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This women-led startup is building sustainable houses in Senegal
DNA, a Thiés-based design and construction company started by three college students, is changing how people think about...
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- Sep 5
- 4 min
The Musicians Saving Trees
The work of Ivorian musicians Yodé and Siro, has inspired their young fanbase to join them in a remote reforestation project. Ange...
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- Sep 5
- 5 min
One of Africa's most valuable carbon sinks is beneath our feet
Mauro Lourenco has successfully created the first-ever map of the peatlands in the Angolan Highlands. Africa's peat, he explains, is a...
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- Sep 5
- 5 min
Sweet treats for climate-smart farmers in East Africa
Lower rainfall in parts of East Africa over the past few years has hit smallholder farmers hard. But innovative service companies,...
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- Sep 5
- 4 min
"If you make your farm, the bees will come"
Young entrepreneurs like beekeeper Blessing Hallie are finding a future in green jobs. by Caitlin Flynn Along a rocky dirt road in Lofa...
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- Sep 5
- 3 min
Bottle tops are the paint in this artist's eco-murals
Olufunke Ojukwu's art encourages people to rethink about their relationship with waste and have conversations about sustainability By...
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- Sep 5
- 5 min
The entrepreneur working to end Harare's garbage disposal woes
Deeply affected by a cholera outbreak in 2008, Odilo Linzi vowed to find a solution to waste management. Today, his company collects...
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- Sep 5
- 4 min
e-Waste company tackling Africa's computer problem
A recycling organization is prioritizing the reuse, recycling, and repurposing of digital gadgets to combat Africa's growing e-waste...
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- Sep 5
- 6 min
The town being eaten by the sea - and the researcher racing to rescue it.
In the 1960s, fishermen from Ayetoro in southern Nigeria used to express their frustration about how far the sea was from their homes....
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- Sep 5
- 4 min
The ex-prisoner who brought food security home
After serving time in prison, Patrick Kibati returned to his village with valuable farming skills. Today the community's members are...
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- Sep 5
- 3 min
Twins on a mission to save the world
Stella and Winnie Mutai are twins with a five-minute age difference. Inseparable from birth, they took different career paths. Climate...
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- Sep 5
- 3 min
Farmers are saying goodbye to blackouts and power bills
In Kenya, small and medium-sized farmers - and even upmarket households - are adopting biodigesters to turn their animal waste into...
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- Sep 5
- 4 min
In this zero-waste shop, no wrappings are allowed
Windhoek's Zero Waste Store aims to provide a more natural and up-to-the-minute shopping experience - and eradicate all packaging and...
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- Sep 5
- 5 min
A mentoring program is behind the new wave of young female climate advocates in South Africa
Black Girls Rising is a program in South Africa that provides mentorship for girls aged 12 to 18, enabling them to lead climate change...
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- Sep 5
- 4 min
Old is gold: Here's why farmers are rediscovering their love for native trees
Joan Wandegi Nthiga is one of many Kenyan farmers turning to regenerative farming to counteract the harmful effects of climate change,...
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- Sep 5
- 4 min
Behind the news: The climate journalist training African media practitioners on climate reporting
After observing the challenges journalists and editors encountered while covering and editing climate articles, Tendai Guvavombe decided...
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- Jun 7
- 4 min
In this Nigerian school, plastic bottles have replaced school fees
To make his school more accessible - and help clean up his local community - 38-year-old Patrick Mbamarah accepts plastic bottles...
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- Jun 6
- 3 min
Solar-powered tricycles offer solution to transport problems in rural Zimbabwe
Locally known as 'Hambas', solar-powered three-wheelers, whose batteries last up to 100 kilometres on a single charge, are saving rural...
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- Jun 6
- 5 min
How a vegan restaurant in Senegal is finding its footing in a meat-and fish-loving country
When Casa Teranga opened its doors on one of Dakar's most popular restaurant strips, it raised eyebrows. Getting people to change to...
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- Jun 6
- 3 min
The story of Tchuilieu Tchouanga, West Africa's solar energy pioneer.
For over two decades, Tchounga has been on a quest to power West Africa through solar energy, and despite the many challenges, he remains...
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