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Sylvia Chebet
Senior Editor, TRT AFRIKA English
Senior Editor, TRT AFRIKA English
Articles from author
City under siege: Why Al Fasher might be the endgame in Sudan's war
Al Fasher is now the epicentre of Sudan's unending internal conflict, with the paramilitary RSF raising an earthen wall that has trapped civilians, blocked aid, and reignited ethnic violence in a fight for control.
5 min read
Mapping a lie: How cartographic distortion and colonial bias shrunk Africa
A retired cartographer confronts the world map that shaped her career, and the untruth it perpetuated about Africa's true size.
6 min read
Why there can be no pan-Africanist future without a free Palestine
The struggle for Palestinian freedom and the pan-African quest for liberation remain bound by a shared history of colonial oppression, each unable to be realised whilst the other is denied.
5 min read
Martha Woldu: Eritrean artist's triumph builds cultural bridge
This award-winning artist's journey from a house of freedom fighters in pre-independent Eritrea to China as a student, and then to Beijing's biggest stage, is a story as epic as her canvases.
5 min read
Curse to cure: Kenya becomes 10th African nation to conquer sleeping sickness
Kenya has eliminated sleeping sickness as a public health problem after years of scientific surveillance to map a fatal disease that once had entire afflicted villages blaming witchcraft for their misery.
5 min read
SA confronts vigilantes targeting immigrants in hospitals
As anti-immigrant vigilantes disrupt healthcare access in South Africa, rights groups, medical charities and lawmakers are pushing back to defend constitutional protections for all.
6 min read
Life after Cecil: How community conservation can combat trophy hunting
Cecil the lion's death at the hands of an American hunter in 2015 exposed the brazenness of the global trophy hunting industry and triggered a backlash that now fuels community-driven conservation efforts.
5 min read
'Not everyone who goes to the US wants to overstay'
The new US visa bond policy treats every Malawian and Zambian visitor as an overstay risk, turning due process into a veritable travel ban couched in a $15,000 fee.
5 min read
Pedal power meets green purpose in Kenya's forest conservation race
An annual cycling challenge through the Kaptagat forest brings athletes and communities together to conserve a legendary training ground and promote inclusive environmental action through sport.
4 min read
'I can't sleep’: Sudanese refugee's unending nightmare
Sudan's ongoing conflict has devolved into a relentless cycle of displacement, mass killings and sexual violence, making survival more than about saving lives.
4 min read
