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Dozens dead after dam bursts amid torrential rain in Kenya
29 avril, par Agence France-Presse in Mai MahiuHouses washed away and road cut off as dam collapses amid heavy rains and floods across country At least 45 people died when a makeshift dam burst its banks near a southern town in Kenya’s Rift valley in the early hours of Monday, police said, as torrential rains and floods hit the country. (...) -
Kenya flood death toll rises as more torrential rain forecast
27 avril, par Agence France-Presse in NairobiTotal deaths reach 76 and more than 130,000 displaced as weeks of flooding also affects east African neighbours Seventy-six people in Kenya have died because of flooding triggered by torrential downpours since March, the government has said, warning residents “to brace for even heavier (...) -
Kenya’s ‘blood desert’ : can walking donor banks and drones help more patients survive ?
19 avril, par Peter Muiruri in LodwarThe national blood deficit is most pressing in places like Turkana, where malaria, anaemia and violence make heavy demands on transfusion services – and doctors are pinning their hopes on innovation In his small cubicle in Lodwar County referral hospital in north-west Kenya, Edward Mutebi, the (...) -
TechScape : How cheap, outsourced labour in Africa is shaping AI English
16 avril, par Alex HernWorkers in Africa have been exploited first by being paid a pittance to help make chatbots, then by having their own words become AI-ese. Plus, new AI gadgets are coming for your smartphones • Don’t get TechScape delivered to your inbox? Sign up for the full article here We’re witnessing the (...) -
The truth about hair relaxers : in the US, lawsuits over cancer. In Africa, soaring sales
10 avril, par Susan Smith Richardson and Agatha GichanaDespite criticism for the use of potentially harmful chemicals, companies are still selling the products around the world It was just before Christmas, and eight-year-old Gloria Moraa sat holding a mirror as her aunt painted her curls with chemicals that would straighten every strand. “All the (...)