According to the Ministry of Agriculture, only about 30 per cent of Kenyan farmers currently access any form of mechanised ...

Two high school dropouts are among the highly trained nationals keeping the heart of ...

Jokpee’s story is a warning. When community-led and -based systems lose support, people fall through the cracks. If it were not for places like Reach Out Mbuya, Jokpee and his peers would be at risk ...

Here, women are empowered to develop careers in construction, waste management, menstrual hygiene, and business.

In Uganda, politics often intertwines with spiritual beliefs, as many politicians secretly consult traditional healers or ...

At a small shelter in Uganda, members of the LGBTQ community seek refuge after their government enacted one of the world’s harshest anti-homosexuality laws.

But can such stems somehow be returned to life? Yes, according to a Ugandan company that's buying banana stems in a business that turns fiber into attractive handicrafts.

TEXFAD, a waste management group, is now taking advantage of this stems to extract banana fiber that's turned into items that would include hair extensions for women.

Photo caption: A farmer cuts down a banana plant, at her farm, in Kiwenda village, Busukuma, Wakiso District, Uganda, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023. Photo courtesy AP. A decapitated banana plant is almost ...

MUKONO, Uganda — A decapitated banana plant is almost useless, an inconvenience to the farmer who must then uproot it and lay its dismembered parts as mulch.But can such stems someh… ...