Ashley Lime

Kenya, Nairobi

Broadcast Journalist at BBC

Articles

VP Riek Machar under house arrest, his party says

2 months ago | bbc.com | Wycliffe Muia |Ashley Lime

South Sudan VP Machar under house arrest, his party says Wycliffe Muia & Ashley LimeReutersMachar's senior allies were arrested by security forces earlier this month South Sudan's First Vice-President Riek Machar, a long-time rival of the country's President Salva Kiir, has been placed under house arrest, his party says.
Kenyan activist detained after raid by 'masked' group

Oct 27, 2024 | yahoo.com | Ashley Lime

Boniface Mwangi is a fierce critic of the government [Getty Images]Prominent Kenyan human rights activist Boniface Mwangi has been detained by police on charges of inciting violence after six masked individuals forcibly took him from his home, his wife has told the BBC. His detention comes after he called for an anti-government protest at a marathon in the capital, Nairobi, on Sunday.
The man lined up to be Kenya’s next deputy president

Oct 21, 2024 | editoria.africa | Ashley Lime

WRITTEN BY: ASHLEY LIME The man who was the face of the Kenyan government in the aftermath of the police’s deadly crackdown on recent anti-tax protests is set to become the country’s next deputy president. Parliament has approved the nomination of the softly spoken Kithure Kindiki to fill the vacant role, after senators ousted Rigathi […]The post The man lined up to be Kenya’s next deputy president appeared first on The Namibian.
The man lined up to be Kenya's next deputy president

Oct 18, 2024 | yahoo.com | Ashley Lime

Ashley Lime - BBC News, NairobiOctober 18, 2024 at 11:45 AM·3 min readThe man who was the face of the Kenyan government in the aftermath of the police’s deadly crackdown on recent anti-tax protests is set to become the country’s next deputy president. Parliament has approved the nomination of the softly spoken Kithure Kindiki to fill the vacant role, after senators ousted Rigathi Gachagua in a dramatic series of impeachment votes less than 24 hours ago.
‘I found out I had cervical cancer while I was pregnant’

Oct 7, 2024 | ca.news.yahoo.com | Ashley Lime

‘I found out I had cervical cancer while I was pregnant’Dorothy Masasa is one of the thousands of women diagnosed with cervical cancer every year in Malawi [BBC]Dorothy Masasa happily walks down a dirt road on a sunny afternoon, her baby securely strapped on her back. Just six months ago the 39-year-old, originally from southern Malawi's Thyolo district, was in Kenya for life-saving radiotherapy.
"La gente siente curiosidad y, cuando lo prueba, se sorprende de lo bueno que es": las agricultoras que hacen vino con bananas para salvar sus cultivos

Oct 3, 2024 | 24horas.cl | Anne Okumu |Ashley Lime

Emily Nkhana, una agricultora del norte de Malawi, solía desechar las bananas demasiado maduras o simplemente dejaba que se pudrieran, pero ahora ha encontrado un uso rentable para ellas: hacer vino. El calor extremo estaba provocando que las bananas maduraran demasiado rápido, lo que ocasionó grandes pérdidas para Nkhana y muchos otros agricultores que viven en el distrito de Karonga.
Banana wine brings sweet taste of success to Malawi farmers

Sep 21, 2024 | news.wine.co.za | Anne Okumu |Ashley Lime

A small-scale farmer in northern Malawi, Emily Nkhana used to discard over-ripe bananas or just let them rot, but she has now found a profitable use for them – banana wine. Extreme heat was causing bananas to ripen too quickly, resulting in heavy losses for Ms Nkhana and many other farmers who live in Karonga district.
Banana wine brings sweet taste of success to Malawi farmers

Sep 12, 2024 | yahoo.com | Anne Okumu |Ashley Lime

A small-scale farmer in northern Malawi, Emily Nkhana used to discard over-ripe bananas or just let them rot, but she has now found a profitable use for them - banana wine. Extreme heat was causing bananas to ripen too quickly, resulting in heavy losses for Ms Nkhana and many other farmers who live in Karonga district.
O poeta que chamou a atenção dos lutadores pela liberdade de Moçambique

Aug 18, 2024 | terra.com.br | Ashley Lime

O autor e poeta aclamado internacionalmente Mia Couto se descreve como africano, mas suas raízes estão na Europa. Seus pais portugueses se estabeleceram em Moçambique em 1953 após fugir do regime ditatorial de Antonio Salazar. Couto nasceu dois anos depois na cidade portuária de Beira. "Minha infância foi muito feliz", ele conta à BBC.
The poet who caught the eye of Mozambique's freedom fighters

Aug 17, 2024 | yahoo.com | Ashley Lime

Internationally acclaimed author and poet Mia Couto describes himself as an African, but his roots are in Europe. His Portuguese parents settled in Mozambique in 1953 after fleeing the dictatorial rule of Antonio Salazar. Couto was born two years later in the port city of Beira. “My childhood was very happy,’ he tells the BBC.