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Shaan Stevens -SpaceX Dragon Launched Successfully [VIDEO] SpaceX Dragon Launched Successfully [VIDEO] 8 hours ago The Falcon 9 rocket carrying the SpaceX Dragon capsule has launched successfully at 3:44 AM ET. mashable.com SpaceX Dragon is ready for launch (again) at 3:44AM ET, view the ... 9 hours ago After being scrubbed a few days ago, it appears we are just minutes from viewing the launch of SpaceX's Dragon capsule on a Falcon 9 rocket. The plan is. www.engadget.com SpaceX Launch: Falcon 9 Rocket Blasts Off Carrying Dragon ... 6 hours ago Second time's a charm. The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station early Tuesday morning, carrying the Dragon capsule payload that, if all goes according to plan, will dock with the International Space ... www.huffingtonpost.com SpaceX launch: private industry inspires new generation of rocketeersChristian Science Monitor - May 22, 2012 - 18 minutes ago SpaceX launch a reminder that NASA isn't the only game in...

Tags: Africa  Cattle Rearing  Farms  Farmers  Entrepreneur  Business  Technology  IT  icow  Mobile Phones  Cathy Majtenyi  Kenya  VOA  Voice of America  In Focus 

A farmer and entrepreneur Su Kahumbu created iCow, a mobile phone service that gives information and advice to cattle farmers. VOA's Cathy Majtenyi has more from outside Kenya's capital.

Tags: icows  kenya agriculture  Africa agriculture  livestock  mobile africa  VOA  Voice of America 

Cattle rearing is a tricky business. Miss a day when a cow is in heat, and your herd doesn't expand. Have the wrong (or no) market information and you may lose money when selling off your cattle or its products. To make cattle rearing predictable and profitable, farmer and entrepreneur Su Kahumbu created iCow, a mobile phone service that gives a myriad of information and advice to cattle farmers. Cathy Majtenyi has more from outside Kenya's capital.

Tags: Africa  Kenya  IDP Camps  Internally Displaced Persons  Government  Settlement  Compensation  Elections  Cathy Majtenyi  VOA  Voice of America  In Focus 

Thousands of people are still languishing in camps for Internally Displaced Persons and are calling for the government to re-settle or compensate them before any new elections. VOA's Cathy Majtenyi has more.

Tags: Africa  Kenya  Art  Trash Dump  European Market  Europe  Crafts  Garbage Art  Cathy Majtenyi  VOA  Voice of America  In Focus 

A women's group living in a Kenyan trash dump is on the verge of setting up a European market to sell the crafts they produce from garbage. VOA's Cathy Majtenyi has the story.

Tags: Africa  Somalia  Humanitarian Crisis  United  Nations  UN  Hunger  Children  Cathy  Majtenyi  VOA  Voice  of  America  In  Focus 

The United Nations says the situation in Somalia is the largest humanitarian crisis in the world and will remain so this year. VOA's Cathy Majtenyi has the story.

Tags: somalia  camps  al-shabab  refugees 

The United Nations says the situation in Somalia is the largest humanitarian crisis in the world, and will remain so this year. Particularly hard hit are the so-called IDPs, or "Internally-displaced persons" -- thousands of Somalis who fled famine and brutal attacks by the feared al-Shabab militant group and languish in IDP camps throughout the capital. Cathy Majtenyi, who visited two of these camps and a feeding center in Mogadishu, brings us more on the situation.

Tags: Kenya  water bulbs  VOA  Voice of America  energy  lighting 

A youth group in one of Nairobi's many teeming slums has found a brilliant way to light up dark houses. Drawing upon an innovation from Brazil, the young people have installed so-called "water bulbs" in homes and schools. The "bulb" is made from everyday materials and can produce as much light as a 60-watt conventional bulb. Cathy Majtenyi has details from Nairobi.

Tags: Africa  Famers  Farms  Food  Kenya  Going Green  Irrigation Pump Systems  Cathy Majtenyi  VOA  Voice of America  In Focus 

Farmers in Kenya are now going green with the use of two different irrigation pump systems. VOA's Cathy Majtenyi has more.

