https://www.africa.com Stay Smart About Africa Wed, 08 May 2024 10:43:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.africa.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/cropped-Blue-africa-32x32.png https://www.africa.com 32 32 https://www.africa.com/how-peter-tabichi-is-lifting-his-students-out-of-poverty-with-science/ Sat, 04 May 2024 08:20:00 +0000 https://africadotcom.wpengine.com/?p=112379 Maths and physical science teacher Peter Tabichi’s love for science is changing the lives of Keriko’s 480 students for the better. His dedication and passionate belief in his students’ talent has embolden the poorly-resourced learners to take on Kenya’s best schools in national science competitions.]]> https://www.africa.com/importance-water-waterislife/ Fri, 03 May 2024 08:10:30 +0000 https://africadotcom.wpengine.com/?p=85266 What is the importance of water? “Water is life” is such a common expression that we use it almost as a cliché. However, that phrase is probably one of the […]]]> https://www.africa.com/tree-planting-just-got-even-more-eco-friendly/ Wed, 01 May 2024 09:31:00 +0000 https://africadotcom.wpengine.com/?p=114830 Kenya Plastic Ban Prompts Market Shift Trees for the Future has planted more than 160 million trees around the globe in the past three decades. Like most tree planting organizations and […]]]> https://www.africa.com/the-future-women-want-free-of-violence/ Mon, 29 Apr 2024 08:18:00 +0000 https://africadotcom.wpengine.com/?p=111590 Bakera excelled in school. As a girl who grew up in a rural, poor community, she had, against all odds, realized her education goals and was elated to go to the capital city, Kampala where she would now work.]]> https://www.africa.com/everything-begins-with-water/ Fri, 26 Apr 2024 09:41:00 +0000 https://africadotcom.wpengine.com/?p=103329 Water is life. Human existence totally depends on it. Water relates to all aspects of human development, and remains the single greatest power to drive industrialization, health and gender equality […]]]> https://www.africa.com/africas-top-10-destination-countries/ Sat, 13 Apr 2024 08:48:00 +0000 https://africadotcom.wpengine.com/?p=82925 Tourism in Africa is an important economic activity. The tourist characteristics of Africa lie in the wide variety of points of interest, the diversity, and variety of landscapes, as well […]]]> https://www.africa.com/the-newark-women-moving-forward-financial-initiative-offers-free-education-and-solutions-for-personal-business-finances-home-ownership-and-estate-planning/ Thu, 28 Mar 2024 05:31:00 +0000 https://www.africa.com/?p=198547 The Newark Women Moving Forward initiative is not just a program; it’s a catalyst for change, and a catapult to economic success for Newark residents who want to unlock their […]]]> https://www.africa.com/reimagining-cooperation-in-a-polarized-world-in-the-context-of-zimbabwe/ Sun, 24 Mar 2024 08:17:09 +0000 https://www.africa.com/?p=198267 By Ayodele Odusola This year’s UNDP Global Human Development Report (HDR) marks a dramatic shift away from the cautious optimism espoused in the HDR just four years ago: despite reaching a […]]]> https://www.africa.com/un-environmental-assembly-call-for-action-to-address-planetary-triple-threat/ Sun, 17 Mar 2024 10:02:00 +0000 https://www.africa.com/?p=197106 By Maina Waruru The  Sixth United Nations Environmental Assembly (UNEA-6)  ended with delegates calling for firm actions to address the triple planetary crisis of climate change, nature loss, and pollution. The assembly also […]]]> https://www.africa.com/educate-an-africa-fit-for-the-21st-century/ Thu, 14 Mar 2024 07:23:00 +0000 https://www.africa.com/?p=196002 By Yasmine Sherif As we lead into the Africa Year of Education, and under the leadership of Africa, world leaders have an opportunity to solidify commitments to ‘Educate an Africa Fit for […]]]>