August 2025 – Science Africa

28 Aug, 25

DNDi Awarded for Efforts in Combating Neglected Tropical Diseases

DNDi Awarded for Efforts in Combating Neglected Tropical Diseases By Samantha Linda The Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) received the Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize, Japan’s highest medical honor, for its innovative efforts to create and distribute novel medications for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in Africa. DNDi, a non-profit research and development organization established in […]

EAC Develops 10-Year Plan to Harmonize Biotechnology Policies

EAC Develops 10-Year Plan to Harmonize Biotechnology Policies By Milliam Murigi The East African Science and Technology Commission (EASTECO) has developed the first Regional Biotechnology Strategy, aimed at harmonising biotechnology regulations and policies across the East African Community (EAC) partner states. Speaking during the strategy validation meeting, Dr. Sylvance Okoth, EASTECO Executive Secretary, said that […]

26 Aug, 25

Embrace Partnerships to Improve Food Security, Africa Urged

Embrace Partnerships to Improve Food Security, Africa Urged By Duncan Mboya Embracing collaborations is crucial for Africa to increase its food production and transform its countries into middle-income economies. Prof. Shaukat Abdulrazak, principal secretary for Science, Research and Innovation in the office of the prime cabinet secretary, said during the Kenya National Research Festival 2025 […]

26 Aug, 25

Kenya’s Arid Lands, Solution to Food Security, Climate Change

Kenya’s Arid Lands, Solution to Food Security, Climate Change By Milliam Murigi When most people think of Kenya’s breadbasket, their minds often drift to the green highlands of Rift Valley or Western Kenya. Yet the country’s greatest agricultural potential lies elsewhere, in the vast Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs) that cover nearly 80 per cent […]

Kenya to Host Regional Centre of Excellence on Biotechnology

Kenya to Host Regional Centre of Excellence on Biotechnology By Duncan Mboyah Kenya has been endorsed to host a Centre of Excellence for advanced research and training in molecular biology and biotechnology in Anglophone and Francophone countries in Africa. Prof. Josiah Omolo, team leader and institutional principal investigator of the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and […]

New Tools to Combat Malaria

New Tools to Combat Malaria By Frank Okello Malaria continues to kill nearly 600,000 people every year, mostly African children, but experts say progress made over the last two decades is at risk. It is against this backdrop that scientists and public health leaders are pushing for new solutions to combat the disease. “We are […]

African Cities Harnessing Green-Gray Solutions to Combat Climate Change

African Cities Harnessing Green-Gray Solutions to Combat Climate Change By Frank Okello Cities across Africa are increasingly turning to gender-responsive, nature-based solutions (NbS) to confront mounting climate change challenges, according to experts who spoke during the Green-Gray Infrastructure Accelerator Webinar Series. The session, moderated by Lisa Beyer, brought together leading voices in urban environmental management, […]

Climate Change for Planetary Health

Climate Change for Planetary Health By Samantha Linda The fourth Annual Scientific Conference, convened by Daystar University in Nairobi, Kenya’s capital, brought together different climate stakeholders to discuss one big question: How do we protect both the planet and the people living on it? Themed ‘Climate Change for Planetary Health’, the conference aimed to strengthen […]

Global Plastic Pollution Talks End Without Agreement

Global Plastic Pollution Talks End Without Agreement By Samantha Linda Talks to come up with a global treaty to stop plastic pollution concluded in Geneva, Switzerland without an agreement. Despite the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) meeting for ten days to finalize on the legally binding deal, they could not agree on key issues. The primary […]

Domestic Funding Crucial for Elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases

Domestic Funding Crucial for Elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases By Frank Okello Against decreasing donor funding in the health sector, experts have called for increasing domestic financing and local ownership to eliminate neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). Speaking during a webinar hosted by AMREF Health Africa titled “Escape the Neglect, Eliminating NTDs in a changing world,” […]