Mobile reporters brief Digital Citizens
Ameyaw Debrah, reporting from Grahamstown, SA - The third edition of the Digital Citizen Indaba (DCI), which was held in Grahamstown South Africa on September 6-9, brought together bloggers, citizen journalists, media practitioners and industry experts from Africa and the rest of the world to explore new technologies in information dissemination and communication. View the video

Cameroon: Chlorine threatens lives
Dominique Bela, Douala, Cameroon - Hundreds of human lives in jeopardy as quantities of chlorine left uncontrolled in the nature have started intoxicating inhabitants and damaging vegetation.“The Chinese detected it and sent us pure air from the skies”, says André Nouck. Nouck lives near the place where a disinfectant factory used to be before closing its doors in 2002. The factory left the deadly chemical behind and no measure has been taken to clear it.View the video

The Inphonation era dawning
Olivier Nyirubugara - The phone has shifted from its initial function – phoning – to become a tool that can compute, send messages, record both sound and images (still or moving), and, above all, surf the Internet. With now seven active mobile reporters the VoicesofAfrica mobile project is placing the phone in the centre of the information. Young journalists use phones to voice out forgotten issues. October reserves us more developments as the Kenyan team will be expanded, while the project will kick off in Tanzania with 4 reporters. This monthly newsletter aims to let you discover and appreciate the achieved progress.

Ghana: Ghetto boxer dreams of glory
Daniel Nana Aforo, Accra, Ghana - During one of my routine rounds in Accra, I came across a young boxer training himself without any assistance of a technical brain. Curiously, I approached him for a friendly chat. Through my observation he was training under a dilapidated gymnasium nearby his house. View the video

Blind artist calls for return to sources
Daniel Nana Aforo, Accra, Ghana- A dynamic partially blind artist Boateng Koduah Acheampong has bemoaned over the inability of African musicians to perform with indigenous instruments which has affected live band performances. He has therefore advised his colleague African musician rely on the indigenous instruments rather than digital .View the video

Vegetables become public health issue
Afi Dzakpazu, Accra, Ghana - Most Ghanaians are unaware that vegetables they consume are contaminated. Farmers use gutter water for irrigating lettuce, cabbages, spring onions, and carrots.These produce are patronised on the local market domestically and by commercial food vendors. The position of council for scientific and industrial research (CSIR) is that such practice is dangerous to the health of consumers as they will contract diseases such as cholera, yellow fever, diarrhoea and dysentery. . View the video

Local healers dominate health care
Walter Nana Wilson, Buea, Cameroon - The 6th edition of the African Traditional Medicine Day, Sunday, August 31 did not pass unnoticed in Cameroon. It was an issue of utmost importance and interest to the people and government of Cameroon. Prime Minister, Ephraim Inoni was in the heart of commemorative activities in Cameroon's political capital, Yaounde.View the video

Ghana brainstorms on plastic disposal
Daniel Nana Aforo, Accra, Ghana- A workshop on Plastic Waste Management have been held in Accra , for stakeholders to deliberate on the way forward to stem the seemingly plastic waste engulfed the country. Participants were drawn from the Food and Drugs Board, Travel and Tourism Depratment, National Association of Sachet Water Producers (NASWAP), Environmental Health Department, and also the Municipal Assemblies . View the video

Cameroon develops nature protection skills
Elisabeth Benkam, Yaounde, Cameroon - Tens of young men and women in the Cameroonian capital Yaounde have joined the Ndanifor community garden project to contribute to nature conservation efforts while generation an income for themselves. The Ndanifor community is a non profit common initiative initiated in 1996. The community’s youths apply modern organic methods combined with Cameroonian traditional values of respect of land. View the video