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Wildebeest suffocating from being boxed in parks

Nairobi, April 20 -- The annual migration of 1.3 million wildebeest through Tanzania's Serengeti and Kenya's Masai Mara is a spectacle that draws hundreds of thousands of tourists and has earned a spo... Read More


Africa's apes in peril from losing habitat to mining

Nairobi, April 20 -- High demand for critical minerals to power green energy is driving an alarming threat to Africa's great ape population, with over one-third of these majestic creatures at risk due... Read More


Women's sparse presence at top health sector jobs stunting progress

Nairobi, April 13 -- Inadequate representation of women in decision-making roles is impeding the health sector's advancement towards enhanced inclusivity, equity, and health outcomes. Despite women's... Read More


At sea with the crab fatteners of Pate Island

Nairobi, March 31 -- On the picturesque shores as you approach Pate from Lamu Island, you are met by a series of floating cages bobbing gently on the water's surface near a patch of mangrove forest. ... Read More


DRC declared high-burden, epicentre of typhoid fever

Nairobi, March 30 -- The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is the epicentre of typhoid fever, a survey shows. According to the Severe Typhoid in Africa programme, which offers new typhoid fever burd... Read More


African Great Apes, elephants set to face more extreme climate

Nairobi, March 17 -- African Great Apes could encounter a rise in extreme climate events over the next three decades, a recent study reveals. Despite efforts to mitigate climate change, these apes ar... Read More


Initiative boosts efforts to produce malaria, TB drugs in Africa by $7m

Nairobi, March 16 -- A group of African scientists have stepped up efforts to find cure for Tuberculosis (TB) and malaria - two devastating diseases that disproportionately impact the African continen... Read More


Researchers link HIV infections spike to drought

Nairobi, March 16 -- Droughts could heighten the transmission of HIV particularly through activities like transactional sex, scientists say. A recent study by University of Bristol revealed that drou... Read More


Scientists offer alternative to boost rice yield

Nairobi, March 4 -- Africa needs not take up extensive land conversion to increase its rice production, says a new study. The continent should instead consider improved agronomic practices, such as la... Read More


Kenya, Uganda in drive to end feed shortage

Nairobi, Feb. 25 -- Kenya, Uganda and Somalia are among six countries to pilot a programme to plug persistent shortage of animal feed and fodder. Under the programme dubbed "Resilient African feed an... Read More