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S2,EP20: Nigeria's 3D print revolution, Gambia combats kidney disease & Kenya's elephant issues

This week, Africa Calling podcast brings you audio-rich stories and voices from the African continent with our African correspondents. In Lagos, a 3D print studio is aiding Nigerian manufacturers; one Gambian ex-footballer is sounding the alarm on the spike in kidney disease; and in Kenya, trying to prevent elephant invasions…

Radio France Internationale

TikTok videos stoke tensions ahead of Kenya vote – Mozilla report

Report says 130 TikTok videos push ‘widespread disinformation’ and ‘violent, ethnic discriminatory narratives’.

Al Jazeera

Drama that shaped Ngũgĩ’s writing and activism comes home to Kenya

As Kenya marked its 59th anniversary of internal self-rule on 1 June 2022, a controversial play by the nation’s foremost author, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, was staged in sold-out shows. It had been 45 years since it was banned and the author detained. The performance offers a useful filter to illuminate…

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Lagos ex-governor wins Nigeria ruling party's nomination

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari's ruling APC party has picked former Lagos State governor Bola Tinubu as its candidate for the 2023 presidential elections. Buhari cannot run again, as he will already have served two presidential terms. Also, Belgium's King Philippe expresses his "deepest regrets" to DR Congo during a landmark…

France 24

Bug v killer cactus: Kenyan herders fight to stop a plant destroying their way of life

Imported insect offers a last hope against the invasive prickly pear cactus killing off grasslands and the animals that graze them

The Guardian - UK

Chinese abattoirs accused of donkey theft in Kenya

Kenyan water trader Bernard Irungu speaks about how donkeys have been cructal in his water business on the outskirts of Naivasha town, northwest of Nairobi. They have helped him pay rent, school fees, and buy food. All that changed when his donkeys started disappearing three years ago.

Radio France Internationale

‘We’ve got other things to worry about’: former colonies react to platinum jubilee

In Africa, celebrations in honour of the Queen stir nostalgia in some, resentment in others

The Guardian - UK

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People will continue to die of rabies if Kenya doesn't educate healthcare workers

Rabies – a viral disease spread through an animal bite – has had an effective vaccine for more than a century. Yet people continue to die from it. Rabies kills nearly every known person that shows clinical signs of it, making it arguably one of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases.

The Conversation

Kenyan queer men risk health amid homophobia in public hospitals

Gay people in Kenya say they would rather try risky alternatives than suffer humiliation at public hospitals.

Al Jazeera

How Elizabeth became Queen watching baboons at sunrise from Kenyan treetops

It was February 6 1952 and the 25-year-old princess and her husband the Duke of Edinburgh were in the African country on a Commonwealth tour.

The Independent UK

Kenya's push for affordable housing is creating opportunities despite barriers

In Kenya, the right to housing is embedded in the constitution, which provides that “Every person has the right to accessible and adequate housing, and to reasonable standards of sanitation.”

The Conversation

Elite Kenyan Runners Are Propelled By Their Faith

Many of the country's long-distance runners credit their spiritual lives as essential to their success.

Zenger

Can Africa grow without fossil fuels?

As the developed world demands emissions cuts, the continent’s leaders are asking whether it is possible to industrialise on green energy alone

Financial Times

Political debates in Kenya: are they useful or empty media spectacles?

It is a few months to Kenya’s August 2022 general election. That means it is time for the theatrical, skeleton-revealing spectacle also known as the political debate.

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U.S. Supreme Court leak stirs abortion passions in Africa

When a desperate and bleeding 17-year-old girl walked into his rural health centre, Kenyan medic Ismail Mohammed Salim thought he was doing the right thing by helping her conclude an unwanted and dangerous pregnancy.

The Guardian - UK

Stalked by hunger but fighting obesity: Kenya’s hidden food crisis

Three million Kenyans face hunger, yet by 2030 it is thought 1.4 million of the country’s children will be obese. Meet the professionals tackling the problem

The Hindu

An epic contest between Ruto and Odinga

In this Kenyan election too, the roles played by ethnicity and tribalism are likely to be decisive

The Conversation

How Kenya's 'patriotic' choral music has been used to embed a skewed version of history

Choral music – patriotic choral music in particular – is a significant genre in Kenya’s political history.

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Radio France Internationale

Saving lives in Nairobi by vaccinating dogs against rabies

Veterinarians in Kenya are promoting rabies vaccinations for dogs in an effort to eradicate the disease in Nairobi, the capital, and to stave off the threat of the virus spreading in urban areas.

ABC News

Friend and Mahsa live 1,000 kilometres apart, but are united by dream to make media more accessible

The news was an unlikely comfort in the face of tragedy. But the woman on the TV screen gave Friend hope.

Daily Mirror

SAS crackshot and Kenya hotel attack hero designs signature pistol to help special forces

Christian Craighead has designed and named the new weapon with the aim of helping special forces in combat, something he understands deeply from his own hair-raising experiences

Motorsport

Loeb secures WRC Safari Rally return with M-Sport

World Rally Championship legend Sebastien Loeb will rejoin M-Sport to contest next month’s Safari Rally.

Radio France Internationale

S2,EP 19: Kenya's disappearing donkeys, Bamenda recycling in wartime & Malawi's modern chief

This week, Africa Calling podcast brings you audio-rich stories and voices from the African continent with our African correspondents. In Kenya, donkeys disappearing off the streets in the rural areas are causing havoc for residents; some in Bamenda, Cameroon, are trying to improve waste disposal and recycling amidst the Anglophone…

WEKU

There's a baby formula controversy in Kenya, too. But shortages are not the issue

Some media reports say the government is banning baby bottles. Not true. A new law clamps down on advertising for bottles and infant formula. But bottle users are still concerned.

The Conversation

Climate change isn't a priority for Kenyan universities. It should be

Universities can play a vital role in shaping change in societies. They produce knowledge through research, train future decision makers, and contribute to public awareness of issues.

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