But risk of death, abuse fails to deter some refugees from planning again for the journey to Europe
Critics say project is leaving the country in heavy debt to China
Experts say insects are richer in proteins than mammals
If nothing happens to improve food production and land use, the world may face unrest and conflict, according to a landmark report. The study by the Food and Land Usage Coalition of universities and environmental organizations says current agricultural practices contribute to food shortages and global warming. One proposed solution is to rely more on insects as a food source. Some farmers in Kenya are already doing that by raising crickets to sell as food. Ruud Elmendorp reports.
Kenya's last two known Northern White Rhinos can’t procreate anymore since the last male, named Sudan, died last year
A team of veterinarians in Kenya's Ol Pejeta Conservancy is trying to save the Northern White Rhino from extinction by using in vitro fertilization, or IVF. The last two Northern White Rhinos on Earth are living at the conservancy, but since they are both females they cannot procreate. Vets hope to fertilize them using Northern White Rhino sperm collected earlier to produce viable embryos. Ruud Elmendorp reports from Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya.
'iamtheCODE' aims to teach one million women and girls computer programming by 2030
Judge orders environmental impact assessment for China-backed coal-fired power plant in Lamu, which would be East Africa’s first
Kenyan activists are celebrating after a Chinese-backed plan to build East Africa’s first coal-fired power plant near the World Heritage site island town of Lamu has again been halted. Ruud Elmendorp reports from Lamu on the continuing controversy.
A rehabilitation center gives clients medication and group counseling.
A new rehabilitation center on the Kenyan coast is working to help heroin addicts quit drugs and turn their lives around. The new facility, run by the Kenya Red Cross, opened six months ago in the remote village of Lamu. As Ruud Elmendorp reports from Lamu, the center is renewing hope for addicts, many of whom have easy access to hard drugs and often turn to a life of crime.
Tensions rose with the local ethnic Turkana community because the refugees get free schools and hospital care
The young people and their city both benefit from their sanitation efforts
Cleaning the streets of garbage while creating jobs for unemployed youth. This is what a youth group is doing in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. According to the United Nations, uncollected garbage is among the biggest problems in cities, and because of a growing population worldwide the problem seems to grow bigger. But there are solutions as the youth group in Nairobi is showing. Ruud Elmendorp reports from the Mathare slum in Nairobi.
Shop owners in the capital Khartoum are hoping the ouster of long time president Omar al-Bashir will also boost the economy
The ongoing protests in Sudan have focused on political reforms, and a demand for civilian rule. However, shop owners in the capital are hoping the ouster of long time president Omar al-Bashir will also boost the economy, which has labored for years under shortages and sanctions. Ruud Elmendorp reports from Khartoum.
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