Orucho Bonface Tengeya

1 week ago | theafricanmirror.africa | Orucho Bonface Tengeya

IN the quiet, sun-baked villages of Kaffrine, Senegal, about 300km northeast of Dakar, community health workers move from house to house—clipboards in hand, sandals dusted red with clay—asking questions that could save a life. “Have you checked your blood pressure lately?”“Is your baby eating well?”“Has anyone in the house been feeling sick?”They are not doctors.

2 weeks ago | theafricanmirror.africa | Orucho Bonface Tengeya

YEARS of seed innovation, farmer mobilisation, and industrial planning are bearing fruit in Cameroon, with the country projected to produce more than 350,000 tons of cotton in 2025, reversing recent declines. After output fell in 2023 and 2024, projections by the Bank of Central African States (BEAC) indicate a turnaround in 2025. “This would be the highest level recorded by the state-run cotton company, Sodecoton, since at least 2022,” a 2025 economic projections overview read in part.

2 weeks ago | theafricanmirror.africa | Orucho Bonface Tengeya

SENEGAL is gearing up to host Africa’s first-ever Olympic event — but the real goal stretches far beyond two weeks of sport. The 4th Summer Youth Olympic Games (YOG), set for October 2026 in Dakar, are being framed not just as a celebration of athleticism but as a continental ‘coming-of-age moment’—one that blends world-class sports with African leadership, youth development, and long-term systems change.

2 weeks ago | theafricanmirror.africa | Orucho Bonface Tengeya

SOUTH Africa’s renewable energy ambitions are evolving beyond clean electricity generation into a full-scale industrial strategy aimed at economic renewal. With the launch of the South African Renewable Energy Masterplan (SAREM), the country has set its sights not only on expanding its green energy footprint but also on building a domestic manufacturing ecosystem for solar panels, wind turbines, and battery technologies.

2 weeks ago | spnafricanews.com | Orucho Bonface Tengeya

Senegal is gearing up to host Africa’s first-ever Olympic event — but the real goal stretches far beyond two weeks of sport. The 4th Summer Youth Olympic Games (YOG), set for October 2026 in Dakar, are being framed not just as a celebration of athleticism but as a continental ‘coming-of-age moment’—one that blends world-class sports with African leadership, youth development, and long-term systems change.