Waking to a 'different world' after Kenya's flood
Survivors desperately search for loved ones as the president announces a large-scale evacuation.
Survivors desperately search for loved ones as the president announces a large-scale evacuation.
[World Bank] Accra -- new World Bank report released today, calls for urgent action to strengthen the resilience of Ghana's health system against the adverse effects of climate change. The report, titled Climate and Health Vulnerability Assessment (CHVA) for Ghana, identifies
[Daily Trust] Lafarge Africa Plc., a leading innovative and sustainable building solutions company, has launched an innovative and first of its kind water resistant cement in Nigeria called "Watershield'.
[Africa CDC] The goal of the African Vaccination Week is simple yet profound: The week focuses on emphasizing the importance of protecting every person's right (particularly every child, woman and entire community) from vaccine-preventable diseases by strengthening immunization
[ISS] ISS modelling shows that carbon taxing can have major benefits if all nations contribute based on their income status.
Abu Huzeifa had a $5m bounty on his head and was accused of being behind a 2017 attack on US troops.
[UN News] Top UN officials called on Monday for swift action to combat the El Niño extreme weather events that are currently devastating southern Africa and other regions with flooding and drought.
[SciDev.Net] This article was produced with the support of the International Network for Governmental Science Advice (INGSA).
[World Bank] The Zimbabwe Gender-Based Violence Assessment and the Gender Assessment show that the country has made progress but there are further actions that can be taken to address gender disparities.
[HRW] We all have an interest in supporting people who are pressing governments to meet their obligations on climate change, whether they are protesting in the street, bringing cases to court, or even carrying out civil disobedience.
[The Conversation Africa] Armed troops in Niger overthrew the government in July 2023, seizing power for themselves. The following months were rife with speculation that the military government would align with Moscow and possibly form ties with the Russian military or its
[The Conversation Africa] The conflict in Sudan has turned attention to a rarely discussed commodity: gum arabic. This product, the dried sap of certain species of acacia trees, is used mainly as an additive in the soft drinks industry. Sudan accounts for about 70% of global
[IPS] Nairobi -- The World Health Organization's African regional office and partners published over 25 peer-reviewed articles in scientific journals in 2023 as part of efforts to address the imbalance in global research and ensure that Africa was better represented in the
[The Conversation Africa] Social media apps regularly present teens with algorithmically selected content often described as "for you," suggesting, by implication, that the curated content is not just "for you" but also "about you" - a mirror reflecting important signals about
[African Arguments] Regional price distortions hurt small traders the most; as more states adopt competition rules, it's the traders and consumers who will win big.
Kenya's capital, which sits on a floodplain, has not taken enough measures to mitigate against flooding.