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Journalist I Writer I Futurist I Curator THE WALL OF GREAT AFRICANS (WoGA) https://t.co/yD7eQNxDDC •Podcaster at @Bad_Natives_Pod

Tororo & Nairobi
Joined May 2009
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Scientists engineer yeast that creates the perfect balanced diet for honey bees who can’t get enough natural pollen – colonies grew by 1,400!.
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If humans are going to unleash 100,000 extra pollinators on a pollen-deficient landscape, it's only right they help provide their nutrition.
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In journalist Howard W. French’s new book “The Second Emancipation: Nkrumah, Pan-Africanism, and Global Blackness at High Tide’, he tells the story of decolonisation and pan-Africanism through the life of Ghana’s visionary first leader, Kwame Nkrumah.
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In a new book, the journalist Howard W. French tells the story of decolonization and pan-Africanism through the life of Ghana’s visionary first leader, Kwame Nkrumah.
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Psychological research shows that time often seems to pass slower when you're broke or experiencing poverty. Experiments with farmers in Uganda found that inducing thoughts of poverty increased impatience and made waiting feel more burdensome.
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60% of Kenyan civil servants struggle with mental health, Public Service ministry warns!!!.
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Kenya’s vital coffee, flower, and vegetable exports took a major hit in June, compared to May:.•Coffee: From KSh7.4B → KSh4.5B - a 39% decline.•Flowers: KSh7.9B → KSh6.7B - a 15% decline.•Vegetables: KSh1.9B → KSh1.5B - a 21% decline.Source: KNBS via Kenyan Wall Street
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Bitcoin’s on fire at $112K! Time to flip the charts on BTCC!.Exploring Cryptocurrency with Jaren Jackson Jr.🏀.
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But a country cannot live forever on appearances—whether it's fake bums or fake election numbers. At some point, you must invest in the real thing, or the whole show collapses.
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A young Ugandan woman wearing a fake pregnancy belly to snag upkeep is not far from a politician faking numbers to win his parliamentary seat – or the presidency.
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First-order effect: women gain new power. Fake curves and sculpted bodies become money-makers. A TikTok dancer in Ntinda or a nightclub performer in Kabalagala can turn a Brazilian Butt Lift...
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The big winners are Botswana, Tanzania, Rwanda, and Uganda—where gorilla trekking is drawing deep-pocketed travellers. Nights at new luxury safari suites in Kenya’s Masai Mara go for over US $2,600. Africa’s high-end travel boom is no longer a sideshow—it’s the main stage.
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Luxury travel money is pouring into Africa, as.early 2025 shot up over 50%, making it one of the fastest-growing luxury experiences worldwide. The safari market is worth over $20Bn in 2025, with forecasts that it could nearly double to $39Bn by 2035.
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Kensington’s 2025 Mid-Year Trend Report reveals a rise in U.S. luxury travel, increased spending on exclusive experiences, and growing interest in African destinations like safaris and gorilla...
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Interesting that Julia Thomas, a Professor of English specialising in Romanticism and environmental humanities, not a tech guru, leads the charge! Professor Julia Thomas is blending AI with history, to unlock new possibilities. This fusion of culture and tech opens exciting doors.
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AI is brings medieval architecture to life! Digitising 3,000+ images from Lambeth Palace Library, AI reveals hidden details in spires and stained glass, creating immersive digital exhibits that “preserve” history “forever”! Would be huge in Africa.
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An innovative project led by Professor Julia Thomas is transforming how we explore and preserve medieval architectural heritage.
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Solar panel imports (outside of red hot South African solar market) are accelerating in Africa, rising 60% in the last 12 months. This is “the first evidence of a take-off in solar” on the continent.
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There has been a major pick-up in solar panel imports into Africa over the last 12 months - a shift that is likely to impact almost every country on the continent.
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Comorian woman accuses Minister of Justice and Islamic Affairs, Anfani Hamada Bacar, as among men who raped her for years.
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A young Comorian woman, Raanti A, has spoken to RFI about multiple rapes she alleges she was subjected to by a man she is related to, who she says also invited several other men to sexually abuse her…
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Gen Z is, by a large margin, the least criminal American generation in living memory. The unintended consequence of social media and smartphones…(Love this!).
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This article says; “Ugandan negotiators involved in talks with the U.S. [to receive immigrants deported from America]…have been reporting directly to President Yoweri Museveni, an authoritarian who has been in power since 1986.” That’s how we roll.
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phillytrib.com
KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda is one of at least four African nations that have agreed to receive immigrants deported from the United States.
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RT @rkabushenga: @cobbo3 @ferialhaffajee @Adesuwa_G @BBatwooki @TioKauma look at this African Woman!! It is our man @smugoya2 who sent it t….
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Early humans moved stones up to 13Km to make tools more than 2.6 million years ago, which is 600,000 years earlier than thought, new study of the Nyayanga archaeological site in Kenya finds. Some modern-day Africans aren’t as innovative, why?.
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smithsonianmag.com
A new study takes another look at some of the oldest known stone tools and suggests their makers transported materials for up to eight miles
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Angélique Kidjo of Benin, one of Africa’s finest voices, and Yo-Yo Ma, the classical master, pulled off their first concert in in California’s Hollywood Bowl. Their performance joined African tradition to European classical music.
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latimes.com
Singer Angélique Kidjo and cellist Yo-Yo Ma explore the intersections between Bach and African music at the Hollywood Bowl in a partnership they've long shared.
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Charles Onyango-Obbo
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Classical music superstar Yo-Yo Ma is teaming up with esteemed Benin vocalist Angélique Kidjo for “Sarabande Africaine,” a concert series that combines classical and traditional African music.
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Finland’s Development minister says aid to Somalia depends on acceptance of its own citizens who have been deported from the Nordic country.
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Development Minister Ville Tavio (Finns) says that development cooperation aid to Somalia is conditional on concrete progress in forced repatriations. According to Yle sources, he is demanding that...
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