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How El Niño is quietly reigniting rift valley fever in eastern Africa

How El Niño is quietly reigniting rift valley fever in eastern Africa

How El Niño is quietly reigniting rift valley fever in eastern Africa

The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and FAO warn that current El Niño conditions are comparable to those observed in 1997-98, with heavy rainfall, flooding and rift valley fever expected.

By Pauline Odhiambo

Erdogan, Niger president hold phone call on bilateral ties

Erdogan, Niger president hold phone call on bilateral ties

Erdogan, Niger president hold phone call on bilateral ties

President Erdogan expressed Türkiye full support for Niger’s territorial integrity and security and said that Ankara was ready to help stablish regional dialogue processes.

Climate justice: Africa prepares to challenge broken promises at COP31

Climate justice: Africa prepares to challenge broken promises at COP31

Climate justice: Africa prepares to challenge broken promises at COP31

Africa is demanding accountability for climate finance commitments, warning that unfulfilled promises are undermining its climate ambitions. At COP31, negotiators are pushing to turn pledges into tangible action.

By Sylvia Chebet

Empire, memory, and the fight for Zanzibar’s spice heritage

Empire, memory, and the fight for Zanzibar’s spice heritage

Empire, memory, and the fight for Zanzibar’s spice heritage

Zanzibar’s spice heritage tells a complex story of trade, slavery and empire. Today, efforts to preserve that legacy are bringing history to life, reconnecting younger generations with their past and supporting women spice farmers.

By Adama Juldeh Munu

Why has Bayern vs. Ajax match at Kenya's grandest stadium split opinions?

Why has Bayern vs. Ajax match at Kenya's grandest stadium split opinions?

Why has Bayern vs. Ajax match at Kenya's grandest stadium split opinions?

Kenya is preparing to host Bayern Munich and Ajax Amsterdam in an exhibition match that would mark the opening of the East African nation's grandest stadium, the Raila Odinga International Stadium, on January 5, 2027.

Tinubu blames 'hunger, poverty' on opposition, but did they contribute to Nigeria's challenges?

Tinubu blames 'hunger, poverty' on opposition, but did they contribute to Nigeria's challenges?

TINUBU BLAMES 'HUNGER, POVERTY' ON OPPOSITION, BUT DID THEY CONTRIBUTE TO NIGERIA'S CHALLENGES?

President Bola Tinubu will seek another four-year mandate in Nigeria's January 16, 2027 general election, but his bold economic reforms remain the APC administration's soft underbelly that has come under frequent criticism by the opposition.

How virtual reality is helping Uganda's youth step into the workplace

How virtual reality is helping Uganda's youth step into the workplace

How virtual reality is helping Uganda's youth step into the workplace

Pauline Odhiambo

Egypt's coach suspension: Is FIFA applying its rules equally?

Egypt's coach suspension: Is FIFA applying its rules equally?

Egypt's coach suspension: Is FIFA applying its rules equally?

From Nigeria to Kenya, people are living longer but not healthier

From Nigeria to Kenya, people are living longer but not healthier

From Nigeria to Kenya, people are living longer but not healthier

Pauline Odhiambo

DRC Ebola crisis: The volunteers taking a chance on a treatment trial

DRC Ebola crisis: The volunteers taking a chance on a treatment trial

DRC Ebola crisis: The volunteers taking a chance on a treatment trial

Back in the DR Congo, participants in the Ebola treatment trial are hoping their involvement will bring scientists closer to finding a way to tackle the disease.

Raila Odinga: Kenya feels void one year after political enigma's death

Raila Odinga: Kenya feels void one year after political enigma's death

Raila Odinga: Kenya feels void one year after political enigma's death

It is one year since Kenya's former Prime Minister Raila Odinga succumbed to an illness, and the East African nation feels the void caused by his absence.

How far can a virus travel undetected? The race to trace the 3,000km journey of Kenya’s first Ebola

How far can a virus travel undetected? The race to trace the 3,000km journey of Kenya’s first Ebola

How far can a virus travel undetected? The race to trace the 3,000km journey of Kenya’s first Ebola

As authorities trace contacts of Kenya’s first confirmed imported Ebola case, his journey raises questions about regional surveillance, cross-border coordination and the risk of further transmission.

By Sylvia Chebet

Navi Pillay: From fighting apartheid in South Africa to exposing Israel's genocide in Gaza

Navi Pillay: From fighting apartheid in South Africa to exposing Israel's genocide in Gaza

Navi Pillay: From fighting apartheid in South Africa to exposing Israel's genocide in Gaza

The South African jurist's career spans the struggle against apartheid, landmark genocide prosecutions and a UN investigation that concluded Israel had committed genocide in Gaza.

By Zeynep Conkar

Field to fortune: Kenya’s Kajiado hay revolution takes root

Field to fortune: Kenya’s Kajiado hay revolution takes root

Field to fortune: Kenya’s Kajiado hay revolution takes root

A section of cooperatives in Kenya are making profitable business from hay storage; turning seasonal surplus into year-round animal-feed supply that becomes a lifeline for livestock keepers when drought strikes.

By Pauline Odhiambo

Can biotechnology help revive Madagascar’s coffee industry?

Can biotechnology help revive Madagascar’s coffee industry?

Can biotechnology help revive Madagascar’s coffee industry?

Once a major coffee producer, Madagascar is turning to biotechnology and its unique genetic diversity to develop more resilient, higher-value coffee varieties.

By Firmain Eric Mbadinga

Beyond the battlefield: How Somalia is trying to defeat terrorism

Beyond the battlefield: How Somalia is trying to defeat terrorism

BEYOND THE BATTLEFIELD: HOW SOMALIA IS TRYING TO DEFEAT TERRORISM

A terrorist movement cannot be defeated by military force alone. The fight must also extend to the ideas, finances, narratives and social influence that allow such a movement to survive.

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Natural vs. artificial grass: Why Salah's exclusion from South Sudan match sparks wider conversation

Why African MMA fighters back safety changes in pursuit of Olympic dream

Why African MMA fighters back safety changes in pursuit of Olympic dream

Pauline Odhiambo

Who really profits from shea? Ghana's workers are changing the answer

Who really profits from shea? Ghana's workers are changing the answer

Will Africa ever get permanent seats on UN Security Council?

Will Africa ever get permanent seats on UN Security Council?

Will elections bring much-needed stability to South Sudan?

Will elections bring much-needed stability to South Sudan?

WILL ELECTIONS BRING MUCH-NEEDED STABILITY TO SOUTH SUDAN?

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir is confident the country will hold elections on December 22, 2026 after several years of delay.