June 2024 – Science Africa

Injectable HIV Prevention Drug Shows Promising Results

Injectable HIV Prevention Drug Shows Promising Results By Thuku Kariuki and Daniel Furnad An injectable medication to prevent the transmission of HIV, taken twice a year, has successfully passed the first clinical trial in South Africa and Uganda. Lenacapavir, developed by Gilead Sciences, a research-based biopharmaceutical company in the US, will mark a significant advancement […]

20 Jun, 24

Kenya: New Initiative Targets Emerging Towns for Safe Water, Sanitation

Kenya: New Initiative Targets Emerging Towns for Safe Water, Sanitation By Clifford Akumu Kenya is set to launch a project that will see small emerging towns/urban centers have access to clean water and proper sanitation, Julius Korir, Principal Secretary (PS) State Department for Water and Sanitation, said. Speaking to Journalists in Nandi County as he […]

20 Jun, 24

Action Needed as Children at Highest Risk of Air Pollution

Action Needed as Children at Highest Risk of Air Pollution By Thuku Kariuki and Daniel Furnad The effects of air pollution are felt throughout the world. In low-income countries it is often caused by emissions from unclean cooking fuel, such as charcoal. In more developed nations, it is car exhaust that is making the air […]

20 Jun, 24

Eastern Africa: Heavy Rainfall Expected in Some Areas

Eastern Africa: Heavy Rainfall Expected in Some Areas By Silyvia Alusa and Joyce Ojanji Communities in western Ethiopia, southern and south-western Sudan, and southern Somalia are advised to exercise caution following the above-normal rainfall expected in the next seven days as highlighted by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Climate Prediction and Application Centre (ICPAC). […]

20 Jun, 24

Global Transition to Clean Energy Losing Momentum, New Report

Global Transition to Clean Energy Losing Momentum, New Report By Joshua Isaac A new World Economic Forum report warns that the global transition to more secure and suitable energy systems and efforts to keep global warming below 1.5C, as called for in the Paris Agreement, has lost momentum in the face of increasing uncertainties worldwide. […]

19 Jun, 24

Interview with Chair of African Group of Negotiators on Climate Finance and Africa’s Hopes

Interview with Chair of African Group of Negotiators on Climate Finance and Africa’s Hopes According to a recent OECD report, climate finance from developed to developing countries reached $115.9 billion, surpassing the $100 billion threshold for the first time in 2022. Developed countries at COP 15 in Copenhagen in 2009 committed to contribute this amount […]

19 Jun, 24

Africa Urged to Double Energy Investment to Achieve Climate Goals

Africa Urged to Double Energy Investment to Achieve Climate Goals By Isabella Njeri With Africa’s consumption of modern energy among the lowest worldwide, the continent’s potential for growth and development is immense. To harness this potential and meet climate and development goals, the continent’s spending on energy needs to more than double by 2030, as […]

18 Jun, 24

Kenya: Day of the African Child Focuses on Health

Kenya: Day of the African Child Focuses on Health By Gift Briton Proactive steps needed in addressing major diseases such as Tuberculosis (TB) and HIV in children, stakeholders say during the commemoration of the Day of the African Child in Nairobi, Kenya. The Day of the African Child is commemorated every June 16 to celebrate […]

13 Jun, 24

Tunisia: ARISE Conference Enhancing Capability of African Researchers

Tunisia: ARISE Conference Enhancing Capability of African Researchers By Thuku Kariuki A multitude of Africa’s greatest minds recently assembled in Hammemet, Tunisia. Nearly 1000 scientists, from 38 African countries, discussed issues involving research and innovation, the green transition, global health and the synergy between science and higher education in addition to the role of science […]

Artistic Fusion: Environmental Journalism Meets Creative Expression

Artistic Fusion: Environmental Journalism Meets Creative Expression By Water Journalists Africa Amidst the spirited celebration of Global World Press Freedom Day in Chile, a groundbreaking fusion of environmental investigative journalism and artistic expression unfolded, illuminating the urgent need for innovative storytelling formats for the environmental crisis worldwide. The initiative, by UNESCO’s Multi Donor Programme on […]