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 ...

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 ...

Rwanda’s minister of health, Dr. Sabin Nsanzimana, Kenya’s Dr. Jemimah Njuki, and chief of economic empowerment at UN Women, Ladidi Bako-Aiyegbusi of Nigeria, and Beza Beshah Haile of Ethiopia are ...

A new study has revealed that a popular Dolutegravir-based ART is associated with more weight gain, higher obesity and hypertension – especially in those with a higher pre-ART BMI compared to ...

Moreover, the oil and gas sector is a major source of employment, offering jobs directly in exploration and production, and indirectly through related industries such as transportation, refining, and ...

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has urged its member states to embrace Mpox vaccinations as the number of cases continues to rise with the latest data showing a ...

Stakeholders against tobacco use in Kenya have urged the government to increase tobacco and tobacco products taxes to curb the rising consumption among young people, reduce addition and stem ...

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 ...

By Lenah Bosibori In Kenya, agriculture is a major contributor to the nation’s GDP and employs a large percentage of the population, particularly in rural areas, and is vital for ensuring food and ...

Her excellency Rachel Ruto, Kenya’s First Lady has called on all African countries to invest in foundational education and have 46 million children out of school in Eastern and Southern Africa back to ...

The Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) has announced the launch of a Phase 3 clinical trial for the M72/AS01E tuberculosis (TB) vaccine candidate in Kenya. According to a press statement from ...

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 ...