On 30 May 2026, more than 800 residents, students, church leaders and the local administration walked 15km through Ngaru Location, Kerugoya, for Convo Africa's Healing is Possible Community Walk, a grassroots stand against substance use, marked with tree planting and a clear message: mental health is a community development issue.

Men carry a lot. The pressure to provide, to succeed, to look like they have it all figured out — one stone at a time, until the weight is unbearable. But here's what no one says enough: sometimes the strongest thing a man can do is stop pretending he's fine. A candid read on emotional release, men's mental health, and why talking changes everything.

Brain imaging research has identified seven distinct types of depression, and Type 7 is the one most people have never heard of. Characterised by a fog of anxiety, low mood, and scattered thinking, it is frequently mistaken for ADHD or standard depression. Convo Africa unpacks the science, the symptoms, and the path forward

Anxiety has risen by 158%. Depression by 131%. Across 204 countries and territories, every single mental disorder tracked by researchers showed an increase since 1990. These are not distant statistics — they live in our communities, our families, and our silences. At Convo Africa, we believe the first step toward healing is the conversation we're too afraid to start.

Professor George Njoroge grew up in a small village in Kiambu, raised by his herbalist grandmother with no obvious path to greatness. Today he holds over 100 US patents, a first for any African, has discovered drugs that saved thousands from Hepatitis C and progeria, and has just been awarded Sh446 million to crack oesophageal cancer: a disease killing 4,400 Kenyans every year with a 99.3% fatality rate. His story is not just about one man. It is proof that Africa's scientists, given the platform, can change the world, and a promise that someday, every cancer will have an answer.