1+ week, 14+ hour ago  (611+ words) By Sharon Atieno Onyango Fiji and Panama have launched a new global commitment to protect the "twilight zone, one of the ocean's most critical ecosystems. The zone covers an area of 200-1, 000 meters (220-1, 100 yards) beneath the ocean surface and is home…...

1+ week, 16+ hour ago  (500+ words) Agricultural stakeholders have been challenged to embrace sustainable ecological innovations, strengthen market systems and promote healthy diets as Africa seeks to build resilient food systems capable of feeding a growing population amid climate change. Speaking during the 2nd KALRO Scientific Conference…...

1+ week, 16+ hour ago  (466+ words) Scientists have developed a new tsetse fly repellent that reduces fly attraction to livestock by up to 90 per cent, offering fresh hope in the fight against livestock diseases across Africa. The repellent developed by scientists from Kenya Agricultural and Livestock…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (463+ words) Kenya has approved field trials for a gene-edited banana designed to resist Banana Xanthomonas Wilt (BXW), a devastating bacterial disease that has severely affected banana production across East Africa. The approval by the National" Biosafety Authority (NBA) clears the way…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (691+ words) By Sharon Atieno Onyango The Presidency of the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP 31) has launched a new global electrification target in a bid to shift from direct fossil fuel use to clean electricity across buildings, transport and…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (647+ words) For more than a decade, countries across Africa have recorded remarkable progress in adolescent sexual and reproductive health. But experts now warn that these gains are under serious threat from shrinking donor funding and growing anti-rights narratives. "We must safeguard…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (619+ words) Countries have been urged to urgently accelerate climate action, as progress remains far from what is needed to avert worsening climate impacts. Simon Stiell, UN Climate Change Executive Secretary, said the world is now "somewhere we have never been before…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (510+ words) Climate change is fueling a silent mental health crisis among adolescents and young caregivers in Kenya's arid and semi-arid lands, with food insecurity, water scarcity and livestock disease emerging as major psychological stressors. According to Alice Ritho, APHRC researcher, the…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (659+ words) Kenya could become a pharmaceutical manufacturing hub for East Africa, but policy reforms, regulatory efficiency and regional market integration will determine the pace of investment and growth. Speaking during a media briefing on climate, health and Kenya's future healthcare resilience,…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (589+ words) Kenya's flower exporters could soon get relief from long-standing cash flow challenges after the government's proposed changes to the Value Added Tax (VAT) refund system for export-oriented businesses. "We are currently in the budget-making cycle, and one of our recommendations…...