Sierra Leone, a small West African country with a population of about 8.6 million, is increasingly feeling the harsh impacts of climate change despite contributing minimally to global greenhouse gas ...

The first all-oral treatment for Trypanosoma brucei (T.b.) rhodesiense sleeping sickness, an acute form of the disease, is now available free of charge to patients in specialized treatment centres in ...

Governments have promised to end malaria by 2030. With around five and a half years left to eliminate the vector-borne disease worldwide, it is alarming that progress is off the mark. More worrying is ...

Expectant mothers in Busia County have received a significant boost in maternal healthcare following the donation of five ultrasound machines by Rainbow 4 Africa UK. The machines, valued at over Ksh 5 ...

The Busia Chapter Civil Society Organisations (CSO) Network has expressed fears on what it terms as lack of accountability and transparency in dispensing the FLLoCA project funds across the county.

A growing number of countries are working to decarbonize buildings, but sluggish progress and financing puts global climate goals at risk. These are the key findings of an annual review of the ...

The African Union (AU), in collaboration with GIZ and AfriLabs, is proud to announce the Fellows Capacity Building and Team Building Event. This gathering will bring together Africa’s brightest ...

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 ...

By Lenah Bosibori Nairobi, Kenya will host the CGIAR Science Week 2025 from April 7-12, bringing together global experts, researchers, and policymakers to showcase groundbreaking agricultural ...

Mau Forest, Kenya’s largest indigenous forest and a crucial water catchment, is under threat. Spanning over 400,000 hectares, it feeds rivers flowing into Lake Victoria, supports agriculture, and ...

The National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) has raised alarm over the growing drug abuse menace in Kenyan universities, revealing a prevalence rate of 18.6%. A ...

By Checky Abuje The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has challenged African countries to consider transiting into a “just and inclusive circular economy model” to stimulate sustainable development ...