The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has launched a new digital platform aimed at transforming Africa’s health products manufacturing landscape and driving regional ...

Flexible terms, blended capital and local partnerships are crucial for financial systems to better support smallholder farmers. Experts said during a high-level webinar on “Unlocking Agri-Finance: ...

With decreased funding posing a threat to efforts made in tackling HIV, long-acting prevention tools are the best solution, experts say. They were speaking during a webinar focusing on the 13th ...

Kenya’s health sector has been urged to embrace drone technology to improve access to life-saving medical supplies, especially in remote and hard-to-reach areas. Speaking during VillageReach’s 25 ...

Against decreasing donor funding in the health sector, experts have called for increasing domestic financing and local ownership to eliminate neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). Speaking during a ...

The African Scientific Research and Innovation Council (AU-ASRIC) Secretariat, in partnership with the International Center for Artificial Intelligence Research and Ethics (ICAIRE), is announcing the ...

The African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS) has launched an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Institute to advance responsible innovation, strengthen policy development, and build technical capacity ...

In 2023, 18-year-old Claire Njeri* lost her baby. The baby had suffered from asphyxia – a condition where the body doesn’t get enough oxygen, leading to unconsciousness and potentially death. At just ...

As Africa continues to shoulder the global burden of malaria, scientists and policy experts say gene drive technology could offer a groundbreaking solution. But without clear regulatory frameworks and ...

Kenya and the International Potato Center (CIP) have signed a licensing agreement to transfer a biotech potato that is resistant to late blight disease. Dr. Eliud Kireger, the Director General of ...

Women contribute significantly to production in agri-food systems however, they have little to show for it economically, Elizabeth Nsimadala, President Eastern Africa Farmers Federation (EAFF) said.

Many solutions in the agrifood sector have yet to be scaled up, meaning their full potential to improve food security, boost farmer incomes, and enhance climate resilience remains untapped. This was ...