Improving the living standards of people residing in informal settlements particularly through better housing, requires ...

The language used in communicating climate change is crucial in how communities across Africa understand the phenomenon. This ...

Africa’s journey to becoming a global food basket will depend less on discovering new agricultural technologies and more on getting existing innovations into the hands of millions of farmers. This was ...

With an average annual rainfall amount of 275-360 mm, Garissa county remains one of the driest regions in Kenya experiencing frequent and prolonged droughts. This has made farming in the region a ...

More than 10 African journalists were recognized at the inaugural Media for Environment, Science, Health and Agriculture ...

Tana River, the only water source in the area, lies about 2km from her home in Taleo village in the semi-arid plains of Tana ...

Fiji and Panama have launched a new global commitment to protect the “twilight zone”, one of the ocean’s most critical ecosystems. The zone covers an area of 200-1,000 meters (220-1,100 yards) beneath ...

Agricultural stakeholders have been challenged to embrace sustainable ecological innovations, strengthen market systems and promote healthy diets as Africa seeks to build resilient food systems ...

Scientists have developed a new tsetse fly repellent that reduces fly attraction to livestock by up to 90 per cent, offering fresh hope in the fight against livestock diseases across Africa. The ...

The rising borrowing costs are leaving many developing countries with less money to invest in schools, healthcare, infrastructure and climate action. This is according to a new United Nations Trade ...

Kenya has approved field trials for a gene-edited banana designed to resist Banana Xanthomonas Wilt (BXW), a devastating bacterial disease that has severely affected banana production across East ...

A new Africa-wide biotechnology and biosafety information portal has been launched in a move expected to improve access to credible scientific information and support informed decision-making on ...