Voice and Impact – Busara

Cooking with ‘funny-looking’ vegetables and reducing food waste, one Efo Riro soup at a time

Cooking with ‘funny-looking’ vegetables and reducing food waste, one Efo Riro soup at a time

Some vegetables simply weren’t made for the spotlight. Some are born wonky. A carrot takes a wrong turn underground and comes out with a limp. A tomato forgets to stay…

Plot twist: Young people are eyeing the fields after all—and are more interested in agriculture than you think

Plot twist: Young people are eyeing the fields after all—and are more interested in agriculture than you think

For a long time now, research across Africa has painted a familiar picture: most young people are disinterested in farming and aren’t dreaming of a future behind a plough. Farming,…

Africa is not a country, but what if we made it one? Channeling African similarities for comprehensive solutions.

Africa is not a country, but what if we made it one? Channeling African similarities for comprehensive solutions.

Growing up in Nigeria, I vividly remember how we would get beaten for incorrectly listing the seven continents of the world in our elementary Social Studies classes. One was not…

There’s a “we” in Nairobi Evidence Week. Creating resilience in evidence based policy through collaboration.

There’s a “we” in Nairobi Evidence Week. Creating resilience in evidence based policy through collaboration.

People who work to translate research evidence into effective policy have long critiqued the yawning chasm that separates the research and policy worlds. On one side of the chasm are…

The work is not done: creating new paths to an equitable world in uncertain times

The work is not done: creating new paths to an equitable world in uncertain times

There are many valid perspectives from which to criticise the development sector. A lot of the work in the space, for example, fails to achieve the intended expectations. One could…

Stephen Mwangi Ndirangu

Stephen Mwangi Ndirangu

Emmanuel Ajibade

Emmanuel Ajibade

Tafakari Yearbook 2025

Tafakari Yearbook 2025

David Muruaru

David Muruaru

Michael Onsando

Michael Onsando