30 Sep, 22

Nairobi Hosts AU High Level Meeting on Emerging Technologies

Nairobi Hosts AU High Level Meeting on Emerging Technologies By Sharon Atieno With at least 57 million people highly food insecure in East and Central Africa alone, food security remains a critical challenge in the African continent. It is for this reason, that the African Union Development Agency (AUDA)-NEPAD convened for a three-day high level […]
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30 Sep, 22

AUD 3 Million to Upscale Insect-based Farming in East Africa

AUD 3 Million to Upscale Insect-based Farming in East Africa By Gift Briton The Australian government through PROTEINAFRICA, a collaboration project between the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research(ACIAR) and International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology(icipe), has committed AUD 3million to develop and facilitate the adoption of insect-based farming business in Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda. […]
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30 Sep, 22

Collaboration, Technology Crucial For Improving Food Security In Africa

Collaboration, Technology Crucial For Improving Food Security In Africa By Joyce Ojanji and Sharon Atieno The food security situation in Africa remains alarming with about 282 million people being undernourished and hungry, this is despite 60% of the world’s uncultivated arable land being found on the continent. Prof. Karim Maredia, Professor College of Agriculture and […]
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29 Sep, 22

New Treatment for Visceral Leishamaniasis Effective -Study Says

New Treatment for Visceral Leishamaniasis Effective -Study Says By Sharon Atieno The new treatment for visceral leishmaniasis, a neglected tropical disease caused by sandflies is effective, a new study published in The Clinical Infectious Journal reveals. The study conducted in Eastern Africa by Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi), a non-profit medical research organization and […]
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29 Sep, 22

Kenya: Border Screening Heightened as Ebola Cases Rise in Uganda

Kenya: Border Screening Heightened as Ebola Cases Rise in Uganda By Peter Oliver Ochieng The Ministry of Health (MOH) in Kenya has heightened screening at the Busia and Malaba border points, two weeks after an outbreak of the Ebola virus disease in neighbouring Uganda. Over 36 cases have been reported, claiming over 20 lives, according […]
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27 Sep, 22

UNGA: Act on Climate Change Now, Kenya’s President Says

UNGA: Act on Climate Change Now, Kenya’s President Says By Gift Briton World leaders have been urged to take action against climate change now as further delay will render the actions ineffective. “The latest report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reminds us that we cannot afford to waste another moment debating the […]
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27 Sep, 22

Africa: Dire Action Needed as Malnutrition, Food Insecurity Worsens

Africa: Dire Action Needed as Malnutrition, Food Insecurity Worsens By Sharon Atieno With the October- December (OND) rainfall season expected to be below average in most parts of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) region especially the drought affected areas, urgent assistance is needed to address the worsening levels of malnutrition and food security. This […]
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Trachoma Ends in Malawi

Trachoma Ends in Malawi By Joyce Ojanji Malawi becomes the first in southern Africa and the fifth in Africa to eliminate trachoma, a bacterial eye infection that can cause irreversible blindness if untreated. This follows the establishment of a national task force that implemented the World Health Organization (WHO)-recommended SAFE strategy to control the disease which entailed training a […]
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22 Sep, 22

Kenya: Bamboo Planting Improving Resilience against Floods

Kenya: Bamboo Planting Improving Resilience against Floods By Saumu Juma Climate change has continued to raise havoc in many areas, and Kenya has been no exception with perennial floods causing untold damages. In 2020 alone, around 233,000 people were affected by the floods and more than 116,000 displaced, after two consecutive seasons of record rains […]
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