to 63, prime minister says

Tanzania flood deaths rise to 63, prime minister says

NEWS
THE death toll from floods in northern Tanzania following torrential rains this weekend has risen to 63, the prime minister said, adding to hundreds of other deaths caused by extreme weather in East Africa since seasonal rains began in October. Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa said in comments broadcast on television that the number of injured stood at 116 people. Landslides had destroyed half of one village he visited, he said. "We are here in front of bodies of our fellows. We have lost 63 loved ones. Of the total fellows we lost, 23 are men and 40 are women," he…
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Dec
05
2023
By NUZULACK DAUSEN
Tanzania flood deaths rise to 63, prime minister says

Tanzania flood deaths rise to 63, prime minister says

NEWS
THE death toll from floods in northern Tanzania following torrential rains this weekend has risen to 63, the prime minister said, adding to hundreds of other deaths caused by extreme weather in East Africa since seasonal rains began in October. Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa said in comments broadcast on television that the number of injured stood at 116 people. Landslides had destroyed half of one village he visited, he said. "We are here in front of bodies of our fellows. We have lost 63 loved ones. Of the total fellows we lost, 23 are men and 40 are women," he…
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Dec
01
2023
By The African Mirror
Death toll from Kenya’s El Nino floods jumps to 120

Death toll from Kenya’s El Nino floods jumps to 120

NEWS
SEVERE flooding caused by the El Nino weather phenomenon has killed 120 people in Kenya, while people in almost 90,000 households have been forced to leave their homes, the government said. The latest estimated death toll in Kenya has doubled as heavy seasonal rains following the worst drought in four decades have submerged towns and villages across East Africa, rendering hundreds of thousands of people homeless. Thousands of homes have been washed away or are marooned, while farmland has been submerged and tens of thousands of livestock drowned, aid agencies said. In neighbouring Somalia floods have killed at least 96 people and…
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Nov
27
2023
By The African Mirror
Death toll from flooding in Somalia climbs to nearly 100

Death toll from flooding in Somalia climbs to nearly 100

NEWS
THE number of people killed by floods from heavy rains in Somalia has climbed to 96, state news agency SONNA said. "Somalia's flood death toll climbs to 96," SONNA said in a post on X, formerly Twitter, adding the figure had been confirmed by Mahamuud Moallim, the head of the country's disaster management agency. Like the rest of East and Horn of Africa, Somalia has been battered by relentless heavy rains that began in October, caused by the El Nino and Indian Ocean Dipole weather phenomena. Both are climate patterns that impact ocean surface temperatures and cause above-average rainfall. The…
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Nov
22
2023
By BONFACE ORUCHO, BIRD STORY AGENCY
Tanzania pushes East Africa into an era of gas-fueled vehicles. But can it last?

Tanzania pushes East Africa into an era of gas-fueled vehicles. But can it last?

NEWS
TANZANIA has pushed East Africa into a new era of gas-powered mobility with the commissioning of the country's first integrated compressed natural gas (CNG) filling station and conversion centre. TAQA Dalbit, a joint venture of Egyptian energy company TAQA Arabia and JCG Oil &Gas announced the inauguration of the facility branded as "Master Gas" on November 11. A press statement by TAQA Arabia indicated the facility would serve up to 800 vehicles daily. This is the first of 12 similar facilities planned for the East African country. "The new CNG Filling Station and Conversion Centre is a monumental achievement that…
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Nov
21
2023
By BONFACE ORUCHO, BIRD STORY AGENCY
Tanzania pushes East Africa into an era of gas-fueled vehicles. But can it last?

Tanzania pushes East Africa into an era of gas-fueled vehicles. But can it last?

ENVIRONMENT
TANZANIA has pushed East Africa into a new era of gas-powered mobility with the commissioning of the country's first integrated compressed natural gas (CNG) filling station and conversion centre. TAQA Dalbit, a joint venture of Egyptian energy company TAQA Arabia and JCG Oil &Gas announced the inauguration of the facility branded as "Master Gas" on November 11. A press statement by TAQA Arabia indicated the facility would serve up to 800 vehicles daily. This is the first of 12 similar facilities planned for the East African country. "The new CNG Filling Station and Conversion Centre is a monumental achievement that…
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May
02
2023
By The African Mirror
Peace in the DRC: East Africa has deployed troops to combat M23 rebels – who’s who in the regional force

Peace in the DRC: East Africa has deployed troops to combat M23 rebels – who’s who in the regional force

SPECIAL FEATURES: ANALYSIS
THE East Africa Community (EAC) has completed the deployment of its regional force in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to oversee the withdrawal of the rebel group, M23, from the eastern part of the country. The last contingent was of South Sudanese soldiers who joined troops from Kenya, Burundi and Uganda. Author JENNA RUSSO, Researcher and lecturer, City University of New York Formed in 2012 as a splinter group of the armed militia National Congress for the Defence of the People, the M23 briefly occupied the city of Goma the same year. It was quickly routed by forces…
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