Africa’s leading science media association releases magazine covering gender and climate change
By Sharon Atieno | sharon@meshascience.org Africa’s climate story comes alive in the latest issue of MESHA’s flagship science Sayansi, Africa’s leading science journalist’s association flagship magazine, now in its 44th…
Sayansi Magazine Edition 44
Welcome to Sayansi Magazine January 2026 Edition 44 on Centering gender in climate change reporting.
Tuberculosis: Time for governments to increase investments and create new opportunities for health as research continues
By Dr. Morounfolu Olugbosi | morounfolu.olugbosi@tballiance.org Africa can build off significant progress against tuberculosis (TB), a disease that has long plagued the continent for over 5000 years. According to the…
African Countries Shifting from Plastics to Sustainable Alternatives
By Sharon Atieno | sharonphoebeatieno@gmail.com African countries are making strides to tackle problems being caused by use of plastics amidst a background of global efforts underway to develop an international…
How IFAJ Congress in Kenya and WCSJ 2025 reshaped my science journalism experience
By Asha Bekidusa | abekidusa@gmail.com In 2025, I had the rare privilege of attending two major global science journalism conferences - the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ) Congress in…
Are termites replacing worms as baits in fishing?
By Aghan Daniel | aghan@meshascience.org I spent my Christmas 2025 and New Year holidays along the shores of Lake Victoria in our little village of Kamser Nyagowa, East Karachuonyo. Here,…
Scientists decry challenges stifling gene editing work in Africa
Milliam Murigi | milliammurigi@gmail.com Genome editing, one of the latest modern biotechnology is rapidly emerging as one of the most transformative technologies in agriculture and medicine worldwide. The technology promises…
Report: 16 African countries have launched gene editing projects to address agricultural challenges
By Milliam Murigi | milliammurigi@gmail.com Africa is ready for genome editing, a new report has revealed. The study reveals that 57 genome editing (GEd) projects are either already concluded or…
“Unlocking agricultural potential in the cradle of humanity”: chronicle and assessment of the IFAJ 2025 Congress in Nairobi
By Addy Rossi Between October 14 and 18, 2025, Nairobi became the global epicenter of agricultural journalism. More than 180 agricultural journalists from five continents gathered in Kenya’s capital for…
African researchers turn to edible insects to boost food security
By Agatha Ngotho | angotho@gmail.com Edible insect research is gaining momentum across Africa as scientists explore sustainable ways to boost food and nutrition security. In Kenya, institutions such as the…
