Buffalo relaxes in Lake Nakuru surrounded by flamingoes.
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Outbreaks often affect the same areas because, once released, the bacteria continues to live as spores in the soil.
White-bearded wildebeest migrate through the Mara.
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Four of the five contemporary migrations in East Africa are severely threatened and have virtually collapsed.
Dadaab, established almost 30 years ago, hosts about half of Kenya’s refugees.
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Human rights organisations worry that the UNHCR may be helping refugees return to war zones and, as an enabler of repatriation, are helping Kenya to violate refugees’ rights
Pastoralists rely on water tankers and aid in times of drought.
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Changes in weather patterns have made life a great deal more precarious for pastoral communities.
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Given the high burden of malaria in sub-Saharan Africa, a partially effective vaccine is considered better than none.
Delays in rainfall have led to increased food insecurity in Kenya.
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In recent years, the delay and failure of rains in Kenya has become a norm.
Th University of Nairobi. Universities in Kenya are struggling to keep afloat.
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Kenya’s once financially healthy universities are in financial straits.
Human milk banks collect, pasteurise, test, store, and distribute donated breastmilk.
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The WHO has called for the global scale-up of human milk banks.
Doctors at a hospital in Kisumu, Kenya.
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East African countries use a scorecard to monitor maternal and child health progress in the region.
Young family practising dressmaking in a vocational training centre in Kakuma refugee camp.
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Refugee self-reliance is a laudable goal, yet self-reliance agendas must account for refugees’ individual circumstances.
A young girl walks through a field of failed maize crops in the semi-arid Kitui County in southeastern Kenya.
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The availability of data and evidence in the agricultural sector is critical for decision making
Dutch vessel, Willem van Oranje, harvests sand off Kenya’s coast.
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Kenya needs a national strategic environmental assessment which focuses on the use of sand for large scale construction.
Tools like the WHO checklist can lead to better surgical outcomes in countries with limited resources.
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Research found that only a quarter of anaesthetists working in main referral hospitals in East Africa used the WHO safe surgical checklist.
An elephant faces down a car full of tourists.
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Wildlife tourism is a million dollar industry, but do we know enough about how wildlife feel about tourists in their habitat?
In Ghana, “skirt-and-blouse voting” means to vote for different parties for presidential and legislative positions.
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A dictionary of African politics reveals the witty and insightful political terminology that people in different African countries use.
Cage farming is when fish are raised and harvested in a netted enclosure.
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With proper regulation, Lake Victoria’s fisheries could increase production without damaging wild stocks or the environment.
About 11% of all leopards are black.
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Black leopards are different because of a recessive genetic variation known as “melanism”.
The racial nature of the campaign lies behind the poor uptake in Africa.
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The visibility of #MeToo makes it easy to overlook the very powerful campaigns against sexual violence in Africa.
An artist’s impression of the failed Modderfontein smart city in Johannesburg.
What a failed megacity project in Johannesburg says about similar ambitious ideas across the continent.
Mental health issues among teen girls in Kenya are often ignored.
Pregnant teens in Kenya face a number of challenges.