The Coronavirus Is Cutting Off Africa’s Abortion Access – Foreign Policy
May 4, 2020Articles
The collapse of medical supply chains has been a catastrophe for women in developing countries. Lockdowns have made matters worse.
Neha Wadekar
Kenya’s 3D printing community is making Covid-19 equipment to fill a deficit as caseloads rise – Quartz
April 15, 2020Articles
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.
East African truck drivers carrying essential goods cross-border may also be transmitting Covid-19 – Quartz
April 28, 2020Articles
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.
Two new generations of locusts are set to descend on East Africa again—400 times stronger – Quartz
April 10, 2020Articles
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, 2020Articles
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, 2020Articles
Read my contribution to this Quartz collaboration about the impact of COVID-19 on informal workers here.
Climate Change Drives Gender-Based Violence in Somaliland – Voice of America
March 30, 2020Videos
Climate change is driving gender-based violence among rural communities in the breakaway region of Somaliland, according to the charity Oxfam. In times of increasing drought, women travel further to find water and other needs, raising the risk of sexual violence. Similarly, men unable to support their families too often take out their frustration on their family.
Kenya’s demonetisation was unexpectedly orderly – The Economist
October 10, 2019Articles
When kenya announced in June that it would issue new 1,000 shilling ($10) notes and destroy the old ones to fight corruption, many predicted chaos. India’s efforts to do the same by “demonetising” rupees in 2016 led to riots, deaths and a dent in economic growth. Read about Kenya’s unexpectedly orderly demonetisation scheme in my Economist piece.
Somaliland Women Find Opportunities, Risks Adapting to Drought – Voice of America
March 27, 2020Videos
After years of devastating droughts, many rural families in the breakaway territory of Somaliland are migrating to urban centers. To survive, some women are going into business, challenging traditional gender roles that have long defined the workforce.
Like a biblical plague, locusts swarm East Africa, laying waste to crops and livelihoods – Los Angeles Times
March 26, 2020Articles
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.