Accra It is a holiday in Ghana and tourism enthusiasts are embarking on an excursion to one of Ghana’s rich forest heritages, Atewa Range Forest Reserve in the Eastern region. This is a forest that has been described as having great wealth because of its distinct features. It boasts significant diversity, with at least 1100…
Kampala Few experiences are as remarkable as nature and wildlife encounters. Sometimes, rapid water cascades down a mountain slope leaves you feeling refreshed. Other times, the sound of chimpanzee hoots and grunts leaves your heart racing. During the COVID-19 pandemic, many such experiences were rendered impossible. Because of stringent health and travel restrictions, many tourism…
Nairobi It’s a late Wednesday afternoon in January when we drive into Catherine Mbili’s home in Kathonzweni, some 23 kilometres from Makueni Town, in Eastern Kenya, and some two hours’ drive from the capital, Nairobi. Her farm, about five acres in total, is green and blooming, with a few mango trees teasing us to pick…
Bamenda Welcome to Cameroon, where people, and women, in particular, are working hard to turn any problem into an opportunity worth celebrating. In the city of Bamenda, you meet a young woman and her team tackling biodegradable waste profitably. Arnette Tewan, a young environmentalist, and 41 other women recycle waste to make better end products…
Kampala Evaline Sarah Okeng is a subsistence farmer. The 28-year-old is a resident of Awac village, Alal parish, Aloi sub-county in the Alebtong District. Mrs Okeng, who is born in Alebtong and married in Alebtong, knows only one source: the local way of generating the source of energy for cooking, which is using the three…
Kigali Large patches of green forest dot the Amayaga region, which is composed of four districts, including Kamonyi, Ruhango, Nyanza, and Gisagara in the southern parts of Rwanda. The region is covered by large patches of natural and planted forests rich in plants and home to a variety of animal and bird species. The region…
Lagos While the rest of the world was grappling with socio-economic losses, among others, occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Helen Jonah, a widow and mother of five, was concerned about the poor harvest in her farm located in the Agbetu area of Odeda Local Government Area in Ogun State, South-West Nigeria. With her…
Cairo With its rich historical treasures, Egypt has more to offer visitors, giving them a chance to taste culture and adventure at the same time. Tourism in Egypt is based on the cultural heritage of the Nile Valley. During the past two decades, the diverse natural heritage (nature reserves) attracted more tourists to Egypt. Accordingly,…
Eco-anxiety: Mental health impacts of climate change
Kampala It is a sunny Friday afternoon outside the gated compound of Reform Africa in this central district of Mpigi-Uganda. Dozens of women, wearing brightly coloured bandannas are sorting through heaps of polythene bags, cleaning them up before spreading them out to dry. The women-led Ugandan startup is tackling the plastic waste problem by turning…
Nairobi Across the sweeping savanna at the periphery of Amboseli National Park in Kenya, hives hang from acacia trees like pieces of artwork. The hives are painted in varied colours while some bear images of elephants, bees, and Mount Kilimanjaro whose snow-capped peaks are visible in the background. Joyce Tokore a member and secretary…
Nairobi Mud houses roofed with rusty iron-sheets stretch many kilometres inside Kiambiu, a low-income neighbourhood in Kenya’s capital Nairobi. The dusty pathway leads to hundreds of densely packed homes. In one of these many overcrowded houses, live Fauziah Mbarak and her grandchildren. Years ago, when the prices of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), which is cooking…
