July 2024 – Page 3 – Science Africa

04 Jul, 24

People at Centre of Conservation as Nairobi Hosts Biodiversity Conference

People at Centre of Conservation as Nairobi Hosts Biodiversity Conference By Thuku Kariuki Kenya has just finished hosting another vital conference in moving forward conservation efforts across the African continent. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), chose Nairobi as the site of its inaugural Africa Conservation Forum. The event brought together over 700 […]

Wheat Production Project Alleviates Hunger Crisis in Sudan

Wheat Production Project Alleviates Hunger Crisis in Sudan By Joyce Ojanji A wheat production project in Sudan, spearheaded by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the World Food Programme (WFP), has increased wheat production by 70 percent, yielding 645,000 metric tonnes of wheat over the past year. The project comes at a time when the […]

01 Jul, 24

Women at the Centre of Polio Elimination Efforts in Nigeria

Women at the Centre of Polio Elimination Efforts in Nigeria By Treezer Michelle Atieno It is a Thursday morning, and Nafii Ibrahim is expecting a group of women at Kumbotso Local Government Hospital in Kano for training on how to administer polio vaccines in the community. The women begin to arrive and settle in the […]

01 Jul, 24

AfCFTA, Partners Unveil $100M Fisheries Program to Empower Women, Youth

AfCFTA, Partners Unveil $100M Fisheries Program to Empower Women, Youth The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation and TradeMark Africa (TMA), has launched a four-year fisheries program to empower women and youth across several countries (Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Zambia, Nigeria and selected […]