Beyond Awareness: Can Ethiopia Protect Its Citizens from Lead Poisoning?
By Yodit Tefera | yodittefera@gmail.com It is an ordinary weekday in Addis Ketema, one of the busiest administrative districts in Addis Ababa. By 4 a.m., the streets are already filling…
Telling the African climate solutions story
By Aghan Daniel I aghan@meshascience.org Between September 29 and 30, 2026, the Media for Environment, Science, Health and Agriculture (MESHA) held a two-day meeting [https://youtu.be/RAZMyHPpkuA] that brought together the leadership…
Ebola fight gets USD 36 million boost for development of single-dose vaccine
By Leopold Obi | leopoldk40@yahoo.com The fight against Ebola disease has received a big boost following a $36 million funding award to support the development and manufacturing of a vaccine…
Road-safety intervention promises learners safety at Mwangaza School
By Susan Ndunda | susannanjinia@gmail.com Every school day, children wake up before dawn to prepare for school. They leave their homes, while it is still dark and. Some walk long…
Debt cancellation could unlock billions for Africa’s climate resilience
By Milliam Murigi| milliammurigi@gmail.com African countries struggling to cope with droughts, floods and other climate shocks could free up resources for climate resilience if creditors cancelled unsustainable debt, according to…
Climate change reporting must connect health, food security and action, experts say
By Juliet Akoth I julietakoth19@gmail.com Climate change reporting should look beyond extreme weather and environmental damage to show how rising temperatures, changing ecosystems and pollution affect people, animals and food…
Women in Agriculture: Breaking barriers to unlock their potential
By Christine Ochogo| christawine@yahoo.com Across Africa, women farmers play a vital role in agriculture notwithstanding the systematic barriers among them poor finance, restrictive societal norms, lack of trust and limited…
Climate change increasingly driving migration across Africa
By Milliam Murigi I milliammurigi@gmail.com Climate change is increasingly forcing displacement of communities across Africa as droughts, floods, water scarcity and declining agricultural productivity disrupt livelihoods. This was revealed by…
African regulators call for science-based path on highly hazardous pesticides
By Margaux Rundstadler I m.rundstadler@croplifeafrica.org As governments and industry prepare for the first International Conference of the Global Framework on Chemicals (GFC) in Geneva this November, regulators from three…
Scientists: Controlled environments key in keeping livestock diseases at bay
By Bozo Jenje I bozojenje@yahoo.com Farmers, livestock breeders and animal health experts from six countries gathered in Kenya for the 2nd Annual Six Nations Livestock Genetics and Equipment Tech Expo held at…
