Studies on mortality in sub-Saharan Africa haven’t focused on the effects of climate change.
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African countries need to take into account the effects environmental changes, like climate change, have on their ability to deal with food security, poverty reduction and lowering mortality rates.
A Kenyan women removes maize from husks.
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Understanding the political economy around maize production puts into context debates on key interventions in the value chain.
Women walk past a mural painted to raise awareness on HIV and AIDS in Kibera slum in Nairobi, Kenya.
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The government needs to revise national guidelines to better target PrEP at those that would most benefit from it.
Parliament House of Ghana.
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Ghana is taking advantage of its strategic location in Africa
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Factors behind the hits and misses of the higher education sector in Kenya and East Africa. What needs to be done to address the problems.
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The rapid invasion is a major threat to the environment and rural people’s livelihoods.
Kenyan women hold a vigil for victims of violence.
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Women who survive violence in Kenya are building peace in their communities.
The coal plant would be about 20km from Lamu town - a Unesco world heritage site.
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The court case highlighted that key environmental challenges were not adequately covered by the Environmental Impact Assessment
Higher education remains a significant challenge for refugees.
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Just 1% of refugees in the world are able to continue education beyond secondary school.
People gather to look at the debris from a building that collapsed in Nairobi, Kenya in June 2017.
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The more people come to a city, the more demand for buildings is amplified.This demand creates pressure from which a range of agencies, motivations and causes arise.
Some parents hide their children’s HIV status.
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Secrecy around the HIV-positive status of young children in school is denying them the care and support they need for a good start.
A Kenyan journalist has an altercation with a police officer.
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Although Kenyan media houses have various accountability systems in place, their implementation is weak and inconsistent.
Border screening at Kenya’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.
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Kenya appears prepared for Ebola outbreaks, but a lot more can be done.
Henry Rotich - Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury
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Some areas of concern remain. These include the mobilisation of local resources, reduction of the fiscal deficit and stabilisation of the national debt.
People from non-Western cultures use different words to speak about mental health.
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The aim was to understand intense social problems that accompany people’s medical problems.
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Researchers around the world are working hard to find a vaccine that is safe and effective.
Botswana’s LGBTI community is celebrating the decriminalisation of gay sex.
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By placing less emphasis on public opinion, and questioning public morality as the basis of its decision, the latest High Court decision shows that times have indeed changed.
A male lion with a porcupine quill lodged in his cheek.
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The team found evidence of about 50 lions that had been injured or killed by porcupines since the 17th century.
Without proper assessment and evaluation, a university’s grants wheel can grind to a halt.
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Evaluation is a critical tool for decisions on improving performance. It also assures that African universities are getting value for money from grants, donations and the like.
Nairobi is one of the most congested cities in the world.
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Sustainable and efficient transportation is essential for cities, communities and individuals to thrive.