Climate’s clear connect: Africa is proof that extreme weather triggers and exacerbates disease; here’s how

Whether its is zoonoses or water-borne diseases, climate change has a clear role to play in their spread on the continent

AMR in Africa: Big chunk of chicken, pork sold in Kenya found to have antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Consumption of meat contaminated with bacteria resistant to antibiotics can spread food-borne diseases and cause AMR

Artificial Intelligence, satellite-driven crop monitoring to help Kenya farmers boost yield

Climate crisis making farmers increasingly vulnerable; digital platform will enable farmers and decision-makers to get precise information about …

Trouble ahead for Horn of Africa as white maize stocks dry up

Experts are worried that drops in surplus will leave very little for Horn of Africa’s needs

Carbon tax: Kenya to charge motorists ‘traffic jam fee’ to curb emissions

Under the plan, the government seeks to introduce a fee on automobiles driven in zones marked as heavy traffic areas

Alarms ring as deadly Asian malaria vector detected in Kenya

Anopheles Stephensi expanding its geographic range over the last decade; may derail Kenya's progress against malaria control

Kenya’s new water police can teach east Africa a crucial lesson

The police unit is a game-changer in responding to east Africa’s water insecurity, say experts

Biting drought fuels human-wildlife conflicts in Kenya, Horn of Africa

Ongoing dry spell displaces wildlife from their habitats in search of pasture and water

Quelea: Environmentalists protest Kenyan government’s move to poison millions of ‘feathered locusts’

Experts champion mechanical control of the birds & other alternative methods like monitoring their breeding & migratory patterns, …

‘Fox in the henhouse’: African climate activists decry Sultan Al Jaber’s appointment as COP28 president

Oil company CEO’s appointment as COP28 president will embolden fossil fuel lobbies and derail global climate action, said experts

AMR ticking timebomb: Drug-resistant gonorrhea outbreak in Kenya major fertility threat, researchers warn

Gonorrhoea is the second-most common disease to be sexually transmitted across the world

Autonomous Africa CDC a game-changer on disease outbreak response: Experts

Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention will now be in a position to assess disease outbreaks on the continent and declare it an …

Increasing population, demand for food in Africa need urgent attention: Experts

Policies, mega plans by governments needed as 2023 priorities for action for food systems

Climate disaster: Wave of drought-induced cholera in Kenya

Acute water shortage & rationing due to prolonged droughts led to poor sanitation, cholera outbreaks across Africa

South Africa topples Tunisia as most food secure — what are the lessons for sub–Saharan Africa

Governments must employ multi-pronged approach to ensure affordability, availability, quality and safety of food

Climate resilience: Kenyan farmers are adapting to extreme weather by growing indigenous crops

Exotic and commercial vegetables still form the bulk of Kenyan diets; campaigners for indigenous foods hope to reverse the trend

From Africa to Europe @ COP27: Keep off our gas fields

History shows fossil fuel extraction in Africa hardly benefits locals

Water action plan at COP27 gives hope to drought-ravaged Africa

Aims at fostering political efforts in establishing pan-African water hubs

COP27: Africa desperately needs a ‘loss and damage’ finance facility; here is why

The continent has limited socio-economic capacity and is ill-prepared to adequately respond to climatic disasters, build resilience and adapt …

COP27: Kenya’s ambitious hydrogen deal & plan to help Africa exploit green energy 

The multiplier effect of the hydrogen deal will include job creation and boost food security through its fertiliser production

Africa optimistic as COP27 offers bright outlook and opportunities

Civil society members calling for balance between funds that go to mitigation & adaptation

COP27: African countries launch ‘game-changing’ carbon credits initiative

Target to provide 300 million carbon credits every year by 2030