March 2024 – Page 2 – Science Africa

12 Mar, 24

Routine Eye Checks Critical In Averting Glaucoma Disease

Routine Eye Checks Critical In Averting Glaucoma Disease By Dr Sheila Marco, Consultant Ophthalmologist and Glaucoma Specialist at Aga Khan University Regular eye examinations are as important as check-ups for any other disease. This is because they will help detect certain eye diseases that could adversely affect your eyes. One such disease is glaucoma. Glaucoma […]

11 Mar, 24

Africa Urged to Leverage its Diaspora Population to Spur Development

Africa Urged to Leverage its Diaspora Population to Spur Development By Gift Briton For Africa to move forward with its digital and economic growth agenda, research and development in the continent should be strengthened to global standards. However, Africa’s low investment in science is worrying, with scientists encouraging countries to make use of its diaspora […]

Alarm as Over 230M Women Undergo FGM

Alarm as Over 230M Women Undergo FGM By Sharon Atieno As the world celebrated International Women’s Day on 8th March, a new report shows that the pace in tackling Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) remains slow and off-course in meeting the 2030 goal of ending the practice. The report released by the United Nations Children’s Fund […]

Africa: Reduced Taxes on ICT could Increase Broadband, Internet Penetration

Africa: Reduced Taxes on ICT could Increase Broadband, Internet Penetration By Christabel Ligami A reduction of taxes on information and communications technology (ICT) sector will enhance broadband penetration and increase revenues, according to a report by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). The report on Optimizing ICT Sector Taxes is Good for the Economy was […]

11 Mar, 24

Smallholder Farmers’ Empowerment Crucial in Unlocking AfCFTA’s Potential

Smallholder Farmers’ Empowerment Crucial in Unlocking AfCFTA’s Potential By Joyce Ojanji To achieve inclusive growth and sustainable development through implementing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), African countries need to advance agricultural technology and value addition among smallholder farmers. This is according to scholars during the 18th Africa Young Graduates and Scholars (AYGS) conference […]

11 Mar, 24

Africa Urged to Hasten Pace of Technology Adoption

Africa Urged to Hasten Pace of Technology Adoption By Gift Briton Challenges facing Africa, including food insecurity, may exacerbate if the continent continues to drag behind the world in adopting emerging technologies, several scientists said at the ongoing East Africa Community (EAC) Regional Science Technology and Innovation conference in Nairobi, Kenya. According to Prof. Richard […]

Lifestyle Modification Needed to Prevent Rising Diabetes Cases in Kenya

Lifestyle Modification Needed to Prevent Rising Diabetes Cases in Kenya By Joyce Ojanji With the prevalence of diabetes in Kenya being at 460 cases per every 10,000 people, scientists and researchers have advised on an urgent need to develop preventive interventions targeting modifiable lifestyle factors to reduce the incidence and consequently the rising burden of […]

11 Mar, 24

Precise Weather Prediction Set to Boost Kenyan Agriculture

Precise Weather Prediction Set to Boost Kenyan Agriculture By Gift Briton Agricultural outcomes in Kenya are expected to improve in the coming years following the launch of a research project that seeks to enhance weather prediction during the long rain season. Climate scientists from the United Kingdom (UK)’s Oxford University, the University of Nairobi (UoN), […]

Climate Change: Innovative Green Financing Mechanisms, Africa’s Mitigation Solution

Climate Change: Innovative Green Financing Mechanisms, Africa’s Mitigation Solution By Christabel Ligami African countries should explore innovative green financing mechanisms to promote a green transition to mitigate the effects of climate change, say experts at a side event at the Economic Commission for Africa’s Conference of Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development (COM2024) in Victoria Falls, […]

04 Mar, 24

Air Pollution: Fine Particulate Matter, the Enemy Within

Air Pollution: Fine Particulate Matter, the Enemy Within By Joyce Chimbi Concerns are rife that humanity may have already entered the Anthropocene era- a geological era or the time during which humans have had a substantial impact on planet Earth causing climate change and life-threatening levels of air pollution. Worse still, humanity has touched the […]