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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Kenya: New Initiative Targets Emerging Towns for Safe Water, Sanitation By Clifford Akumu Kenya is set to launch a project that will see small emerging towns/urban centers have access to clean water and proper sanitation, Julius Korir, Principal Secretary (PS) State Department for Water and Sanitation, said. Speaking to Journalists in Nandi County as he […]

Action Needed as Children at Highest Risk of Air Pollution By Thuku Kariuki and Daniel Furnad The effects of air pollution are felt throughout the world. In low-income countries it is often caused by emissions from unclean cooking fuel, such as charcoal. In more developed nations, it is car exhaust that is making the air […]

Eastern Africa: Heavy Rainfall Expected in Some Areas By Silyvia Alusa and Joyce Ojanji Communities in western Ethiopia, southern and south-western Sudan, and southern Somalia are advised to exercise caution following the above-normal rainfall expected in the next seven days as highlighted by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Climate Prediction and Application Centre (ICPAC). […]

Global Transition to Clean Energy Losing Momentum, New Report By Joshua Isaac A new World Economic Forum report warns that the global transition to more secure and suitable energy systems and efforts to keep global warming below 1.5C, as called for in the Paris Agreement, has lost momentum in the face of increasing uncertainties worldwide. […]

Interview with Chair of African Group of Negotiators on Climate Finance and Africa’s Hopes According to a recent OECD report, climate finance from developed to developing countries reached $115.9 billion, surpassing the $100 billion threshold for the first time in 2022. Developed countries at COP 15 in Copenhagen in 2009 committed to contribute this amount […]