Africa: Stubborn and Persistent - the Gender Pay Gap Refuses to Budge

By Jemimah Njuki and Jocelyn Chu Read more »

Kenya: Kenya's Hits and Misses On Journey to Eliminating Plastic Waste

Plastic bags were a part and parcel of life in Kenya. More than 100 million plastic bags were used annually in Kenyan supermarkets alone, with at least 24 million plastic bags… Read more »

Kenya: Kenya Seeks Fair, Equitable Climate Action at Bonn Conference

The Climate Change envoy to the President of Kenya has asked Kenya's and, by extension Africa's negotiators at the ongoing climate conference in Bonn, Germany, not to put much… Read more »

Kenya: Scientist's Trend-Setting Research Into Health Benefits of Snails

Snails and slime are usually followed by the thought 'EEW!' from most people ... some might even scream at seeing a snail near them. Read more »

Kenya: Climate Change Threatens Historical Sites in Coastal Region

Along coastal Kenya, historical sites and monuments are threatened due to the impacts of climate change--structures along the Indian Ocean are falling to ruin or collapsing into… Read more »

Kenya: Climate Resilient Indigenous Crops Underutilised Even As Climate Change Threatens to Cripple Food Systems

Elizabeth Njoroge recounts her poverty-stricken upbringing in Ting'ang'a village in the Central part of Kenya, growing up on a diet heavy on Amaranth and pumpkin. Read more »

Kenya: Entrepreneur Using Organic Microbes to Unlock Hidden Nutrients in Dairy Feeds

Using naturally occurring microbes, a Kenyan entrepreneur has developed a molasses-based supplement that pre-ferments animal feeds to unlock all the necessary nutrients that would… Read more »

Kenya: Solar Powered Freezer Improving Immunization Coverage in Hard-to-Reach Rural Villages

Up until 2019, nurses in three health facilities located in the semi-arid south-eastern Kenya region of Makueni County struggled to bring critical health services closer to a… Read more »

Kenya: First Ever Women Council of Elders Making Inroads in North Eastern Kenya #IWD23

This feature is part of a series to mark International Women's Day, March 8. Read more »

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 »

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 »