Woeful ignorance

World Bank president Paul Wolfowitz resigns

Temperatures in northern Africa likely to rise between February and April despite La Nina

Eastern and southern regions of the continent may be wetter than usual  

Mauritius is the latest nation to decriminalise same-sex relations in a divided continent

Mauritius Supreme Court has declared unconstitutional a law that criminalises consensual same-sex acts between adult men

Africa Climate Summit 2023: Experts criticise omitting health from main agenda

Point to inextricable link of public health with climate change

Neonatal mortality rate in Kenya shows no significant change in 8 years: Survey

Childhood and under-5 mortality rates, however, declined during the period, study finds

Kenya farmers turn to sorghum for food security

The country has successfully developed drought-resilient sorghum

Smaller households=Greater consumption

World’s first malaria vaccine will be tested in Kenya, Ghana and Malawi

At least 120,000 children in each of the three countries will receive the vaccine

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Lost chance

Gridlock over farm trade issues continues

Mercury ban agreed

Dust off the rust

Adequate research-funding can check stem rust resurgence

Plastic-free planet: Protecting sanitation workers & wastepickers, just transition discussed on Day 2 of INC-3

UN chief underlines role of plastics in fuelling climate crisis

COP27: African countries launch ‘game-changing’ carbon credits initiative

Target to provide 300 million carbon credits every year by 2030

One of last six northern white rhinos dies in US zoo

The world now has only one male animal of the critically endangered species

African nations sign agreements to conserve water

Four African nations sign two separate agreements to rejuvenate rivers

Fish on the front burner

Marine species likely to top CITES meet agenda

Ground reality

Animal diversity in the soil mapped for the first time

Africa gets substandard malaria drugs

More than 1,300 rhinos fell to poaching in Africa in 2015: IUCN

Poaching of rhinos is fuelled by the demand for their horns in Southeast Asia

Bushmeat poaching rises to unprecedented levels in Kenya

The problem is threatening to wipe out species in the country, says a report

Unilever’s Aromat risks recall from markets in Kenya

Seasoning contains GM ingredient, banned in the country since 2012

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