Africa

The main facade of the Egypt’s Grand Museum. Photo Courtesy: Egypt’s Grand Museum Ahead of the Grand Museum opening, Egypt and TikTok have signed a deal to livestream the “historic moment” in a bid to […]

More farmers are going digital to cash in their harvest, thanks to new credit plans being rolled out in several countries in Africa to streamline financing for agricultural production. Bonface Orucho, bird story agency Farmers […]

Photo Credit: Image generated using Whisk (AI), created by the BFA Global team for illustrative purposes. Threat from Extreme Heat The new TECA Heat Action Wave (THAW) will back 12 early-stage ventures in Nigeria with […]

Fanja Saholiarisoa posing for a photo. Photo Courtesy: Fanja Saholiarisoa. by Andriarimanjaka Dina Nomena, Madagascar Between Libreville and Antananarivo, between advocacy and motherhood, Fanja Raholiarisoa embodies a generation of Malagasy women on the move, rooted […]

A giraffe plucking leaves from a treetop at Lewa Wildlife Conservancy’s savannah. Photo : Lucy Githugo, bird story agency New research led by African scientists has confirmed that giraffes are not one species but four, […]

The rise of women-tailored insurance policies in Africa [Graphics: Hope Mukami] For decades, women’s protection has remained largely tucked under family insurance plans. Insurance companies in Africa are changing that. By Conrad Onyango, bird story […]

Moving Gold, Moving Economies: The Rise of Migrant Women in Zimbabwe’s Mining Sector [Graphic:Hope Mukami – bird story agency] Women are transforming the economic landscape of an entire region, bringing energy, skills, organisation – and […]

Nairobi, Kenya – 20 August 2025 – As rising heat waves, floods, and droughts push Africa’s health systems to the brink, governments, innovators, and partners are charting a new path to protect the continent’s most vulnerable […]