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Somali Women Get $1 Million Prize
VOICE OF AMERICA
A Somali mother and daughter who have dedicated their lives to rehabilitating victims of conflict are gaining international acclaim, receiving a $1 million award.
Fartuun Adan and her daughter Ilwad Elman operate…
Cycling Takes Off in Nairobi
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Agrowing trend in Nairobi, Kenya, sees more people switching to cycling since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, despite a critical lack of bike paths.
It’s a promising sign in the capital city where air…
Kenyan’s Plastic Bricks Stronger Than Concrete
REUTERS
Nzambi Matee hurls a brick against a footpath constructed from bricks made of recycled plastic that her factory produces in the Kenyan capital.
It makes a loud bang, but it does not crack.
“Our product is almost five to…
Africa Forges Ahead With Continental Trade Bloc
VOICE OF AMERICA
Africa has launched the world’s largest trade bloc after the World Trade Organization. Every African nation except Eritrea has signed on to the African Continental Free Trade Area, and countries are developing safety…
The General Who Became a Peacemaker
ADF STAFF
It was just before midnight at the end of a long election day in 2000, and Lamine Cissé, Senegal’s minister of the interior, had the unenviable task of telling the president he had lost.
In a historic phone call, Cissé, a…
Where Am I?
CLUES
This park is 249,313 hectares and spans two countries.
It features sandstone ramparts, arches, caves, cliffs, pillars and rock pools.
The endangered Cape vulture and bearded vulture live here, as does a minnow found nowhere…