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Kenya’s devastating floods expose decades of poor urban planning and bad land managementSean Avery

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South Korea: Junior doctors strike amid concerns over low doctor-to-patient ratio

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Turkey aids Palestinian cancer patients amid Israel-Hamas conflict

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#BizTrends2019: Key trends in wellness and ethical retail for 2019

#BizTrends2019: Key trends in wellness and ethical retail for 2019

Robyn Smith 24 Jan 2019

ECA launches Africa Poverty Clock

ECA launches Africa Poverty Clock

3 Jan 2019

Pan-African Forum to promote a culture of peace on the continent

Pan-African Forum to promote a culture of peace on the continent

2 Jan 2019

12 African social enterprises awarded funding from Google

12 African social enterprises awarded funding from Google

4 Dec 2018

'World's worst environmental disaster' set to be repeated with controversial new dam in Africa

'World's worst environmental disaster' set to be repeated with controversial new dam in Africa

Timothy Clack 29 Nov 2018

Africa to feature on Al Gore's 8th annual 24 Hours of Reality broadcast

23 Nov 2018

Palm oil boycott could actually increase deforestation - sustainable products are the solution

Palm oil boycott could actually increase deforestation - sustainable products are the solution

Jake Bicknell, Eleanor Slade and Matthew Struebig 19 Nov 2018

Empowering women lies at the centre of controlling population growth in Africa

Alex Ezeh 28 Sep 2018

StarTimes rolls out app to increase HIV/AIDS awareness in Kenya

StarTimes rolls out app to increase HIV/AIDS awareness in Kenya

Yuveshen Darmalingum 14 Sep 2018

Microplastics. Image by Oregon State University, CC BY-SA 2.0,

We are guinea pigs in a worldwide experiment on microplastics

John Meeker 15 Aug 2018

What's driving persistent poverty in rural Kenya

Timothy Njagi Njeru 10 Aug 2018

Evictions in Nairobi: why the city has a problem and what can be done to fix it

Evictions in Nairobi: why the city has a problem and what can be done to fix it

Kefa Otiso 25 Jul 2018

#Mandela100: Africa needs leaders who live and exude integrity

#Mandela100: Africa needs leaders who live and exude integrity

Rudo Kwaramba-Kayombo 19 Jul 2018

Africa needs to build its statistical capacity

Africa needs to build its statistical capacity

13 Jul 2018

Nairobi is planning car-free days. They could bring many benefits

Nairobi is planning car-free days. They could bring many benefits

Haneen Khreis and Mark Nieuwenhuijsen 10 Jul 2018

Climate change will make rice less nutritious, putting millions of the world's poor at risk

Kristie Ebi 13 Jun 2018

Zayed Future Energy Prize Awards ceremony 2017

2018 Zayed Sustainability Prize open for entries

6 Jun 2018

Can meat exports be made humane? Here are three key strategies

Can meat exports be made humane? Here are three key strategies

Andrew Butt, Andrew Fisher & Shakira Hussein 11 May 2018

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GI labelling promotes inclusive food systems, sustainable development

2 May 2018

Building capacity of science journalism in Africa

Building capacity of science journalism in Africa

30 Apr 2018

#WTMA18: 2018 African Responsible Tourism Awards finalists announced

#WTMA18: 2018 African Responsible Tourism Awards finalists announced

12 Apr 2018

Why Africans must be recognised as partners in fight against global poverty

Why Africans must be recognised as partners in fight against global poverty

Robert Burroughs 12 Apr 2018

(L to R): Thierry Zomahoun, president and CEO of AIMS, and founder and chair of NEF, Elsevier CEO, Ron Mobed.

New scientific publication boosts African research

28 Mar 2018

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Concerted campaign helps women in Kenya's flower industry get a better deal

Lara Bianchi 16 Feb 2018

Facebook partners for a safer internet in Africa

Facebook partners for a safer internet in Africa

6 Feb 2018

Jaha Dukureh named UN Women regional goodwill ambassador for Africa

Jaha Dukureh named UN Women regional goodwill ambassador for Africa

6 Feb 2018

Solar project helps resolve power outages in Malawi hospitals

Solar project helps resolve power outages in Malawi hospitals

26 Jan 2018

Scientists are breeding super-nutritious crops to help solve global hunger

Heather Ohly, Nicola Lowe 23 Jan 2018

The future of agriculture, food security is knowledge-intensive

The future of agriculture, food security is knowledge-intensive

28 Nov 2017

Three outstanding African innovators walk away with Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) 2017.

