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Issa Sikiti da Silva

Issa Sikiti da Silva

Issa Sikiti da Silva is an award-winning journalist based in West Africa. He won the SADC Media 2010 Awards, in the print category.

Issa Sikiti da Silva is an award-winning journalist based in West Africa. He won the SADC Media 2010 Awards, in the print category.

Articles from author

Why is President Kagame’s humanitarian gesture in Congo met with suspicion?

The volcano that devastated the capital of eastern Congo has left in its wake a smouldering political climate.

Why is President Kagame’s humanitarian gesture in Congo met with suspicion?

Why is President Kagame’s humanitarian gesture in Congo met with suspicion?

Drone experiment in DR Congo could be the future of access to healthcare

A new province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo could be a model for delivering vaccines and other medical necessities to remote regions.

Drone experiment in DR Congo could be the future of access to healthcare

Drone experiment in DR Congo could be the future of access to healthcare

Pessimism surges, but many insist African free trade will take off

The pandemic has temporarily derailed the African Continental Free Trade Area, one the continent's most exciting prospects.

Pessimism surges, but many insist African free trade will take off

Pessimism surges, but many insist African free trade will take off

Covid-19 reveals digital divide as Africa struggles with distance learning

Not everyone has access to computers and the internet to continue attending school from home.

Covid-19 reveals digital divide as Africa struggles with distance learning

Covid-19 reveals digital divide as Africa struggles with distance learning

Economic disaster looms as Covid-19 brings Africa to a standstill

The entire continent's promising outlook for 2020 will have to be revised.

Economic disaster looms as Covid-19 brings Africa to a standstill

Economic disaster looms as Covid-19 brings Africa to a standstill

Hope evaporates as climate change dehydrates northern Mali

Northern Mali's population is fast dwindling as people flee desertification, drought and armed conflict only to end up in places where they face increased competition for resources.

Hope evaporates as climate change dehydrates northern Mali

Hope evaporates as climate change dehydrates northern Mali

Politics and mistrust of foreigners slows fight against Ebola

People in parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo have linked the response to the Ebola outbreak with political disenfranchisement making it harder for foreign organisations to contain the outbreak.

Politics and mistrust of foreigners slows fight against Ebola

Politics and mistrust of foreigners slows fight against Ebola

Why Congo keeps getting hit with Ebola and how to prevent it

Many argue that uncontrolled hunting in the north of the country and with it the consumption and sale of bushmeat drives the outbreaks.

Why Congo keeps getting hit with Ebola and how to prevent it

Why Congo keeps getting hit with Ebola and how to prevent it