How the rise in ethnic tensions at Kenya's universities is hurting the academy

Ethnic consciousness has been a part of Kenya’s higher education politics since the first decade of independence

New hope for the hirola

Kenyan Somalis use the court to prevent the Wildlife Services from translocating the endangered hirola antelope

From Australia to Africa, fences are stopping Earth’s great animal migrations

For time immemorial, many wildlife species have survived by undertaking heroic long-distance migrations. But many of these great migrations are …

Fall Armyworm attack: Uganda’s concerted efforts at curbing infestation

The spread of FAW is alarmingly high in Uganda but the African country is also looking at every possible solution to fight the infestation

Fall Armyworms affect 750,000 acres of maize in Africa, put food security at threat

It may take more than two years before hybrids resistant to the FAW are bred and commercialised in Africa

Citing an international meet

Another international meet fails to address the concerns of local poor people and follows the path shown by global bullies

Africa Climate Summit 2023: Opinion split on carbon markets, some call it license for Global North to pollute

Carbon credits promoted by powerful interests that benefit from maintaining the status quo of fossil fuel dependence, say opposers

Climate cover: $140 million insurance scheme in Kenya to protect herders against frequent droughts

Scheme part of a project sponsored by World Bank targetting livestock farmers in Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia and Djibouti  

Plastic endgame: Did UNEA 5.2 start a new era

The world’s adoption of the resolution to end plastic pollution by 2024 is only the first step in a long battle

The snows of Kilimanjaro could vanish by 2040 due to climate change: Report

By 2030, up to 118 million extremely poor people in Africa will be exposed to drought, floods and extreme heat

Bad habits drive health risks among Kenya's urban poor

Poverty and stress is prevalent in Kenya’s low-income settings which increases the behavioural risk factors for cardiovascular diseases

Climate and mortality rates in Kenya, Mali, and Malawi: what we found

If sub-Saharan African nations are to reduce mortality, they must have a better understanding of the effect of climate change on mortality rates

Kenya's struggle to modernise traditional medicine is far from won

In the last two decades, neglect of traditional medicine has been replaced by renewed focus and a raft of policies and new laws

Does Africa's future lie in solar revolution?

Six hundred million people in Africa do not have access to electricity. But things are poised to change in the coming decades with a steady rise …

Drought in Kenya forces herders to invade wildlife habitats

Over the past few weeks, about 10,000 nomadic herders have systematically targeted private game lodges, ranches and smallholdings

Slums in Kenya turning human excreta into energy, fertiliser

Only 30 per cent of people in Kenya have access to safe sanitation and more than six million people defecate in the open

Kenyan court stays President William Ruto’s directive lifting a ban on logging

Environment and Lands Court stops tree felling until a case filed by the Law Society of Kenya is heard and determined

Raw materials, or sacred beings? Lithium extraction puts two worldviews into tension

Bolivia has yet to become a major player in the global lithium market, but this may change soon

Drought in the Horn of Africa: More than 18.5 million in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Djibouti face humanitarian crisis

As pastureland and water points dry up, 20 million may be acutely food insecure by year-end  

Nearly 10 million children in Horn of Africa in ‘greatest danger’ due to drought, says UNICEF

UNICEF has sought $250 million to help children facing drought in the region  

Cash transfers can help refugees, but they also carry risks. Insights from Kenya

Unrestricted cash transfers did not always achieve what they were meant for, find researchers in Kalobeyi refugee settlement

Lessons on how to effectively tackle insect invasions

There are alternatives to pesticides including integrated pest management. This is an approach that doesn’t rule out the use of pesticides, …

Kenyan wildlife policies must extend beyond protected areas

Without policy reforms that integrate conservation with all other sectors of land use, landscapes in Africa may need expensive, large-scale …

The circular economy: How Rwanda tries to chart its course in hostile global waters

Wanting to move away from being a dumpyard of used clothings has meant angering Donald Trump's USA. The small east African country is trying to …

How can Africa breathe easy when millions of used cars from the West hit its roads each year?

In absence of any no regional or global agreements to govern the flow of used vehicles, the continent is now getting flooded with polluting vehicles