Nairobi

Airbus releases its latest study identifying key unserved routes to boost air travel in Africa

Global aerospace and aviation leader Airbus has released an analysis detailing several key unserved African routes which could provide greater connectivity for travellers, drive economic growth in local economies, and provide a significant boost in revenue for airlines. The company also highlighted data on Africa from its latest Global Market Forecast (GMF). Several of the top unserved routes identified in the analysis are concentrated in cities such as Lagos, Cape Town, Nairobi, Dakar, and Douala. […]

20 June, 2024

Africa

Young African innovators are leading the charge on food security

By Esther Musembi, bird story agency From innovative energy solutions to effective financing options for farmers and advanced farming practices, young African inventors and entrepreneurs are finding novel ways to take on the continent's food security challenges, it emerged during a recent award ceremony in Nairobi. The award, a project of The Pamoja Founders, a regional leadership development initiative of the International Research and Exchanges […]

19 June, 2024

Africa

African airlines headed for 100 million passengers milestone

By Conrad Onyango, bird story agency African airlines are likely to cross the 100 million passengers mark for the first time in 2025, on the back of an aggressive push to open new routes and increased frequencies by local carriers. The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) projects the passenger numbers will reach 98 million by close of the year 2024 - a 15% rise compared […]

13 June, 2024

Africa

The tiny African island nation of Cape Verde will add to its Olympics retinue with a sport that is flourishing Africa-wide

By Bonface Orucho, bird story agency The 2024 Paris Olympics will be historic for Cape Verde, the island nation that seems to be outperforming across the board, as the nation debuts in a new sport for the country's Olympics team: fencing. The milestone highlights just how much the sport is growing, not only on the Atlantic Ocean island, but across the African continent. According to […]

10 June, 2024

Africa

Fencing offers teens hope in impoverished Nairobi slum

By Rose TROUP BUCHANAN Along the muddy tracks of a sprawling slum in Kenya's capital Nairobi, scores of teenagers learn how to fence each weekend under Mburu Wanyoike, whose initiative offers hope in a place bedevilled by crime and lack of opportunity. Several hundred thousand people live in closely packed poverty in Mathare, many born there like 27-year-old Wanyoike, who a decade ago was on […]

10 June, 2024

Oshiwambo

Omupresident Nangolo Mbumba aifana ova punguli va yangatepo eemito do Ammonia muNamibia nomu Africa.

OmuPresident Nangolo Mbumba okwa pula ova punguli va yangatepo eemito do shilongomwa sho ammonia no ushosho mo Namibia oshoyo mu Africa alishe. Omutwe woshilongo wa Namibia edi okwe di popya moshipopiwa shaye pe yeululo lo shongalele sho ikwamaushosho no nghalo nawa yedu, osho shali metifa ko Nairobi sha Kenya. Okwati no nande enenedu la Africa natango la patulula omivelo dalo oku pitika eetemo lomaushosho, okwa pula oilongomwa oyo tai ndulukwa […]

10 May, 2024

Oshiwambo

Kenya okweetapo ookamba dhoku edhilila mboka ya gumwa komafundja

Sha landula omafundja ga kenyeneka mo Kenya,epangelo olyati olyeetapo ookamba dha konda 100 okweedhilila aantu ya konda 27 000. Nomwaalu oguli etata lyaantu ya konda 190 000 mboka ya gumwa komafundja,shiikwatelela komiyalu dhopambelewa. Sigo oompaka,aantu 210 oya hulitha. Omupresitend William Ruto nena okwali ta popitha oshigwana sho pena ethindakano iigidhe omafundja onga oshikele shopashigwana. Aantu haa kala pooha noondama nomapungulilo gomeya 178 ngoka guudha nenge geli pokuudha moshilongo ohela oya […]

3 May, 2024

Africa

Kenya’s devastating floods expose decades of poor urban planning and bad land management

By Sean Avery, King's College London Floods in Kenya killed at least 169 people between March and April 2024. The most catastrophic of these deaths occurred after a flash flood swept through a rural village killing 42 people. Death and destruction have also occurred in the capital, Nairobi, a stark reminder of the persistent failure to keep abreast of the city’s rapid urbanisation needs. Sean Avery, who […]

2 May, 2024

Africa

African leaders in Djibouti for World Bank summit

Several African leaders are gathering in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, for the World Bank's International Development Association summit. The two-day summit, according to the BBC, aims to address development challenges on the continent and work towards creating prosperous, inclusive, and sustainable economies. The IDA is the part of the World Bank that helps the world’s 75 poorest countries, 39 of which are in Africa.

29 April, 2024