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This outdoor pottery workshop is the ultimate gathering place for these Senegalese women, where they spend the majority of their days working with their hands. Pottery is a tradition and an artistic expression in the village of Cassamance in the country’s south. The experience is passed on over the generations. Arocky Coly, a 70-year-old lady, is the pottery temple’s guardian. “I have been here for over 20 years. I started with my elders but they can’t come anymore due to their advanced age, others have even died. But we hardly gain anything in our work,” she said. “Sometimes we produce…
The last male Northern White Rhino, Sudan, died in 2018 leaving behind only two females in Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya. Sudan was named after the country he was born. The remaining female Northern White Rhinos, the 30-year-old Najin and her 19-year-old daughter Fatu, were born and initially housed at the Dvur Králové Zoo in the Czech Republic. They, however, had to be taken to Kenya for more suitable climatic conditions, natural habitat and dietary conditions. This was an attempt to create more favorable breeding conditions for them. Saving the Northern White Rhinos from extinction seemed unachievable especially after the death…
Would you hire a male nanny to look after your children? The concept of male nanny is recent, even in the modern era. However, with the gender role stereotypes more so in African culture, this may not fit in as expected of a man. Family dynamics keep changing day in day out. Furthermore, women who are mothers are still determined to grow career-wise. They are, therefore, forced to balance motherhood roles and work. Most women who are financially stable often prefer to hire a nanny for childcare services as they look for more significant career opportunities. A Male Nanny? Most…
The world would not have been a better place for a person to live in if women were non-existent. The female gender plays a critical role in the world and our societies in general. They are the mothers to the world, the helpers in marriages and without them, most activities in our homes such as chores, cleaning, and cooking would not run well. Women, in general, are important and they deserve all the respect in the world. The most disturbing thing is that some people think that the female gender is weak and cannot function in complex political positions or…
Online jobs in Kenya is no longer a trending issue. Many firms and companies that are progressive are now turning to embrace online working by allowing their workers to do it from their home. For you to work effectively online, you require a laptop, an internet, personal time management skills, and active Mpesa accounts for payments. One of the significant benefits of working online is that one can save a lot of time that otherwise would spend while commuting to a workplace. In cities like Nairobi, this is a significant concern, mainly due to traffic that can last up to…
Suspected extremists killed at least 40 rice farmers and fishermen in Nigeria. Authorities in Nigeria said they suspected that members of the Islamic militant group Boko Haram were behind the attack. The extremists killed the farmers and fishers while they harvested crops in Nigeria’s northern state of Borno. On the same day, the attack happened in a rice field in Garin Kwashebe residents of the area were casting votes for the first time in 13 years to elect local councils. But many of the residents of Borno did not cast their votes on that fateful day. Suspected Extremists Kill Farmers…
Conflicts continue to disturb Ethiopia. The effects trickle down to the civilians and innocent people in the war tone Ethiopia regions. This time around, the disturbance emanates from the Metekel Zone of the Benishangul-Gumuz. The northern Tigray conflict effects continue to affect the Ethiopians as well. The Metekel zone has resulted in the migration of more than 7,000 people to Sudan. This is despite the rising tensions between the two countries over the number of refugees in the country. UN refugee agency confirms the presence of the refugees and the strains between the East African countries. Violence in Ethiopia The…
It is not going to be easy for most people to get coronavirus vaccines. More so, the underdeveloped states will have to put up a spirited fight. Although that is just a prediction, there is a possibility that humanity will fail in its quest against the virus. Nevertheless, if we discover a safe and effective vaccine, the problem is it won’t be enough for everybody. Vaccine Controversies It appears that highly developed countries seem not to be in for discussions concerning the proposals to temporarily waive intellectual property protections for all covid vaccines and other technologies. A majority of the…
Kenya and the United States governments have recently settled into an arrangement in trade. According to the reporters, the two states have come up with a Kenya Free Trade Agreement (FTA). It has not been long since the agreement. Notably, two Kenyan lawyers, Emily Osiemo and Christopher Ayieko are already opposing the deal set between the two countries. At the moment, the two lawyers have filed a petition to challenge the Kenya government from signing the FTA arrangement. The case has been presented at the East African Court of integrity. The two lawyers have accused the Kenyan president. Uhuru Kenyatta…
Education is essential to most African countries as governments offer their citizens opportunities to access free and the best education to increase development and growth. The education system has strategically improved and designed favorable structures to implement better educational purposes for its citizens. In its order, this list has the top 20 African countries with the best education ranked in Africa and globally. They make the rankings on various platforms such as the Legatum prosperity index, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), World Economic Forum, and Global Education System. 1. Seychelles With an estimated population of 98,347 people,…
