Tech 29 March 2023

In Guinea, a digital platform to improve the education system

The digital revolution is taking hold in West Africa, in Guinea, thanks to Magoé Education, an educational platform that tracks learners' progress at school and home. This digital platform was created in 2019 by a young computer scientist from the country for students' revisions and monitoring of their schooling. Today, it has 15,000 users, and about a hundred schools use it in Guinea and the sub-region.

Economy 24 March 2023

Cashew nuts boom in West Africa

Cashew nut production in West Africa increased by 5.4% last year to a total volume of 2.6 million tonnes. Cashew cultivation is prevalent in the region, which includes producing countries such as Côte d'Ivoire, which accounts for 44% of West African production, but also Nigeria and Guinea Bissau. In Guinea, farmers are starting to grow cashew nuts, more profitable than bauxite mining. Cashew remains one of the most lucrative commodities on the international market.

Environment 17 March 2023

Menno Holterman – a great advocate for water resources

Menno Holterman was one of the founders of the annual International Water Week in Amsterdam and is the chairman of the Nijhuis Saur Industries During this interview that took place recently in Dubai, he talked about water scarcity, the distribution of water resources in the world, the Saur activities in Africa, the lack of infrastructure for water treatment, the link between water and energy transition and, nonetheless, food security.

Economy 15 March 2023

TOTOT restaurant, reviving Ethiopian traditions

Tenkir Teni started as a shoeshine boy over thirty years ago and now owns TOTOT, one of the few multi-million dollar, top traditional food restaurants in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa.

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.