Campaigners vouch for climate justice
By Aghan Daniel I aghandan09@gmail.com The fight against climate change will not be won unless climate justice is put at the centre of all negotiations, an advocate has said.According to…
COP-27: Experts reveal Africa’s key priorities
By Aghan Daniel I aghandan09@gmail.com Mr Faustine Munyazikwiye, deputy director, Rwanda Environmental Management Agency addressing African journalists on climate change. The media has been challenged to be at the forefront…
Kerry’s ‘tired rhetoric’ upsets Africa climate champs
By Aghan Daniel I aghandan09@gmail.com John_Kerry_portrait_of_Climate_Envoy US climate envoy John Kerry has inadvertently provoked the ire of African environmental activitists who claim his rhetoric downplays the dangers of climate change…
Greenpeace seeks “long term solution to keep plastic out of Africa”
By Aghan Daniel I aghandan09@gmail.com Greenpeace Africa activists are urging Africa’s environment ministers to keep plastic pollution out of the continent.The resumed 18th session of the AMCEN is taking place…
Threats of climate change in Africa explained
By Aghan Daniel I aghandan09@gmail.com Ms Patricia Nyinguro Africa has the highest number of climate change vulnerability hotspots leading to increased losses in agriculture, tourism and the manufacturing sectors, a…
Prof Walter Jaoko: How Africa can prevent the next pandemic
Prof Walter Jaoko, the director of Kenya AIDS Vaccine Initiative speaks during a Science Media Café organised by the Media for Environment Science, Health and Agriculture in Nairobi on September…
Climate change: Africa’s minimal gas emissions call for funding
By Aghan Daniel I aghandan09@gmail.com Africa accounted for just 2-3% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions but paid highly for the continent warming up faster than the global average –…
Kenya’s first batch of fresh avocados land in Chinese market 26 days after departure
By Tebby Otieno tebbyotieno62@gmail.com The first batch of Kenya's fresh avocado exports has finally landed in the Chinese market. The arrival comes 26 days after Industrialisation, Trade and Enterprise Development…
County of Bungoma launches 10-day campaign to upscale COVID-19 vaccination
By Gabriel Ingubu Kenya’s Bungoma County has launched a rapid results initiative to administer over 170,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses in 10 days. Speaking during the launch, county Health Executive Dr…
Momentum builds to deliver long-acting PrEP for HIV prevention
Photo: International Aids Society President and International Co-Chair of AIDS 2022, Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman By Mike Mwaniki I mikemwaniki2016@gmail.com Oral PrEP was first approved by the US Food and Drug…