Kenya’s queens of the road
While motorcycles are a growth market in Africa, a gender revolution is taking place in Kenya, where women are not only passengers, but also riders and couriers. Aamera Jiwaji reports.
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Japan sucked into Horn imbroglio
As foreign interests battle for dominance in the African Horn, Japan seeks to safeguard its access to its vital trade routes.
Bicicletta rules in Asmara
Unlike most African cities chocking in traffic and pollution, cars are few and far between in Eritrea’s capital, Asmara. Instead the bicycle is king of …
Lake accidents have to stop
The Great Lakes waterways have become deadly, with preventable accidents claiming huge numbers of lives every year.
African? Welcome, but not really…
You would have thought that in the age of the African Union, our countries would be rolling out the welcome mat for fellow Africans.
‘I’m a female Uber driver in Lagos’
Finding ladies behind the wheels of a Lagos taxis is a rare sight.