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GEOHABARIEp9: The Malaria Vaccine Rollout in Kenya: Data and DiscoveriesThank you for being here. Text GeohabariIn this thrilling episode, Angela Moturi - GIS Researcher at KEMRI - Wellcome Trust, leads us through the intricate objectives of the Malaria vaccine pilot project. We uncover the compelling context behind the urgent need for a malaria vaccine, illuminating the staggering impact of this disease on communities across Kenya.A vital component in the intricate puzzle of the malaria vaccine rollout, is the creation of a comprehensive master facility list, Angie takes us through how this important undertaking seamlessly integrates with existing health systems like DHIS, enhancing...
2024-02-2542 min
Africa CallingS3,EP1: Nigeria post-strike, Kenya health disorders, Sudan women on bikesThis week, Africa Calling podcast brings you audio-rich stories and voices from the African continent with our African correspondents. In Nigeria, students and their parents are dealing with the after-effects of an eight-month public university strike. In Kenya, mothers in poor areas look for help in managing their children's health disorders. And in Sudan, women and girls mount yet another form of protest by riding their bicycles.
For this week’s podcast, Nigeria correspondent Poloum David talks to Chairman of the ASUU Lecturers union Emmanuel Osodeke, and Labour and Employment Minister Chris Ngige. University students Rhoda James and Grace Adams spea...
2022-11-0431 minAfrica CallingS2, EP23: Kenya Election SpecialKenyans go to the polls to elect their next president on 9 August, and Africa Calling is on hand with a special edition from Nairobi in conjunction with RFI's Kiswahili service. We take a look at the top contenders for president and the issues and concerns that will drive voting. We also have a report by correspondents on preventing violence during the elections as well as the perspective of farmers and what they hope will happen.
For this week’s podcast, RFI Kiswahili editor Emmanuel Makundi interviews fellow Kiswahili editor Victor Abuso on the issues and concerns surrounding the upcoming election.
In Nairob...
2022-08-0535 minAfrica CallingS2,EP22: Kenya's GMO cotton, Cameroon fish farmers, Refugees in KenyaThis week, Africa Calling podcast brings you audio-rich stories and voices from the African continent with our African correspondents. In Bamenda, people are still dealing with the Anglophone crisis, but some enterprising entrepreneurs are ensuring there's fresh fish. In Kenya farmers embrace GMO cotton seeds, but some experts warn about the negative impact. Elsewhere in Kenya, refugees are struggling with red tape and a long wait.
For this week’s podcast, Cameroon correspondent Sylvie Yukfu talks to entrepreneurs Ayere Levis, an electrical engineer, and environmentalist Amah Wilson, founder of the Organisation known as Kizisky Biomass, Energy and Engineering Services, who both...
2022-07-0833 minAfrica CallingS2,EP20: Nigeria's 3D print revolution, Gambia combats kidney disease & Kenya's elephant issuesThis week, Africa Calling podcast brings you audio-rich stories and voices from the African continent with our African correspondents. In Lagos, a 3D print studio is aiding Nigerian manufacturers; one Gambian ex-footballer is sounding the alarm on the spike in kidney disease; and in Kenya, trying to prevent elephant invasions on farms. And don't miss an RFI exclusive on an Ivorian reggae recording artist.
For this week’s podcast, Lagos correspondent Samuel Okocha sits down with Akinwole Akinpelu, engineer and founder of Stampar3D studio. He also talks to Fadil Ojifinni, engineering student at the University of Lagos.
From the Ga...
2022-06-1032 minAfrica CallingS2,EP 19: Kenya's disappearing donkeys, Bamenda recycling in wartime & Malawi's modern chiefThis week, Africa Calling podcast brings you audio-rich stories and voices from the African continent with our African correspondents. In Kenya, donkeys disappearing off the streets in the rural areas are causing havoc for residents; some in Bamenda, Cameroon, are trying to improve waste disposal and recycling amidst the Anglophone Crisis, and in Malawi, one famous musician packed it in and went back to the village to preserve his culture for the community ... and posterity.
For this week’s podcast, Kenya correspondent Victor Moturi travels far and wide, speaking to water vendors and donkey owners Benard Irungu and Joseph Thendu; Ra...
