Science Africa – Page 50

29 Apr, 24

Expect Heavy Rainfall across East Africa, ICPAC Warns

Expect Heavy Rainfall across East Africa, ICPAC Warns By Gift Briton East Africans have been urged to take more caution following the expected heavy rainfall across the region. The Weather forecast for 23-30 April 2024 by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Climate Prediction and Application Centre (ICPAC), shows that very heavy rainfall with a […]

4th Session of Negotiations on a Global Plastics Treaty Opens in Canada

4th Session of Negotiations on a Global Plastics Treaty Opens in Canada By Joyce Ojanji To develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including the marine environment, the fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee ((INC-4), has kicked off in Canada’s capital, Ottawa. The session aims to advance negotiations so that the Committee can finalize, […]

29 Apr, 24

Africa Urged to Invest in STIs for a Prosperous, Just, Sustainable Future

Africa Urged to Invest in STIs for a Prosperous, Just, Sustainable Future By Christabel Ligami Africa can build a more prosperous, just, and sustainable future if countries invest in science, technology and innovation (ST&I), these are sentiments echoed by African leaders, representatives and experts at the opening of the Sixth African ST&I Forum in Addis […]

29 Apr, 24

SDGs: Africa’s Progress Insufficient to Achieve Set Targets by 2030

SDGs: Africa’s Progress Insufficient to Achieve Set Targets by 2030 By Christabel Ligami Africa is progressing in 12 of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Still, its pace is insufficient to achieve the goals by 2030, according to an experts’ report on the progress of Africa’s Sustainable Development. The report was produced by a team […]

24 Apr, 24

Media Award Launched to Enhance Population, Science, Development Reporting

Media Award Launched to Enhance Population, Science, Development Reporting By Clifford Akumu A new journalism award has been launched to celebrate excellence in reporting on population, health, environment and sustainable development programs in Africa. The award, Population, Health, Environment, and Sustainable Development (PHED) African Media Award, will celebrate journalists and media houses that demonstrate excellence […]

Inclusive Education Practices Improves Learning among Children with Disorders

Inclusive Education Practices Improves Learning among Children with Disorders By Gift Briton In 2020, Noreen Ogina, a 39-year-old mother living in Nairobi, was filled with joy when she gave birth to her second-born son. Being her second child, she expected the caregiving work for her son to be even less treacherous. As days turned to […]

Cancer: Aga Khan University Receives KShs. 19.6 Million for Testing

Cancer: Aga Khan University Receives KShs. 19.6 Million for Testing By Joyce Ojanji With cervical cancer being the second most common, but the leading cause of cancer-related deaths among Kenyan women, the Aga Khan University (AKU) has been awarded a KShs. 19.6 million Research grant by the National Institutes of Health to perform clinical testing of […]

11 Apr, 24

Masaai Women Restoring Land, Tackling Wildlife Conflict

Masaai Women Restoring Land, Tackling Wildlife Conflict By Clifford Akumu Nolosio Kuyalo,28, from Namelok village in southern Kenya’s Kajiado County adjusts a worn-out shawl around her shoulders, the fabric frayed from years of use, as she lifts a hoe to dig the ground marked in half-moons. She hits the ground in unison with other 200 […]

11 Apr, 24

AfDB Launch Initiative to Unlock Kenya’s Food Security Potential

AfDB Launch Initiative to Unlock Kenya’s Food Security Potential By Gift Briton Over the next three years, more than 100,000 smallholder farmers from across 22 counties in Kenya will have better access to agricultural inputs through an initiative projected to sprout the country’s food production. Under its Africa fertiliser financing mechanism (AFFM) Special Fund, the […]

Industry Players Show Optimism for New TB Vaccine Candidate

Industry Players Show Optimism for New TB Vaccine Candidate By Treezer Michelle Atieno There is tremendous evidence that giving infants the BCG vaccine helps protect them from serious forms of tuberculosis (TB) when they’re young, like miliary TB or TB meningitis. But as they grow up, the vaccine doesn’t work as well against the most […]