By Pablo Moraga Kigali, Dec 16 (EFE) – After banning polyethylene bags in 2008 and more than a decade of policies aimed at eradicating the use of this material, Rwanda is seeking to further tighten legislation so it can become plastic-free. Under the current law, importing, producing, using, or selling polyethylene bags is already punishable …
By Pablo Moraga Maalimin, Kenya, Dec 2 (EFE).- Water has run dry in the Kenyan town of Maalimin and despite repeated appeals from NGOs, the worst drought in 40 years continues to spread across the Horn of Africa, leaving a trail of barren soil and famine. The lack of water has killed all Zainab Mohammud’s …
By Pablo Moraga Wayu Boro, Kenya, Sep 21 (EFE).- Amina Hageya Basia can’t help but to break into tears when she explains how the Horn of Africa’s worst drought in 40 years has affected her livelihood. The 71-year-old Kenyan woman, like thousands in her hometown of Tana River County, has lost her primary source of …
By Pablo Moraga Bukavu, DR Congo, May 21 (EFE).- In Bukavu, a city in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, eight artists improvise poetry, known as slams, as a way to air their opinions, ponder the future or demand change. “I have always said that slam is not just a way to …
By Pablo Moraga Aweil, South Sudan, Feb 17 (EFE).- John Garangdeng, a teacher in rural South Sudan, squints through the dense haze to find the spot where he teaches his students: the shade of a solitary tree in the middle of a dusty plain. “This is a public school. We asked the government to pay …