December 2022 – Science Africa

16 Dec, 22

African Countries Urged to Invest in Stronger Health Systems

African Countries Urged to Invest in Stronger Health Systems By Mary Hearty Many African countries continue to feel the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, which not only exerted enormous pressure on health systems but also sounded the alarm on the need to reform and revitalize the continent’s health system. In response to this gap, Dr. […]

Gender Equity Crucial in Achieving Universal Health Coverage

Gender Equity Crucial in Achieving Universal Health Coverage By Gift Briton To achieve universal health coverage, experts urge that there is a need to put women in leadership roles including policy-making, budgeting, planning, and implementation for healthcare. Speaking during a plenary session under the theme, “Women in Health” at the ongoing Conference on Public Health […]

15 Dec, 22

AGRA’s Leadership Program Produces 40 Graduates

AGRA’s Leadership Program Produces 40 Graduates By Tsim Mavisi Forty food system leaders have graduated from the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)-led Centre for African Leaders in Agriculture’s (CALA) Advanced Leadership Programme in Nairobi, Kenya. The leaders drawn from Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and Ethiopia were awarded certificates in the Advanced Leadership Programme for Africa’s Food Security and Sustainability after […]

14 Dec, 22

Investigation Raises Concerns Over Plastic Waste Accumulation on the Shores of Africa’s Rift Valley Lakes

Investigation Raises Concerns Over Plastic Waste Accumulation on the Shores of Africa’s Rift Valley Lakes By Water Journalist Africa An investigation into the concentration of microplastics in some Africa Rift Valley lakes has found no traces of microplastics there. However, the plastic wastes are visible on the major landing sites, raising fears over the whereabouts […]

14 Dec, 22

New Global Biodiversity Framework Crucial as COP15 Commences

New Global Biodiversity Framework Crucial as COP15 Commences By Sharon Atieno With one million plants and animal species under threat of extinction, the adoption of a new Global Biodiversity Framework to guide worldwide action is essential to prevent further destruction of nature. This is according to the United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres speaking during the […]

Ethiopia Developing Genome Editing Communication Strategy

Ethiopia Developing Genome Editing Communication Strategy By Mekonnen Teshome The Centre of Excellence in Science, Technology, and Innovation of the African Union Development Agency-NEPAD (AUDA-NEPAD) is supporting Ethiopian Bio and Emerging Technology Institute (BETin) to develop a national genome editing communication strategy. The national strategy development effort which is also meant to institutionalize level experience sharing has […]

New HIV Vaccine Development Approach Promising

New HIV Vaccine Development Approach Promising By Mary Hearty The phase 1 clinical trial of a novel strategy to develop an effective HIV vaccine shows that the vaccine induced the targeted response in 97% (35 out of 36) of those who were vaccinated. The researchers behind the strategy are drawn from four institutions including the International AIDS Vaccine […]

05 Dec, 22

Kenya: Cultural Techniques Controlling Invasive Snail Pest in Mwea

Kenya: Cultural Techniques Controlling Invasive Snail Pest in Mwea By Mary Hearty Andrew Kariuki, a rice farmer at Mwea along Nyamindi main canal in Kirinyaga County uses alternate wetting and drying technique to manage the invasive golden apple snail that is ravaging rice in the area, especially the seedlings. So far, it is considered […]

05 Dec, 22

Former Nigerian President Appointed Africa’s Agricultural Technology Ambassador

Former Nigerian President Appointed Africa’s Agricultural Technology Ambassador By Gift Briton Former Nigerian President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, has been appointed by the African Agricultural Technology Foundation(AATF) as the continent’s ambassador for agricultural technology following his track record of championing agricultural transformation on the continent. Dr. Jonathan served as Nigerian President between 2010 and 2015 and […]

05 Dec, 22

Uganda: New Farming Techniques Helping Farmers Produce Seed Rice

Uganda: New Farming Techniques Helping Farmers Produce Seed Rice By Maina Waruru Before 2019, David Obwona was just another farmer practicing subsistence agriculture in Katukatib village, Amoro district of Northern Uganda, where like everyone else he grew maize, millet, soya, cassava, sunflower and rice producing just enough to feed his family, a little surplus for […]