Ahmed Hussein

Somali refugee overcomes challenges, helps youth learn digital skills

After fleeing conflict in Somalia, Mohamed Mataan overcame many challenges growing up in Kenya’s Dadaab refugee camp. Today, he is helping young refugees learn digital skills that could lead to a brighter future. VOA reporter Ahmed Hussein met Mataan in the Dagahaley section of Dadaab and has this story.

Sole Female Ambulance Driver in Kenyan Refugee Camp Defies Norms

Batula Ali is the only woman ambulance driver in Kenya’s largest refugee camp, Dadaab. Ahmed Hussein met Ali and reports from Garissa County, Kenya about breaking gender norms and societal expectations.

Global Humanitarian Group Helps Kenyans Fight Climate Change

The charity group Mercy Corps is helping rural communities in Kenya preserve rangelands and protect themselves against the impact of climate change. For more, reporter Ahmed Hussein produced this report from Wajir County, Kenya.

Militants Kill Kenyan Teacher, 2 Police Officers

Kenyan Start-Up Connects Rural Farmers With Online Livestock Marketplace

As Kenya’s livestock market faces long-standing challenges, a Nairobi-based startup called M-nomad is offering small livestock farmers in rural areas a way to buy and sell their livestock online. For VOA, Ahmed Hussein reports from Wajir County, Kenya.

Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia Aim to Reopen Borders

WAJIR, KENYA — A new project aims to reopen the official border crossings between Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia, which have been partially or fully closed in recent years due to security issues.

Kenyan Startup Distributes Learning App on Solar-Powered Tablets

Education and literacy are a challenge in rural Africa, where teachers and electricity are often lacking, and many students speak languages different from their country’s primary tongue. A startup in Kenya is tackling the problem by providing learning software in multiple languages on thousands of solar-powered tablet computers. Ahmed Hussein reports from Wajir County, Kenya

Failed Rainy Season Leaves Kenyans Facing Food Insecurity

Health experts and Kenyan authorities report calling on President William Ruto to declare a national disaster over the record drought in the nation’s north that has impacted approximately five million people. Authorities add that a failed sixth consecutive rainy season is worsening hunger across the region. For more, VOA’s Ahmed Hussein reports from Wajir County, Kenya.

Horn of Africa, Kenya Authorities Scramble to Avert Famine

Authorities and aid groups in the Horn of Africa and Kenya are reportedly scrambling to prevent famine, a development that is happening soon after reports of worsening hunger and nearly a million children facing acute malnutrition, amid a fifth failed rainy season in the region. VOA’s Ahmed Hussein reports from northern Kenya about attempts by authorities to curb the impending disaster.

Kenya Stresses Over Possible Drought, Education Disaster

Kenyan officials say a record drought has killed millions of livestock, left locals facing hunger and pushed thousands into dropping out of school, a development which experts say will negatively affect the East African nation’s education sector. VOA’s Ahmed Hussein provides updates.