Lifestyle Modification Needed to Prevent Rising Diabetes Cases in Kenya By Joyce Ojanji With the prevalence of diabetes in Kenya being at 460 cases per every 10,000 people, scientists and researchers have advised on an urgent need to develop preventive interventions targeting modifiable lifestyle factors to reduce the incidence and consequently the rising burden of […]

Climate Change: Innovative Green Financing Mechanisms, Africa’s Mitigation Solution By Christabel Ligami African countries should explore innovative green financing mechanisms to promote a green transition to mitigate the effects of climate change, say experts at a side event at the Economic Commission for Africa’s Conference of Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development (COM2024) in Victoria Falls, […]

Local Solutions to Steer Africa’s Transition to Green Economy By Christabel Ligami African countries should transition into inclusive, low carbon, and resource-efficient economies by tapping into home-grown innovative solutions for financing, say experts at the 42nd meeting of the Committee of Experts of the Conference of Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development (COM2024). The conference […]

AATF, AaA Partner to Improve Rice Production in Kenya By Joyce Ojanji To facilitate the access of hybrid rice seeds in Kenya, the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) and Agri All Africa (AaA) have signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). Through the partnership agreement, the two organizations will undertake capacity building for various stakeholders including […]

Viruses Can Help in Typhoid Fever Surveillance By Gift Briton Researchers have found that wastewater can be used to detect the presence of bacteriophages- virus-killing bacteria- to determine areas where typhoid fever infection is most common. This is according to a recently published research study by the Child Health Research Foundation in the open-access journal, […]