The Coronavirus Is Cutting Off Africa’s Abortion Access – Foreign Policy
May 4, 2020
The collapse of medical supply chains has been a catastrophe for women in developing countries. Lockdowns have made matters worse.
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East African truck drivers carrying essential goods cross-border may also be transmitting Covid-19 – Quartz
April 28, 2020
Uganda is concerned that East African truck drivers carrying essential goods from Kenya and Tanzania may also being transmitting Covid-19 along their routes and between borders. My latest on the pandemic for Quartz.
Kenya’s 3D printing community is making Covid-19 equipment to fill a deficit as caseloads rise – Quartz
April 15, 2020
As Kenya prepares for a rise in novel coronavirus cases, 3D printing companies are designing and printing personal protective equipment (PPEs) and parts for medical devices to address the expected deficit in the country. Read my latest for Quartz Africa here.
Two new generations of locusts are set to descend on East Africa again—400 times stronger – Quartz
April 10, 2020
An infestation of desert locusts first arrived in East Africa last June, feeding on hundreds of thousands of hectares of crops and pastureland and chomping a path of destruction through at least eight countries. Scientists say these devastating insects never left East Africa: in fact, favorable wet conditions due to above average rainfall this season means they are likely to achieve two generations of new breeding by June this year, increasing their population size up to 400 times. Read my latest for Quartz Africa here.
‘Most of the men are your enemies’: one woman’s crusade in Somalia – The Guardian
April 9, 2020
Ibado Mohammed Abdulle is a counsellor, friend and campaigner for women who have been made refugees in their own country by the impact of the climate crisis. Read my story from Somaliland here.
Across Africa, a reliance on the informal sector threatens effective coronavirus lockdowns – Quartz
April 4, 2020
Read my contribution to this Quartz collaboration about the impact of COVID-19 on informal workers here.
Like a biblical plague, locusts swarm East Africa, laying waste to crops and livelihoods – Los Angeles Times
March 26, 2020
Schistocerca gregaria, better known as the desert locust, has smitten East Africa like a plague from the Bible. Read my report from Somaliland about how the pests have devastated farmers and pastoralists in East Africa.
Kenya has world-class runners but investors have been hesitant to back locally-made running shoes – Quartz
February 17, 2020
Kenyan runners are known worldwide for winning gold medals and breaking world records. But the country’s first performance athletic shoe company, Enda, ran into multiple hurdles when trying to convince investors at home and abroad Kenya could become a significant manufacturing hub.
Colombian Women Are Saying ‘Yes, We Can’ – Foreign Policy
November 5, 2019
Colombia’s culture of machismo has created a backlash in the form of a new women’s political movement.
Women in Colombia Endured Horrific Abuses During Decades of Conflict. Now the Female Candidates Who Won in Elections Will Reshape the Country – TIME
October 30, 2019
Claudia Lopez’s election as Mayor of Bogota was a defining moment for Colombian women politicians. Find out why in my piece for TIME.