• Bridging the gap

    Bridging the gap

    Rwanda is one of only two countries in the world that have more female representatives in parliament than male (the other is Bolivia). What’s more, the East African country is also among the… Read more

    Power play

    Power play

    In a US$200 million project, Rwanda plans to use methane gas from Lake Kivu to generate electricity. The highly explosive gas has been seeping into the lake’s waters as a… Read more

    As the wheel turns

    As the wheel turns

    Ethiopia has opened Bishoftu Automative Industry at a military base north of its capital, Addis Ababa. It is the East African nation’s first vehicle manufacturing and assembly factory. The engine… Read more

    Toxic situation

    Toxic situation

    Come June 2016, stocks of one of sub-Saharan Africa’s most effective snakebite treatments are expected to run dry – leaving thousands of Africans at risk. According to a SciDev.Net report, French pharmaceutical… Read more

    Death traps

    Death traps

    The lack of decent infrastructure and a lackadaisical attitude towards traffic law enforcement are among the reasons Africa has the deadliest roads in the world. This also means poor access to… Read more