Protests in Kenya

It has been a year since Kenya’s young “Generation Z” took to the streets in large numbers for weeks to protest tax increases and the 2024 Finance Bill. The movement attracted considerable international attention, but a year later little has changed in Kenya. On the contrary, the state is cracking down hard on any form of protest. Shakira Wafula, one of the most prominent faces of the movement, writes here about her thoug...

Public transport

Electric boda bodas are becoming a clean and cost-saving alternative to petrol bikes in Uganda. With solar charging stations, digital ride-hailing and more women joining the sector, e-bodas quietly transform the nation’s urban transport.