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 […]
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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 […]
Hip hop: The voice of Africa’s youth
Following in the spirit of World Creativity and Innovation Week (April 15-21), a string of days in the calendar dedicated to encouraging and reminding people to use their imagination for social transformation, CGTN Africa spoke to […]
Kenya now ranks third as tourist destination in sub-Sahara Africa
A World Economic Forum report has placed Kenya as the third highest ranked sub-Saharan African country in terms of its travel tourism and competitiveness. The report (published April 5, 2017), which aims to engage leaders in […]
