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UN Expert Condemns Kenya’s Land Demarcation in Ogiek Territory

UN Expert Condemns Kenya’s Land Demarcation in Ogiek Territory By Gift Briton A United Nations expert has condemned Kenya’s ongoing land demarcation in the Eastern Mau Complex. The process threatens the ancestral lands of the Ogiek people and violates court orders from Africa’s highest human rights tribunal. Albert Barume, the UN Special Rapporteur on Indigenous […]

05 Jun, 25

Ghanaian Oncology Nurse Wins Prestigious $250,000 Global Award

Ghanaian Oncology Nurse Wins Prestigious $250,000 Global Award By Stephanie Mukandairo In a moment that celebrated the profound impact of nursing on global healthcare, Ghanaian oncology specialist, Naomi Oyoe Ohene Oti was crowned the winner of the Aster Guardians Global Nursing Award 2025, taking home the prestigious USD 250,000 prize at a grand ceremony in […]

05 Jun, 25

Gates Foundation to Focus Majority of $200 Billion Pledge on Africa

Gates Foundation to Focus Majority of $200 Billion Pledge on Africa By Gift Briton Bill Gates has announced that most of his $200 billion charitable pledge will go to Africa over the next 20 years. The Gates Foundation Chair said while addressing over 12,000 officials and partners online and in person, at the African Union […]

03 Jun, 25

Bold Legal Action Needed to Protect Women, Girls

Bold Legal Action Needed to Protect Women, Girls By Stephanie Mukandairo The African Union (AU) Member States have been called to urgently address rising sexual violence and exploitation of women and girls across the continent. The appeal launched by Equality Now, an international human rights organization, focuses on criminalizing femicide, ending child marriage, securing reparations […]

16 May, 25

Policy Crucial to Support Co-existence of Used Clothing Imports and Local Manufacturing

Policy Crucial to Support Co-existence of Used Clothing Imports and Local Manufacturing By Sharon Atieno Against intentions by the East African Community (EAC) to phase out imports of used clothing (mitumba) in the region, the Kenyan government has been urged to put in place policy frameworks that support the co-existence of mitumba and local textile […]

Rising Temperatures to Negatively Influence Banana Farming

Rising Temperatures to Negatively Influence Banana Farming By Milliam Murigi Bananas, the world’s favourite fruit, face an uncertain future due to the climate crisis, a new report has revealed. The report, Going Bananas: How climate change threatens the world’s favourite fruit, by the international development charity Christian Aid, reveals that 60 percent of the best banana […]

16 May, 25

Africa: First All-Oral Treatment for Rare Strain of Sleeping Sickness Available

Africa: First All-Oral Treatment for Rare Strain of Sleeping Sickness Available By Gift Briton An oral treatment is now saving lives across East and Southern Africa, replacing painful injections and lengthy hospital stays for patients with a rare but deadly strain of sleeping sickness. Five African countries, including Ethiopia, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, have […]

UN Global Road Safety Week: Making Walking, Cycling Safe

UN Global Road Safety Week: Making Walking, Cycling Safe As the world marks the 8th United Nations (UN) Global Road Safety Week, under the theme “Make walking and cycling safe,” the World Health Organization (WHO) has unveiled a new toolkit to help governments promote active mobility- by making it safer. Each year, nearly 1.2 million people […]

13 May, 25

Africa Urged to Embrace Comprehensive Sexuality Education

Africa Urged to Embrace Comprehensive Sexuality Education By Sharon Atieno Comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) is key to tackling sexual reproductive health (SRH) issues among adolescents, particularly early pregnancies, HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Dr. Anthony Ajayi, Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Centre (APHRC) said during a Media for Environment, Science, Health […]

13 May, 25

Famine, Flies and Fever: The Climate-Driven Rise of Kala-Azar in Kenya

Famine, Flies and Fever: The Climate-Driven Rise of Kala-Azar in Kenya By Samuel Doe Ouma In Kenya’s Turkana County and neighboring counties, there is a devastating outbreak of kala-azar, also known as visceral leishmaniasis (VL), but it’s not acting alone. Children, their bodies weakened by hunger, are succumbing to Kala-azar, a parasitic disease transmitted by […]