Kenya is weeks away from the start of official campaigning ahead of elections in August. But candidates are already trying to grab voters’ attention. DW has been speaking with voters – and […]

Meet Zimbabwe’s 12-year-old female motocross rider. Motocross is a form of off-road motorcycle racing gaining popularity in Zimbabwe, but it is expensive. Some people say it is too dangerous, especially for girls. […]

Two East African countries are celebrating a major new multibillion-dollar rail link. It will link the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa with the sea at the port of Djibouti. It is expected to […]

West African giraffes in are close to extinction. But their numbers are recovering at Niger’s Kouré Reserve, where fewer giraffes are shot by poachers or farmers.

At Tadmamet, a mountain village south of Marrakesh, the new mosque is tapping into a growing trend in Morocco: solar power. With rooftop panels, the Tadmamet mosque generates all its own electricity.

Ever wonder what happens to old car tires? One Niarobi cooperative is giving them new life as fashionable footwear – and creating jobs in one the city’s poorest neighborhoods.

Evanna Lyons and Alexis Cronin turn plastic waste collected from the streets of Arusha in Tanzania into stylish sofas, desks, seats and cushions.

The West African country Mali does not produce enough power to supply the entire population. The country is forced to import electricity from neighboring countries like Ivory Coast. Solar power could be […]