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Double Financing into Nature-based Solutions to Deal with Global Crises – UN report

Double Financing into Nature-based Solutions to Deal with Global Crises – UN report By Sharon Atieno Unless investments into nature-based solutions (NbS) are quickly doubled from the current USD 154 billion/year to USD 384 billion/year by 2025, climate, biodiversity and land degradation goals will be out of reach. This is according to a new United […]

DNDi: New Drug for Sleeping Sickness Coming Soon

DNDi: New Drug for Sleeping Sickness Coming Soon By Gift Briton Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) and Sanofi have co-developed a single oral dose(Acoziborole) treatment that could help eliminate sleeping sickness disease with the drug showing a success rate of up to 95% from Phase II/III study investigating its safety and efficacy. Acoziborole, unlike […]

30 Nov, 22

Technology helping to Reach Last Mile Schools in Kenya

Technology helping to Reach Last Mile Schools in Kenya By Sharon Atieno Education is one of the pillars that the Kenyan government is relying on to achieve its Vision 2030 Agenda. Despite this, access is still a challenge for some. It is in this regard, that technology has emerged as one of the solutions to […]

30 Nov, 22

New Zealand Example on Recognition of Farmers’ Carbon Sequestration Worth Studying

New Zealand Example on Recognition of Farmers’ Carbon Sequestration Worth Studying By Daniel Otunge The just-ended COP 27, the fifth to be held in Africa, outlined many action plans, the gist of which is to contain emission of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in order to stop climate change. Other Climate COPs in Africa were held as […]

30 Nov, 22

Kenya Blue Economy Strategy to Prevent Maritime Pollution

Kenya Blue Economy Strategy to Prevent Maritime Pollution By Peter Oliver Ochieng The Kenyan government is developing a national integrated maritime policy aimed at safeguarding the country’s interests in the Blue Economy sector. Speaking in Kisumu, about 400km from Kenya’s Capital Nairobi, during the official opening of the International Aquatic Resources and Blue Economy Conference […]

30 Nov, 22

Kenyan Government to Reduce Dependence on Rainfed Agriculture, Relief Food

Kenyan Government to Reduce Dependence on Rainfed Agriculture, Relief Food By Gift Briton and Tsim Mavisi In an effort to boost food and nutritional security, the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development will collaborate with county governments to develop strategies for improving agricultural productivity in the country while reducing dependence on rainfed agriculture and relief […]

Strengthening Africa’s Climate Change Negotiation Skills

Strengthening Africa’s Climate Change Negotiation Skills By Tsim Mavisi “Science tells us that Africa is the most vulnerable continent, yet it has contributed the least in terms of emissions. Africa’s voice in the global climate negotiations, therefore, becomes critical,” said George Wamukoya, team leader of the African Group of Negotiators Expert Support (AGNES). It is […]

25 Nov, 22

Livestock insurance Keeping Livestock Farmers Afloat in Rwanda after Rift Valley Fever

Livestock insurance Keeping Livestock Farmers Afloat in Rwanda after Rift Valley Fever By Francine Andrew Rwandese Livestock farmers have resorted to taking insurance to cushion them against losses as a result of the death of animals due to the rift valley fever (RVF) disease attacks. Many farmers in the country, especially in Eastern Province, have […]

25 Nov, 22

FINDING A LASTING SOLUTION TO HUNGER IN KARAMOJA THROUGH IMPROVED SEED VARIETIES

FINDING A LASTING SOLUTION TO HUNGER IN KARAMOJA THROUGH IMPROVED SEED VARIETIES By Hasifah Namuli Following a long dry spell in the Karamoja sub-region, the government of Uganda moved to take serious action thereby earmarking Ushs. 135 billion to avert the hunger crisis in the region. The intervention was announced by the Prime Minister Robinah […]

23 Nov, 22

Fifteen Innovators to Compete for the 2023 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

Fifteen Innovators to Compete for the 2023 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation By Gift Briton A shortlist of 15 African entrepreneurs and their pioneering technologies aimed at environmental rehabilitation, education, and human health and safety have been selected for the 2023 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation, founded by the Royal Academy of Engineering. The 2023 […]