The effects of climate change must be considered as part of the design of the roads network, writes Simon Njau for the Tanzania Daily News. Read more »
The Global Multidimensional Poverty Index can break down poverty levels for regions within countries, as well as reveal the dimensions in which people are poor. Read more »
Concerted global efforts have averted 1.2 million new HIV infections among children in 21 priority countries since 2009, says UNAids and PEPFAR. Read more »
The Malaria Consortium is using an integrated approach to deal with malaria in children by using people with limited education and training. Read more »
Recognizing its significant role in fostering economic development, Ethiopia has given ICT due attention as one of its strategic priorities for its development, writes The ... Read more »
More than 500 Ethiopians of different ethnic groups have gathered in Nairobi for a debate on the human rights situation in the country, writes Fred Muvunyi for Deutsche Welle. Read more »
... [T]he internet itself is now an enabling technology that is increasingly required to participate in social, political and economic life, writes Indra De Lanerolle for The ... Read more »
At least 880 people are feared to have drowned in one week in three ship wrecks as they tried to reach Europe with the aid of smugglers. Read more »
In his State of the Nation Address, President Yoweri Museveni has said those calling for political reforms do not appreciate how far ahead the country is democratically. Read more »
A report by the United Nations Environment Programme says that crops are generating more potential toxins in order to protect themselves from extreme weather. Read more »
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