By Kenyan journalist Allan Olingo, first published in The East African. From Kwale to Lamu, Mombasa and Kilifi, the story is the same. The Chinese have not come to play. They are taking over the lobster export market. For years,… Continue Reading
By Cameroonian journalist Joyce Mbong, first published in Journal du Cameroun.com. Since the first reported case of COVID-19 in Africa in mid-February 2020, African countries have made significant strides in combating the virus, bolstering key response measures such as diagnosis,… Continue Reading
By Nigerian journalist Justice Nwafor, first published in Nigerian Tribune. Part 1 of this series was published in November 2020. Awarded by Nigeria Health Watch: Prevent Epidemics Nigeria Journalism Award in the Print/Digital News category , January 2021. In 1978, leaders… Continue Reading
The Africa-China Reporting Project (ACRP) has launched a new Africa-China journalism training website at https://www.africachinatraining.com/. The new website was developed as a free resource for journalists by the ACRP in partnership with the China Africa Project (CAP), a fully-independent multimedia organisation dedicated to… Continue Reading
In July 2017 the Africa-China Reporting Project, in partnership with the Institute for Global Dialogue (IGD) and the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung hosted a Symposium at Wits University’s Senate Room under the theme High time for a common integrated African policy on China. See a full report of the… Continue Reading
The Africa-China Reporting Project hosted two sessions within the African Investigative Journalism Conference (AIJC) programme this year; the State of Environmental Journalism Seminar on 15 October and the annual Africa-China Journalism Forum on 29 October. The State of Environmental Journalism… Continue Reading
The Africa-China Reporting Project hosted two sessions within the African Investigative Journalism Conference (AIJC) programme this year; the State of Environmental Journalism Seminar on 15 October and the annual Africa-China Journalism Forum on 29 October. The Africa-China Journalism Forum was… Continue Reading
By Nigerian journalist Justice Nwafor, first published in Nigerian Tribune. In 2001, African heads of state met in Abuja and agreed to appropriate no less than 15% of their annual budget to healthcare. But ever since, Nigeria has failed to… Continue Reading
By Sierra Leone journalist Ibrahim Tarawallie, first published in Modern Series newspaper. Sierra Leone has been grappling with various health emergencies for the past six years. With one of the poorest health infrastructures in Africa, the country was at first… Continue Reading
By Kenyan journalist Christabel Ligami, first published in ScienceAfrica. Linda Adongo, 28, was born in Mathare slum and is now raising her two children in the slum despite the challenges of water shortages and congestion. “This has been my home… Continue Reading