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Image: Mud houses like this one heat up considerably in the Kenyan midday heat; the metal roof can reach temperatures exceeding 55°C. If it is painted white, its temperature only rises to around 46°C, as […]

20 January 2026 Water stress is one of the greatest threats of the 21st century: More than two billion people worldwide already suffer from water scarcity. The situation is exacerbated by climate change and the […]

Graphics: Hope Mukami While the overall economic growth rate for the Asian and Pacific region is projected to continue its slowdown this year, Africa’s positive outlook is pegged to a weaker US dollar, a loosening […]

By Dr AbdelGadir Warsama Ghalib, Legal Counsel Artificial Intelligence, we are facing nowadays, is the ultimate end result of the IT revolution started last century. The IT revolution, in its new shape, started by youngsters […]

A giraffe at the Giraffe Centre in Nairobi, Kenya on December 27, 2025. Photo: Hope Mukami, bird story agency During the 2025 December festivities, holiday makers and tourists in several countries across the continent ventured […]

Sudanese filmmaker, Ibrahim “Snoopy” Ahmed posing for a photo. Photo Courtesy: In Deep Visions Ibrahim “Snoopy” Ahmed was among the four Sudanese filmmakers who came together to make “Khartoum” (2025), which became the first Sudanese […]

MATATA, a Kenyan-Norwegian Music and Dance, posing for a picture. Photo Courtesy: MATATA A new generation of artists, audiences and organisers is redefining live performance and transforming festivals into global stages where African sound, identity […]

New Clinic Director at Campus Benjamin Franklin Strengthens Robotic and Digital Surgery Berlin, January 5, 2026 Tim Vilz assumed the professorship for General and Visceral Surgery at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin on January 1st. This […]