À une centaine de kilomètres à l’est d’Abidjan, la lagune d’Aby ouvre sur un rivage unique en Afrique de l’Ouest, entre mer, sable doré et nature luxuriante. Dans ce décor préservé, deux destinations conjuguent farniente, élégance et dépaysement total : …
Au Kenya, les femmes accélèrent l’apprentissage numérique et jouent un rôle clé dans la transformation de l’éducation. Leur engagement et leur expertise permettent aujourd’hui à 250 000 apprenants d’accéder à des solutions éducatives innovantes, soutenues par le partenaire EIDU. Une …
Nigerian writer, speaker, and activist, Chimamanda Adichie, is beloved by many. The award winning novelist and Ted talk sensation is fiercely revered for being a thought leader on Africa and contemporary African politics. With her recent feature on Beyonce’s self …
Eating insects is as old as mankind. Globally, 2 billion people consume insects, a practise known as entomophagy. It is more common in Africa than anywhere else in the world. The continent is home to the richest diversity of edible …
The presence of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Africa appears to contradict China’s policy of non-interference in the continent. But DW’s Abu-Bakarr Jalloh thinks China merits some praise. Last weekend I had a transit flight through Abu Dhabi. During …
A recently published study on the long-run effects of mobile money on economic outcomes in Kenya provides some valuable insights that will benefit economic development and financial inclusion policies across Africa. The study found that increased access to mobile money …
2016 was a big year for agriculture in Africa with some notable “wins” across the continent. One of the most important gains was the increased use of emerging technologies beyond the traditional use of mobile phones in agriculture. The range …
African-American billionaire Robert Smith has offered to sponsor the education of Nigeria’s 21 Chibok girls who were released last October. According to Thisday, the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to Nigeria’s President, Garba Shehu, has revealed that Smith …
1. The human race is of African origin. The oldest known skeletal remains of anatomically modern humans (or homo sapiens sapiens) were excavated at sites in East Africa. Human remains were discovered at Omo in Ethiopia that were dated at …
In rural Cameroon, about 47% of the population doesn’t have access to potable water. One of those places without clean drinking water is the community that Franck Eben Onambele comes from. This 28-year-old student left his home country to study …