2022-05-2736 minAfrica CallingS2, EP13: Cyclone aftermath in Malawi; antimicrobial crop resistance in Kenya; Nigerian artist leaves city for tranquilityThis week, Africa Calling podcast brings you audio-rich stories and voices from the African continent, with our African correspondents. In Malawi, those affected by Cyclone Ana are struggling to get back on their feet; from Kenya, farmers are combatting antimicrobial resistance in crops; and in Nigeria, an artist leaves the hustle and bustle of Lagos for more tranquil inspiration in an historical town.
For this week’s podcast, Malawi correspondent Charles Pensulo speaks to victims of Cyclone Ana, including Mwandida Matias, a mother of six, and Paul Malonga, 35, who are living in a school; he also spoke to Felix Makhaza Mka...
2022-03-0434 minAfrica CallingS2, EP11: Kenyan Nubians' ID dilemma, Malawi mental health, and a Ghana dance academy lifting up youthsThis week, Africa Calling podcast brings you audio-rich stories and voices from the African continent, with our African correspondents. In Kenya, our reporter looks into the Nubian community and its quest for identification cards; from Malawi, the rising numbers of suicide has the government looking into possible options; and in Ghana, we have a report on a special dance studio that helps underprivileged kids get their groove on.
For this week’s podcast, Kenya correspondent Victor Moturi speaks to Nubians Hashib Obwaka, a footballer, music student Abdul Said Shaban,Hussein Obagah and Zena Ali. He also met with Ismail Ali Bab...
2022-02-0427 minAfrica CallingS2,EP9: Post-election Gambia, Kenya's chicken dilemma, and Lagos staycation in a DanfoThis week, Africa Calling podcast brings you stories and voices from the African continent-- and beyond! In Gambia, our correspondent gives an update on how the country is faring, two weeks after the election; from Kenya, the pros and cons of battery cage poultry farming; while from Nigeria, we hear about a new way to find fun in Lagos. Plus, special Cuban musical guests with African roots to ring in the new year.
For this week’s podcast, Gambia correspondent Sally Jeng speaks to fellow Gambians Isatou, Amadou, a small businessman, Sadibou, an opposition supporter, and Sainey Njie, a taxi driv...
2021-12-2433 minAfrica CallingS2,EP6: Malawi housing for albinos, Zambia activist looks at Hichilema's first 100 days, water for Kenya's KiberaThis week, Africa Calling podcast brings you stories from the African continent, including two reports on infrastructure. From Malawi, our correspondent looks at a presidential promise to build secure homes for people living with albinism. We speak to a renowned Zambian civil society activist on President Hakainde Hichilema's first 100 days in office. And in Kenya, a new water service to Kibera informal community brings better quality of life.
For this week’s podcast, Malawi correspondent Benson Kunchezera speaks withLand's Ministry spokesperson Enock Chingoni, Association of Persons with Albinism National Coordinator Menard Zacharia, and Fagetsi Laisani and her son, Alfred Misoya, who i...
2021-11-1232 minAfrica CallingS2,EP3: Cameroon's Collywood, Fishermen in DRC's Lake Tanganyika, Kenya umbilical cord careThis week, Africa Calling podcast brings you stories from the African continent, including a report from Cameroon and Collywood, its up-and-coming film industry. We take a closer look at Kalemie, a fishing town on Lake Tanganyika in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, and the challenges the fishing industry there faces. And in Kenya, our correspondent goes to the border of Uganda to find out about how one small change in newborn care can make a big difference in lowering infant mortality.
For this week’s podcast, Cameroon correspondent Cynthia Ngwemoh speaks with Agbor Gilbert Ebot,a renowned Cameroonian film pr...
2021-10-0137 minAfrica CallingS2,Ep1: Malawi musician march to Mt Mulanje, Buea, Cameroon water woes, & Kenya goats for healthcareThis week, Africa Calling podcast brings you feature reports from our correspondents on the African continent. From atop Mt. Mulanje, Malawi, a group led by a jazz musician is calling on Malawians to protect the mountain's flora and fauna. Kenya's pastoralists are being encouraged to sign up for national healthcare by exchanging a goat for medical care. In Cameroon, we take a look at the water crisis in Buea, the anglophone South-West region.
This week’s podcast went to the top of Mount Mulanje in Malawi, as correspondent Charles Pensulo speaks to people trekking to the top to call attention to...
2021-09-0337 min