Uganda is currently experiencing an influx of Congolese refugees due to escalating violence in the DR Congo’s Ituri province. Oliver Jarvis visited Kyangwali Refugee Camp in Southwest Uganda to experience first-hand the situation…
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Reporter’s Diary: Lake Albert’s Refugee Crisis
When we arrived at the shores of Lake Albert, 97 Congolese refugees were lined up at the registration counter. Some had reached Uganda at midnight, others in the early morning – all on wooden motor-boats that now lay resting on the beach.
Reporter’s Diary: The mosque that changed a village
CGTN explored the Atlas Mountains in Morocco to find out how a village’s mosque has harnessed renewable energy to transform the community’s lifestyle – and to see if this was a model that other communities […]
Reporter’s Diary: One Maasai’s fight against female genital mutilation
10 years ago, the sound of shouting and banging fists on the front gate of the “Safe House” would keep Agnes Pareyio awake at night. The commotion: Parents demanding the return of their girls so they could go through the traditional female Maasai rite of passage, ukeketaji, to become a woman.
Reporter’s Diary: Kenya’s political landscape
Thursday, Kenya’s political uncertainty was apparent as election day saw low voter turnouts in certain polling stations, and protests across parts of the country. Many opposition supporters held true to their word of not voting. CGTN’s Oliver Jarvis recounts the key events he experienced throughout the day:
Kenya’s Plastic Ban: Dandora Dumpsite
CGTN Africa’s Oliver Jarvis went live from Dandora Dumpsite, Nairobi to show the extent of the damage that plastic has on our environment.
SGR Project: A walk through Mombasa Terminus
“#Live：Our team is in the Kenya’s coastal city of Mombasa ahead of the #SGRLaunch tomorrow. But before that, they will be talking to Esther Wanjiku Wanjiru, Site Supervisor, at the Mombasa Terminus. She will be […]
SGR Project: A walk through Nairobi Terminus
#LIVE：CGTN Africa has obtained exclusive access to the new Nairobi train terminus, to show you what it looks like. The Kenyan SGR was launched on May 31st. It has been labelled as the country’s biggest […]
Punishment Island: Where pregnant Ugandan girls were left to die
Up until the early 20th century, for an unmarried girl who fell pregnant in a sleep-town near Lake Bunyonyi, the thought of Punishment Island would have held her mind to sleepless nights. A tiny overgrown island with […]
Obesity: Africa’s new crisis?
Everything is getting faster. Trains have sped up, internet connection’s quicker and change is happening at a pace difficult to keep up with. Among this hastening world, food has also become “faster”. High-in fat fast […]
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