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NTDs affect about 1.5 billion people. Digital technology could turbo-boost progress in combating them. Fabiano grew up close to a fast-flowing river that irrigates the land in Uganda’s Nebbi District. Over the years as he farmed, he was repeatedly bitten by black flies that breed along the river banks. The bites caused constant itching.…

A new study by the Nairobi-based African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP) and the University of Southampton (UK) analysing youth demographics in the East African Community (EAC) shows decades of ‘very high fertility in Africa’ coupled with rapidly declining child mortality creating a population age-structure dominated by young people under…

The secretariat of the African Youth SDGs Summit on Monday announced the appointment of eight distinguished Africans as patrons of the 2nd edition of the Summit scheduled for November 6th to 9th, 2018 in Accra, Ghana. The 2018 African Youth SDGs Summit which plans to be the biggest gathering of…

Over 8 million tons of plastic pollute the oceans each year. The problem is so severe that, if nothing changes, there could be more plastic than fish in the sea by 2050. We must urgently rethink how we make and use this ubiquitous material, now a staple of our modern…

Since 1974, every 5th day of June is celebrated as World Environment Day (WED) by the United Nations as it’s “most important day for encouraging worldwide awareness and action for the protection of our environment.”   The World Environment Day (WED) has since its inception remained the UN’s flagship campaign…

  BUSAN, South Korea — Bolstered by two decades of economic growth, the African continent must now boost infrastructure development, hasten regional integration, and improve its investment climate — all of which garnered discussion at the African Development Bank’s 53rd Annual Meetings in Busan.   By Kelli Rogers In South Korea’s bustling…

Despite the compelling narrative about African women becoming titans of industry, sexism and inequality make scaling up impossible for many entrepreneurs   Africa is building up a glowing reputation as the global leader in female entrepreneurship. Last year, MasterCard released its celebratory Index of Women Entrepreneurs to much fanfare. Uganda and Botswana…

Ketil Karlsen, head of the European Union Delegation to Nigeria and West Africa has called for an integrated regional response to the incessant farmers-herders clash going on in the sub region, particularly in Nigeria. “We are currently engaging with ECOWAS on the farmers-herders clashes which require both a national and…

  The rainy season is already here with us and most farmers have begun to plant various seeds nearly across Africa. As the farmers descend upon their farms, one big issue that lingers among researchers is the inability of these farmers to access certified seed that can serve their immediate…

As the world commemorates the 2018 World Malaria Day, the African Media and Malaria Research Network (AMMREN), a group of African journalists and scientists engaged in advocacy against malaria has urged African countries with high burden of the disease such as Ghana, Kenya and Nigeria to do more in their…