November 02, 2022
Kenya: Land Ownership Model Is Restoring Biodiversity, Empowering Communities in Kenya #AfricaClimateHope
When Mara Siana Conservancy came into operation in 2016, there was a single zebra and a topi (antelope) in the valley just outside the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya. The… Read more »
October 25, 2022
Kenya: Broken Relationship With Nature Exposed As Global Wildlife Population Plummets
Home to a variety of iconic and rare animal and plant species, freshwater lakes, rivers, waterfalls, and the expansive Indian Ocean coastline, Kenya's place as a biodiversity… Read more »
October 21, 2022
Rwanda: Tracking Social Media to Uncover Ivory Trafficking in Rwanda
Every morning, Valerie Mukamazimpaka, a businesswoman selling various food products from Rubavu, a district in Northwestern Rwanda, wakes up early morning to cross "Petite… Read more »
October 11, 2022
Kenya: University Outreach Project Teaching Tissue Culture to Potato Farmers
World Food Day is celebrated on October 16, 2022, with the theme Leave NO ONE behind. During this week IPS will look at features that showcase better production, better nutrition,… Read more »
October 04, 2022
Kenya: Lives Hang in the Balance As Arid Regions Ravaged By Severe Prolonged Drought
The sight of children begging for water from motorists along the Garissa highway in the northeastern part of Kenya signals that all is not well. Unable to go to school on an empty… Read more »
September 27, 2022
Kenya: Women's Financial Inclusion, Empowerment in Kenya
A two-year-old child cries hysterically as his mother attends to customers standing in front of her stall to buy vegetables on the outskirts of the Kenyan capital Nairobi. The… Read more »
Somalia: We Need Urgent Commitment, Resources & Action to Tackle Hunger Crisis
Last week, as world leaders gathered in New York for the 77th United Nations General Assembly, one topic came up more than most: looming famine. That's because despite a global… Read more »
September 22, 2022
Kenya: The New Cold War Over Access to Safe Abortion in Kenya
Fatuma is a 24 year old girl from Korogocho, an informal settlement in Nairobi. She died in December 2021, from complications arising from an unsafe abortion. Her friend and a few… Read more »
September 07, 2022
Uganda: Covid-19 Forced Teachers to Go Digital, Teaching Them Important Lessons
Before the outbreak of COVID-19, an education officer in the district neighbouring Uganda's capital Kampala decreed that teachers could not take computers, mobile phones, or… Read more »
August 29, 2022
South Sudan: Will Diplomat Accused of Rape Be Prosecuted At Home?
When UN diplomats are charged with civil or criminal offenses - from traffic violations to sexual abuse -- they avoid prosecution and civil law suits under cover of diplomatic… Read more »
August 11, 2022
Uganda: Tragic Irony of Hunger Deaths in Karamoja Amid Climate Adaptation Technologies
Hundreds of people have died of famine in Uganda's Karamoja region, and local leaders say that some people are now eating grass to survive. Read more »
August 08, 2022
Kenya: Bringing Specialist Telemedicine to Children of Rural Kenya
New telemedicine technology, Daktari Smart, aims to mitigate the gap between child patients and medical specialists in rural Kenya. Read more »
August 05, 2022
Burundi: Researchers Embrace Artificial Intelligence to Tackle Banana Disease in Burundi
A group of scientists involved in finding solutions to minimize the impact of a devastating banana virus in Burundi have developed an Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool for… Read more »
August 03, 2022
Africa: The Politics of the Hangman's Noose - Judge, Jury & Executioner
A spike in state-sanctioned executions worldwide - including in Iran, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, and more recently Myanmar - has triggered strong condemnations from the United… Read more »
August 02, 2022
Uganda: Slow Food, Accelerating Biodiversity in the Field and On Our Plates
Edward Mukiibi was forced to do agriculture at school as punishment for misbehaviour. Read more »
July 25, 2022
Kenya: Unleashing Mangrove Superpower Through Soft Coastal Engineering
The swish of calm waters followed by unexpectedly high tides and violent waves is now too familiar for the fisher community along Kenya's 1,420-kilometer Indian Ocean coastline. Read more »
July 21, 2022
East Africa: East African Countries Seek Cross-Border Cooperation to Combat Wildlife Trafficking
For many years, East African countries were considered wildlife trafficking hotspots. Now conservation organisations have started to mobilise all stakeholders to combat the illegal… Read more »
July 18, 2022
Uganda: Most Suspended NGOs Still in Limbo
Nearly a year after the Ugandan government suspended 54 NGOs for allegedly operating illegally and failing to file accounts, most civil society organisations (CSOs) remain shut. Read more »
July 19, 2022
Uganda: Smallholder Farmers Recruit Black Soldier Fly for Green Fertiliser
The conflict in Ukraine has led to an increase in fertiliser prices in Uganda and neighbouring Kenya. Amidst the shortages, some farmers are shifting to a more sustainable way of… Read more »
July 05, 2022
East Africa: The Rape of the Indian Ocean - the Story of the Yellowfin Tuna
Over the last past several decades marine fish stocks worldwide have been under intense threat. There have been many high sounding declarations and agreements to reduce catch… Read more »
June 30, 2022
Africa: A Voice for African Wildlife - a Conversation With Kaddu Sebunya
The CEO of the Nairobi-based African Wildlife Foundation, Kaddu Sebunya - in London to mark AWF's 60th anniversary while fundraising and lobbying - shares his thoughts with IPS on… Read more »
January 01, 2013
Ethiopia: The Rise of Ethiopia's Sole Rebels
Innovative Ethiopian footwear manufacturer Sole Rebels will open its second retail outlet in Taiwan this year. With ambitions to open 30 more franchise stores across the world in… Read more »
September 11, 2012
Kenya: Kenya's Water Wars Kill Scores
Water scarcity is fuelling deadly inter-ethnic wars that continue to claim lives in Kenya, according to government officials. And if nothing is done to educate communities on how… Read more »
August 10, 2010
Kenya: Deadly Cactus Good for Animal Feed
Joseph Ole Morijo is baffled by research findings that cactus plants can be used as animal fodder during drought. Not after he lost his entire herd of 152 goats and sheep to the… Read more »
April 10, 2008
Ethiopia: 'The Death Sentence Was Used As a Tool of Intimidation'
Journalism in Ethiopia has become an increasingly hazardous trade over recent years. A clampdown on the media in the wake of disputed elections in 2005 continues to resonate in the… Read more »