“When we plant trees, we plant the seeds of peace and hope,” reflected Wangari Maathai, Kenya’s esteemed environmentalist and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. Her words capture the essence of the country’s recent commitment to environmental revitalization. On November 13, 2023, a landmark moment in Kenya’s environmental journey unfolded. The government declared the country’s first National ...
Life is but a few short decades long, and when you reach old age, can you continue to learn? In Kenya, 94-year-old Priscilla Sitienei’s decision to attend the village elementary school sends a powerful message about the importance of education and demonstrates her determination and philosophy to the world. The oldest elementary school student: Priscilla ...
Africa is often referred to as the cradle of humankind — the birthplace of our species, Homo sapiens. There is evidence of the development of early symbolic behaviors, such as pigment use and perforated shell ornaments, in Africa. However, most of what we know about the development of complex social behaviors, such as burial and mourning, ...
Modernity has gifted humanity with many good things. In the process, many practices have been blindly cast out on the pretext that they are useless or outdated. This has created a sense of loss for numerous cultures around the world, with many communities feeling that disregarding their ancient traditions has somehow destroyed their close-knit societies. ...
Michael Soi is a painter from Kenya who is not happy with China’s involvement in Africa. He feels that the relationship is akin to neo-colonization. As an artist, Soi brings attention to this problem in the best way he can — through paintings. He has created about 100 such paintings on the theme as part ...
It has been less than a decade since avocados started getting attention from Chinese customers. But during such a short time, they have grown in popularity with the people. On the downside, the huge Chinese demand has created water issues in the South American country of Chile. Chile’s water problem In 2011, China imported just ...
Peter Tabichi is a teacher from Kenya who recently won a US$1 million Global Teacher Prize given by the Varkey Foundation. What makes him special is that Tabichi gives away almost 80 percent of his monthly salary to help poor kids. He was selected from almost 10,000 nominations and received the prize for being the ...
In Kenya, the possibility of China taking over the Mombasa port is raising eyebrows. Beijing extended billions of dollars in loans to construct Kenya’s SGR railway. But the underperformance of the railway means that it is not generating enough revenue to pay off the loans. As a consequence, China is rumored to be considering a ...
Ejiao is a traditional Chinese medicine made from donkey hides. The skyrocketing demand for the medicine in the country has resulted in an increase in donkey imports from Kenya. This has now resulted in a crisis due to the sudden steep decline in the animal population. Risk of losing donkeys Ten years back, there were ...
The construction of the Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) in Kenya started off with much enthusiasm. A project funded primarily by Beijing, the SGR now remains incomplete, as the Chinese government is withholding funds needed to finish the project. Cold feet In May 2014, the Exim Bank of China, a state-owned enterprise, sanctioned loans covering ...
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