Africa: ACTS Launches AI Institute to Lead Responsible Innovation By Gift Briton The African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS) has launched an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Institute to advance responsible innovation, strengthen policy development, and build technical capacity in technology across the continent. The launch, held virtually, brought together policymakers, researchers, and development partners from Africa […]

Climate Change Taking Toll on Older Persons – UN Report By Sharon Atieno Extreme climate events, including heatwaves and floods, are putting the lives of older persons at risk, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) cautions in the Frontiers 2025 Report. The report notes that annual heat-related deaths among older persons have risen by an […]

Kenya Introduces Typhoid Vaccination in Routine Immunization Calendar By Duncan Mboyah Kenya’s Ministry of Health has for the first time introduced typhoid vaccination for children in routine immunization calendar. According to the Ministry, the new policy will help ensure that children aged nine 7months and above are vaccinated regularly to keep off being infected by typhoid […]

Kenyan Farmers Reaping From Fall Armyworm Project By Duncan Mboya Kenyan farmers are benefiting from the South-South Cooperation Fall armyworm (FAW) approach that involves the application of bio-pesticides and nature-based solutions. Speaking in Embu, eastern Kenya, the farmers narrated how they no longer incur losses from the outbreak and spread of FAW in the country, […]

Clean Energy Transforming Lives, Casting Shadow on Tradition By Milliam Murigi In a quiet village in Kenya’s Bomet County, 16-year-old Jerusha Chepkemoi reads her biology notes under the clean, bright light of a solar lamp. Her younger siblings are also scattered around the home, each in their corner. One is doing homework, and two others […]

Health Coalition Raises Alarm Over Kenya’s Declining Research Funding By Sharon Atieno The Coalition for Health Research and Development (CHReaD) has cautioned against Kenya’s declining investment in health research, development, and innovation. According to the Coalition, made up of 38 organizations working in health research and development, if this trend persists, it will threaten a […]

$500,000 Grant for Rwanda’s Cable Car Project By Thuku Kariuki  The African Development Bank has approved a $500,000 grant from its Urban and Municipal Development Fund (UMDF) to fund a feasibility study for the Kigali Urban Cable Car Project, a $100 million initiative led by Ropeways Transit Rwanda Ltd. This 5.5 km network will mark […]