Tags: Africa  Kenya  Energy  Geothermal Power  Menengai  Cathy Majtenyi  VOA  Voice of America  In Focus 

Kenya is moving full-steam ahead with plans to become one of the world's top geothermal power producers with the start of explorations at a site called Menengai. VOA's Cathy Majtenyi reports.

Tags: Kenya farms  renewable energy  green technology  VOA  Voice of America 

As scientists and political leaders around the world grapple with the issue of climate change, many farmers are looking at technologies that rely on renewable energy for their operations. Farmers in Kenya are now using two different irrigation pump systems that avoid the use of fossil fuels. Cathy Majtenyi visited a couple of farms and files this report for VOA

Tags: Kenya  energy  geothermal  Menengai 

Kenya is expanding plans to become one of the world's top geothermal power producers with the start of explorations at a site called Menengai. The government is also aiming to make geothermal Kenya's main power source. Cathy Majtenyi reports from Menengai.

Tags: Africa  Hi-Tech  Technology  Cell Phones  Mobile Phones  Kenya  Kenya Slums  Residents  Aid Groups  Money  Finances  Cathy Majtenyi  VOA  Voice of America  In Focus 

In Kenya slums, residents and aid groups are using new technology to send and receive money. VOA's Cathy Majtenyi has more on how the systems works.

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In the slums of Kenya's capital, residents and aid groups are using new technology to send and receive money. Cathy Majtenyi reports from the streets of Nairobi's Korogocho settlement on how the system works.

Tags: Africa  Health  Mental Health  Kenya  Kenyan Healthcare System  Mentally Ill  Cathy Majtenyi  VOA  Voice of America  In Focus 

The Kenyan healthcare system has virtually no provision for caring for the mentally ill. VOA's Cathy Majtenyi has more.

Tags: Africa  Kenya  Agriculture  Central Kenya  Food  Rotting  Hunger  Infrastructure  Transportation  Storage Facilities  Food Distribution  Cathy Majtenyi  Nairobi  VOA  Voice of America  In Focus 

In Central Kenya, food is rotting while at least 3.5 million Kenyans are going hungry due to poor roads, limited transportation and storage facilities are being blamed for the lack of food distribution. VOA's Cathy Majtenyi has more from Nairobi.

Tags: East Africa  technology  E-waste  Kenya  electronic devices  VOA  Voice of America  Cathy Majtenyi 

The safe disposal of unwanted computers, printers, mobile phones and other electronic devices - collectively known as "e-waste" - is a growing problem throughout Africa. Much of the electronic waste enters Africa in the form of donations or products for sale. In Kenya, the government and an e-waste recycling plant are spearheading efforts in East Africa to keep the environment clean and safe. VOA's Cathy Majtenyi reports Nairobi.

Tags: Africa  Kenya  food aid  farmers  government  repairing poor roads  improve transportation  food storage  local farmers  VOA  Voice of America  video  news  Majtenyi 

In central Kenya, food is rotting while at least 3.5 million Kenyans are going hungry mostly in the arid and semi-arid north. The reasons for this are many: poor roads, limited transportation and storage facilities. Cathy Majtenyi reports.

Tags: voa's Cathy Majtenyi  Wangari Maathai  Kenya  VOA  Voice of America  Shaka Ssali 

September 28, 2011 - VOA's "Straight Talk Africa" host Shaka Ssali was joined on the phone by VOA Reporter , Cathy Majtenyi from the Kenyan capital, Nairobi shares her personal account of discuss reaction to the death founder of the founder of the Greenbelt Movement, Wangari Maathai.

Tags: Africa  Vincent Makori  Cathy Majtenyi  Kenya  Nairobi  Nobel Peace Prize  Wangari Maathai  VOA  Voice of America  In Focus 

VOA's Vincent Makori talks to VOA's Cathy Majtenyi, from Nairobi, about the late Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai.