TOP STORIES IN SCIENCE AFRICA
Energy Saving Jiko Curbs Health Problems, Deforestation, Saves Time, Money
By Henry Owino
Poor people especially women and even children, are at the centre of sustainable use of clean energy saving innovations. In Africa, women...
UN Environment: World’s Protected Areas Increase
By Duncan Mboyah,
Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt (Nov. 19, 2018).... Up to 15 percent of terrestrial and seven percent of marine areas are now designated as protected...
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COVID-19: High Court Halts Maize Importation
By HENRY OWINO (Senior Correspondent)
The High Court in Kenya has suspended the government’s plan
to import four million bags of maize to avert a possible food crisis. The decision...
Fighting Desert Locust in East Africa and Yemen
By Nuru Ahmed
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Continues to fight Desert Locust upsurge in East Africa and Yemen despite Covid-19 constraints...
Amid Covid-19 Pandemic, Equal Measure Needed against Locusts
By HENRY OWINO (Senior Correspondent)
Amid the Covid-19
Pandemic, a coordinated effort is also needed to continue the fight against locusts.
The most urgent response is to get rid of the...
East Africa: Early Rains, Desert Locusts’ Invasion Continues
By Sharon Atieno
With March, April, May being a significant rainfall season in East Africa, forecasts by the IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC), indicate that early rains...