[purchase_link id=”0″ style=”button” color=”blue” text=”Purchase” direct=”true”] The eyesore in Nigeria’s largest commercial city of Lagos could soon be a thing of the past if Dow (NYSE: DOW) will go ahead with its planned move to pilot a project aiming to collect the amount of plastic waste. This project is aligned to Dow’s global STOP THE…
Conservationists translocate zebra, waterbuck to Kasungu National Park
Conservationists in Malawi have begun to translocate zebra and waterbuck to the 240,000²-hectare Kasungu National Park. The first seven zebra – four mares and three stallions – arrived at Kasungu on 9th July. In total, 12 zebra and 14 waterbuck are being moved from Kuti Wildlife Reserve .in Salima by the Department of National Parks and…
WHO: access to HIV medicines severely impacted by COVID-19 as AIDS response stalls
By Henry Opondo Seventy-three countries have warned that they face the risk of stock-outs of antiretroviral (ARV) medicines as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new WHO survey conducted ahead of the International AIDS Society’s biannual conference. Twenty-four countries reported having either a critically low stock of ARVs or disruptions in the…
Is COVID-19 killing East Africa Wildlife Conservation?
By Checky Abuje Covid19 is threatening East Africa with Wildlife conservation and experts now claim the sector is at the verge of collapse due to limited or no activities thanks to stringent measures governments have put in place to mitigate the spread. The reduced activities have on the other hand given room to poaching and…
Global climate solutions: African clean energy pioneers drive Post-COVID-19 green recovery
The Togolese Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Agency (AT2ER) was announced as the winner of Ashden’s System Innovation for Energy Access Award as four other projects from Africa offering climate solutions earned global recognition in the prestigious annual Ashden Awards this year. AT2ER’s public-private partnership is set to electrify 300,000 rural homes by 2022 and…
COVID-19: AU receives 10 M EUR from the EU
The African Union has received EUR 10 million funding from the European Union (EU) to implement a joint int Continental Strategy for COVID-19. The funding is the initial contribution by Team Europe to the continental action against COVID-19. H.E. Ambassador Ranieri Sabatucci, Head of the EU Delegation to the African Union, and Dr John Nkengasong,…
Small holder farmers in Busia set to benefit from soya bean project
By Checky Abuje Soya bean farming has in the recent past become the centre of focus and attraction to various stakeholders in the agricultural sector including Anglican Development Services (ADS) where more than 2000 farmers from Busia county are set to venture into and benefit from that food chain after a three year partnership deal…
Real food grown real good
By Wairimu Muthike As the Covid-19 crisis unfolds, production and access of safe and nutritious food to complement preventative measures is paramount. Good food boosts immunity and the body’s ability to ward off and recover from illnesses. As urban dwellers increasingly rely on urban producers for food supply, the safety of these foods becomes…