Current genome editing projects in Kenya focus on maize, rice, and sorghum, targeting traits such as resistance to maize ...

CFK Africa, an international nonprofit that empowers youth in 26 slums across East Africa, has launched a new initiative targeting women in Kenyan slums. The initiative dubbed, Women at Work, will ...

The Kampala Declaration and the associated CAADP Strategy and Action Plan (2026–2035) that were adopted by African Union Member States in 2025, in Kampala, Uganda, proposed a holistic agrifood systems ...

Reduced rainfall and recurring droughts linked to global climate change have also negatively affected wildlife populations.

The African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) has launched an interactive genome/gene editing database mapping capacities, regulations, and research across Africa. Hosted at Genome.Africa, the ...

Kibera, like other slums in Africa, is facing dire challenges of sanitation. The large population in the informal settlement is a limiting factor to the development of a long-term solution to the ...

This story was produced in partnership with InfoNile, supported by the Pulitzer Center. In December 2023, Asha Okoth Jaoko, a boat owner from Kiumba Beach, Rusinga Island, received the news that 18 ...

A baseline study using a gender lens was conducted from March to June 2023 on the impacts of climate change on the livelihoods of the fisher communities in the Lake Victoria Region of Homa Bay and ...

Joyce Kimani, a graduate of supply chain management, was frustrated after searching for a job after graduation proved futile. When her four-year hard work at the university had not paid off, she ...

It’s a sunny morning by the riverside. The golden rays of the sun gently settle on the flowing waters of River Kuja in western Kenya, casting reflections as early birds begin their day along the brown ...

The Growth and Economic Opportunities for Women (GrOW)—East Africa project, supported by the Gates Foundation, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and Canada’s International Development Research ...

The 12 th Sankalp Africa Summit, recently held in Nairobi, brought together a pivotal cohort of start-up innovators, investors, entrepreneurs and policymakers to accelerate the innovation needed to ...