Environment 9 March 2023

WEEE CENTRE, an innovative Kenyan company supporting the circular economy

WEEE CENTRE, for Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Centre, is a company committed to the circular economy by processing electrical and electronic waste. Objectives: → To dispose of e-waste efficiently and safely and then recycle it → To provide awareness-raising and training services → Protect the environment and public health

Society 3 March 2023

Interview with Djaïli Amadou Amal

Born in the north of Cameroon, Djaïli Amadou Amal is a writer, activist and feminist who has not hesitated to escape two marriages, one of which was forced to make a living from her passion for writing and defending women's rights. Thanks to her novel "Les Impatientes", she was the first African finalist for the 2020 Goncourt des lycéens prize in France. In this novel, she drew her inspiration from the condition of women who are asked on their wedding day to be patient. This novel is now crowned worldwide and is even on the final year curriculum of Cameroonian high schools. In this interview she tells us about her association and conception of feminism for women's progress in Africa.

Society 1 March 2023

The Vegetable Garden Club

The Vegetable Garden Club was created almost five years ago and has more than 800 children and teenagers participating in the project. They are between 4 and 17 years old and come from schools in Douala and Yaoundé in Cameroon. The main objective of this club is to allow children and parents to reconnect with nature and learn about agriculture and animal breeding. In this country, agriculture contributes to about 17% of the GDP.

Economy 24 February 2023

Dakar 2 Summit “Feeding Africa: food sovereignty and resilience”

The Dakar 2 Summit was held from 25 to 27 January in Senegal and brought together several dozen dignitaries, heads of state and government, and development partners invited by the African Development Bank and the Senegalese government. The summit's main objective was to unlock Africa's food potential by mobilising and bringing coherence to private sector financing, government resources and development partners. Worldwide, 828 million people suffer from hunger, and 249 million are in Africa. To achieve Sustainable Development Goal 2 of zero hunger, the goal should be first met in the continent.

Culture 17 February 2023

Interview : Nigerian artist Bruce Onobrakpeya

Bruce Onobrakpeya is a printmaker, painter and sculptor. This remarkable Nigerian artist started drawing as a child and benefited from the creative boil of the independence years. After a sixty-year career, his art continues to appeal to an international and Nigerian buying public. Today, he has chosen to pass on his skills in Nigerian universities through art workshops. Find out all about his exceptional career in this interview conducted by our Lagos correspondent, Sharafa Abagun.

Culture 16 February 2023

The Gabonese choir: Le Chant sur la Lowé

Le Chant sur la Lowé was born thirty years ago from the determination of two sisters, Sophie and Yveline Damas, to honour African music and musical traditions. Since its creation, it has been made up of sixty volunteers, including teachers, doctors, retired people, unemployed people and students. This choir has become versatile and well-known for its live performances worldwide.

Economy 3 February 2023

Interview Natty Ngoy founder of the accessories and leather goods brand INADEN

Natty Ngoy is a French entrepreneur from the African diaspora who works with master artisans in leather workshops in Ethiopia to create leather goods and accessories. She created her company in 2013, intending to promote African work, creation and products. 97% of the raw materials used are from the continent. INADEN is pronounced [inadene] and means Artisans in the Tamasheq dialect, a language of Berber origin.

Society 1 February 2023

DRC: Young people gather every day to bring aid to the war-displaced

Since March 2022, violent confrontations between the armed forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) and the March 23 rebel movement (M23) have displaced several thousand people in the eastern DRC province of North Kivu. According to the UN, about 510,000 people have been displaced in the territories of Rutshuru and Nyiragongo. The Goma actif Collective, formed by young activists and citizens, provides food aid to the most vulnerable women and children.

Economy 26 January 2023

Transforming bauxite in Guinea, an impossible mission

Guinea holds one-third of the world's bauxite reserves, a mineral used for aluminium production. The government plans to create refineries and, in the long term, to become a world leader in the alumina sector.