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Pauline Odhiambo
Producer at TRT Afrika
Producer at TRT Afrika
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Arson at Kenya school dorm leaves big questions in aftermath
Surveillance cameras captured the moment students from Kenya's Utumishi Girls' Academy set a dormitory on fire, killing 16 of their peers and injuring 79 others.
7 min read
The new generation's trap: How nicotine pouches are finding Africa's youth
Millions of young people across Africa and beyond are being drawn into nicotine addiction by a new generation of products: nicotine pouches.
8 min read
The longest season: how deepening hunger crisis in the DRC outpaces humanitarian response
According to a new alert from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP), more than 26.5 million Congolese—nearly one in four—are struggling to meet their most basic food needs.
9 min read
‘Invisible’ majority: why Cabo Verde’s women remain on the economic sidelines
Data by the World Bank reveals that women in Cabo Verde spend nearly three times more hours than men on caregiving and twice as much on housework.
5 min read
The big catch-up: How a historic push brought 100 million vaccines to Africa’s forgotten children
Between 2023 and 2025, the Big Catch-Up (BCU) delivered more than 100 million doses of life-saving vaccines to children in Africa and beyond.
6 min read
Little heads, big risk: A mother’s near-miss and Ghana’s new road safety law
Ghana’s parliament has adopted a new national road traffic act and safety standards which includes mandatory child safety restraints.
5 min read
Tailors, coders and farmers: How Kenya’s rural youth are rewriting their future
Farmers who once grew only enough to survive are now supplying commercial markets. Textiles trainees are teaching their parents to use digital payment systems. Young coders are building apps for local co-ops.
5 min read
Afrobeats star Tiwa Savage sends 18 Nigerians to Berklee on full scholarships
Eighteen outstanding participants were awarded more than 2 million US dollars in scholarships, granting them fully funded undergraduate places at Berklee College of Music in Boston.
2 min read
P-Square row: Nigerian twin musicians differ over birthday date
Peter’s decision to abandon 18 November — the date he shared with his estranged twin brother Paul Okoye — is being interpreted by many as yet another symbolic severing of ties.
2 min read
Trash to treasure: How Cameroon’s scrap metal workers forge dignity out of waste
More than 150 workers have seen their lives transformed by a scrap metal recycling scheme in Yaoundé, supported by the International Labour Organization (ILO).
5 min read
