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1 week ago | 
theafricanmirror.africa | Seth Onyango
GLOBAL logistics firms are steadily expanding their footprint across Africa as the continent’s digital commerce surge outpaces the existing delivery infrastructure. Already, rising smartphone use and increasing online purchases have reshaped consumer habits, highlighting logistics as a critical battleground.
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1 week ago | 
theafricanmirror.africa | Seth Onyango
AT Karura Forest, one of Nairobi’s lushest spots for weekend walks, the number of dogs padding down the trails has swelled, observed Servita Verma, who routinely walks her Terrier, Chali, there. Verma used to stroll for over an hour on most weekday mornings, the quieter days, and only encountered a handful of fellow dog owners. “Now,” she said, adjusting Chali’s leash, “you hear barks all through the trail.
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1 week ago | 
the-star.co.ke | Seth Onyango
At Karura Forest, one of Nairobi’s lushest spots for weekend walks, the number of dogs padding down the trails has swelled, observed Servita Verma, who routinely walks her terrier, Chali, there. Verma used to stroll for more than an hour on most weekday mornings, the quieter days, and only encountered a handful of fellow dog owners. “Now,” she said, adjusting Chali’s leash, “You hear barks all through the trail.
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2 weeks ago | 
theafricanmirror.africa | Seth Onyango
SOUTH Africa is reviving plans to establish a national shipping line, joining a growing list of African states investing in ports and maritime logistics to capture more value from global commerce. The carrier, dubbed South African Shipping Company (Sasco), if realised, would be the country’s first state-owned carrier in more than 25 years, following the sale of its predecessor, Safmarine.
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2 weeks ago | 
the-star.co.ke | Seth Onyango
In SummaryTwo decades ago, Christine Wangari’s seedlings left Nakuru for Nairobi’s dusty lots. Today, her acacias, crotons, neem, and others help define what is today, the green city under the sun.
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2 weeks ago | 
theafricanmirror.africa | Seth Onyango
MORE Nigerian fintech firms are driving expansion beyond domestic borders into East Africa, drawn by the region’s strong venture capital activity and its innovation-friendly regulatory space. It comes as the region continues to attract significant venture capital investment, while Nigeria, once Africa’s fintech frontrunner, experiences a slowdown. “Nigerian fintechs see East Africa as the logical next step for expansion,” said Martin Macharia, a tech and fintech analyst based in Nairobi.
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2 weeks ago | 
the-star.co.ke | Seth Onyango
As the rises over Zanzibar’s pristine shores, a group of women wade into the shallow, azure waters, their silhouettes casting long shadows on the sand. With practised hands, they tend to their seaweed farms, nurturing the delicate crops that have become a cornerstone of their livelihoods. For thousands of these women across the semi-autonomous Tanzanian archipelago, seaweed farming is more than just a means of earning income, it has become a critical lifeline.
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2 weeks ago | 
the-star.co.ke | Seth Onyango
In SummaryChuks-Nnadi’s work sits at the intersection of climate adaptation, disability inclusion and social justiceHe trains people with disabilities to swim in open water and poolsThe sun glinted off the rippling surface of the pool in Lagos, Nigeria. Busayo Adegbulugbe, 33, a paraplegic man whose
powerful upper body and muscled arms have long propelled his wheelchair,
perched on the edge. He stretched and steadied himself on the deck.
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3 weeks ago | 
theafricanmirror.africa | Seth Onyango
CHRISTINE Wangari wrapped her arms around the rough trunk of a towering acacia in Michuki Park, Nairobi, her fingers tracing the fissured bark of a tree that, two decades ago, had been a fragile seedling in her nursery in Nakuru, Rift Valley, Kenya. The park, once a neglected strip of dust and debris, had come alive—crotons blazed with colour, neems stretched skyward, and ficus roots anchored the earth, while the Nairobi River snaked through the revived landscape.
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3 weeks ago | 
theafricanmirror.africa | Seth Onyango
THE sun glinted off the rippling surface of the pool in Lagos, Nigeria. Busayo Adegbulugbe, 33, a paraplegic man whose powerful upper body and muscled arms have long propelled his wheelchair, perched on the edge. He stretched and steadied himself on the deck. Years of pushing his wheelchair would now offer him the strength required to propel him through the water. But strength would not be enough if he were not ready to take the plunge.
