Scientific modeling shows that Eastern Africa will experience increased heavy rainfall with periodic flooding events over the next weeks. Forecasts by the International Livestock Research Institute ...

The United Arab Emirates (UAE), in partnership with the Government of South Sudan, has inaugurated the Madhol Field Hospital, a state-of-the-art 100-bed medical facility in Aweil East County, Northern ...

Kenya, with only 20% of arable croplands has lost up to 26 tons of soil per hectare annually due to soil erosion, according to a report by the Heinrich Boell Foundation (hbf) who unveiled the Soil ...

In the west of Kenya, near the shores of Lake Victoria, where I come from, a tuberculosis outbreak is no different from one that takes place anywhere else in the world. A few dozen people get sick, ...

The Minister of Health, Hon. Dr Jane Ruth Aceng Ocero, on Friday officially flagged off the distribution of 2.278 million doses (out of a total quantity of 3.5 million doses) of malaria vaccines to ...

Kenya marked World Wildlife Day 2025 under the theme “Wildlife Conservation Finance: Investing in People and Planet,”* with celebrations led by the Cabinet Secretary for Tourism and Wildlife, Hon.

Africa’s digital payment ecosystem is growing rapidly, making innovative and scalable financial products essential for sustained growth. But more doesn’t necessarily mean better, says Paul Selibas, ...

During the recently concluded 7th African Tech Summit in Nairobi, Nigerian fintech company Hizo Technology Limited seized the spotlight as it positioned itself to bridge Africa’s cross-border payment ...

In a compelling joint opinion piece, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, Mayor of Freetown and Co-Chair of C40 Cities, alongside Sakaja Johnson, Governor of Nairobi and Vice Chair of C40 Cities in Africa, underscored ...

The International Seed Federation (ISF) has convened its Board Meetings in Nairobi, bringing together national, regional and global seed industry leaders to reinforce their commitment to Africa’s ...

In a new study published this week in the journal Scientific Reports, researchers from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, working with partners in Africa and the UK, present a novel plant-host ...

The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) is proud to lead the Science20 (S20) in 2025, marking South Africa’s inaugural leadership of this important forum. The theme for this year’s S20 meeting ...