Africa's top innovators announced

31 Jul 2017

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#BizTrends2019: Key trends in wellness and ethical retail for 2019

#BizTrends2019: Key trends in wellness and ethical retail for 2019

Robyn Smith 24 Jan 2019

ECA launches Africa Poverty Clock

ECA launches Africa Poverty Clock

3 Jan 2019

Pan-African Forum to promote a culture of peace on the continent

Pan-African Forum to promote a culture of peace on the continent

2 Jan 2019

12 African social enterprises awarded funding from Google

12 African social enterprises awarded funding from Google

4 Dec 2018

'World's worst environmental disaster' set to be repeated with controversial new dam in Africa

'World's worst environmental disaster' set to be repeated with controversial new dam in Africa

Timothy Clack 29 Nov 2018

Africa to feature on Al Gore's 8th annual 24 Hours of Reality broadcast

23 Nov 2018

Palm oil boycott could actually increase deforestation - sustainable products are the solution

Palm oil boycott could actually increase deforestation - sustainable products are the solution

Jake Bicknell, Eleanor Slade and Matthew Struebig 19 Nov 2018

Empowering women lies at the centre of controlling population growth in Africa

Alex Ezeh 28 Sep 2018

StarTimes rolls out app to increase HIV/AIDS awareness in Kenya

StarTimes rolls out app to increase HIV/AIDS awareness in Kenya

Yuveshen Darmalingum 14 Sep 2018

Microplastics. Image by Oregon State University, CC BY-SA 2.0,

We are guinea pigs in a worldwide experiment on microplastics

John Meeker 15 Aug 2018

What's driving persistent poverty in rural Kenya

Timothy Njagi Njeru 10 Aug 2018

Evictions in Nairobi: why the city has a problem and what can be done to fix it

Evictions in Nairobi: why the city has a problem and what can be done to fix it

Kefa Otiso 25 Jul 2018

#Mandela100: Africa needs leaders who live and exude integrity

#Mandela100: Africa needs leaders who live and exude integrity

Rudo Kwaramba-Kayombo 19 Jul 2018

Africa needs to build its statistical capacity

Africa needs to build its statistical capacity

13 Jul 2018

Nairobi is planning car-free days. They could bring many benefits

Nairobi is planning car-free days. They could bring many benefits

Haneen Khreis and Mark Nieuwenhuijsen 10 Jul 2018

Climate change will make rice less nutritious, putting millions of the world's poor at risk

Kristie Ebi 13 Jun 2018

Zayed Future Energy Prize Awards ceremony 2017

2018 Zayed Sustainability Prize open for entries

6 Jun 2018

Can meat exports be made humane? Here are three key strategies

Can meat exports be made humane? Here are three key strategies

Andrew Butt, Andrew Fisher & Shakira Hussein 11 May 2018

Picking Penja pepper. Image Source:

GI labelling promotes inclusive food systems, sustainable development

2 May 2018

Building capacity of science journalism in Africa

Building capacity of science journalism in Africa

30 Apr 2018

#WTMA18: 2018 African Responsible Tourism Awards finalists announced

#WTMA18: 2018 African Responsible Tourism Awards finalists announced

12 Apr 2018

Why Africans must be recognised as partners in fight against global poverty

Why Africans must be recognised as partners in fight against global poverty

Robert Burroughs 12 Apr 2018

(L to R): Thierry Zomahoun, president and CEO of AIMS, and founder and chair of NEF, Elsevier CEO, Ron Mobed.

New scientific publication boosts African research

28 Mar 2018

Darvin.wilson via

Concerted campaign helps women in Kenya's flower industry get a better deal

Lara Bianchi 16 Feb 2018

Facebook partners for a safer internet in Africa

Facebook partners for a safer internet in Africa

6 Feb 2018

Jaha Dukureh named UN Women regional goodwill ambassador for Africa

Jaha Dukureh named UN Women regional goodwill ambassador for Africa

6 Feb 2018

Solar project helps resolve power outages in Malawi hospitals

Solar project helps resolve power outages in Malawi hospitals

26 Jan 2018

Scientists are breeding super-nutritious crops to help solve global hunger

Heather Ohly, Nicola Lowe 23 Jan 2018

The future of agriculture, food security is knowledge-intensive

The future of agriculture, food security is knowledge-intensive

28 Nov 2017

Three outstanding African innovators walk away with Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) 2017.

Africa's top innovators announced

31 Jul 2017

The 2017 Resolution Social Venture Challenge winners

Winners of Resolution Social Venture Challenge agents of change in their communities

20 Jul 2017

Ensuring safer pregnancies for Kenyan women in urban slums

Ensuring safer pregnancies for Kenyan women in urban slums

Blessing Mberu, Kanyiva Muindi, and Patricia Elung 25 May 2017

Smokeless cooking in Kenya

Smokeless cooking in Kenya

23 Dec 2016

#AfricaMonth: Adopting a new mentality to small-scale farming

Cari Van Wyk 23 May 2016

Graphic of the CLC at Mandera

Developing a community of health

13 May 2016

Google makes $10,000 available for NPOs in South Africa, Botswana & Kenya

Google makes $10,000 available for NPOs in South Africa, Botswana & Kenya

3 Sep 2015

Imperial Health Sciences 'adopts' Kenyan children's home

Imperial Health Sciences 'adopts' Kenyan children's home

10 Apr 2014

Africa's food security improves

Africa's food security improves

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