Africa Archives - Positive News Good journalism about good things Thu, 04 Jul 2024 11:04:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.positive.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cropped-P.N_Icon_Navy-150x150.png Africa Archives - Positive News 32 32 Salon therapy: the Ivory Coast hairdressers tackling a mental health crisis https://www.positive.news/lifestyle/health/the-ivory-coast-hairdressers-tackling-a-mental-health-crisis/ Mon, 06 May 2024 10:00:48 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=479039 A scheme that trains hairdressers across west Africa in counselling is shifting the narrative around mental health one braid at a time

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]]> The climate cafe helping eco-anxious Africans find hope amid the heat https://www.positive.news/society/climate-cafe-ecoanxiety-nigeria-africa/ Mon, 11 Mar 2024 13:39:59 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=472887 Youth activist Jennifer Uchendu is on a mission to help fellow Nigerians give voice to their climate fears

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]]> Women made: Africa’s electric motorbike revolution https://www.positive.news/environment/women-made-africas-electric-motorbike-revolution/ Tue, 07 Feb 2023 15:11:07 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=423484 Smut-belching motorbikes are a big driver of pollution in Africa. The race to get them off the road just stepped up a gear

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]]> The Maasai community that took on the Tanzanian government – and won https://www.positive.news/environment/the-maasai-community-that-took-on-the-tanzanian-government-and-won/ Wed, 11 Jan 2023 08:00:23 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=420395 Evicted from its ancestral land in the 1970s, a Maasai community has made good on its promise to reclaim the territory

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]]> ‘Football makes us feel like we belong’: meet Sierra Leone’s Flying Stars https://www.positive.news/lifestyle/sport/meet-the-flying-stars-of-sierra-leone/ Fri, 04 Feb 2022 11:48:26 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=383717 In Sierra Leone, the beautiful game is proving to be a source of joy and empowerment for amputee footballers

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]]> What went right this week: historic malaria vaccine, plus more positive news https://www.positive.news/society/positive-news-stories-from-week-40-of-2021/ Thu, 07 Oct 2021 16:10:16 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=371185 The WHO approved a malaria vaccine for Africa, a citizens’ assembly was announced for Cop26, plus the week’s other top stories

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]]> In pictures: the refugees who started a music scene in the Sahara https://www.positive.news/lifestyle/culture/the-refugees-who-started-a-music-scene-in-the-sahara-desert/ Tue, 18 May 2021 12:40:23 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=360309 In a tent city rising out of the desert, refugee musicians – brought together by spirit and circumstance – are finding solace in song

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]]> ‘A quiet conservation success story, the likes of which aren’t told enough’ https://www.positive.news/environment/conservation/a-quiet-conservation-success-story-the-likes-of-which-arent-told-enough/ Fri, 26 Feb 2021 15:18:15 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=352616 Although often overlooked, small-scale conservation projects are having a big impact on wildlife and communities – even in conflict zones

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]]> The young women of Burkina Faso who fix stereotypes by repairing cars https://www.positive.news/society/education/the-burkina-faso-women-who-fix-cars-and-stereotypes/ Wed, 03 Feb 2021 17:28:49 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=349954 Young women in Burkina Faso are lifting car bonnets and challenging the notion that mechanics is a man’s job

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]]> How entrepreneurs in Africa are tackling the growing stream of e-waste https://www.positive.news/environment/how-entrepreneurs-in-africa-are-tackling-e-waste/ Mon, 21 Dec 2020 15:44:12 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=342399 From Ghana to Tanzania, inventive entrepreneurs across Africa are turning electronic trash into treasure

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