The Nile River during sunset in Luxor, Egypt.
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The threat to use force to defend Egypt’s right to water from the Nile has been a common theme through successive governments.
Cellphones are everywhere in Africa - but that doesn’t mean the digital divide is closing.
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We don’t have the data in developing countries, and in global statistics to know if the digital divide is being closed.
Supporters of Kenya’s draft constitution attend a “Yes” campaign rally ahead of the 2010 referendum.
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Weary Kenyans are entitled to wonder if the latest referendum push will be any different from the past two.
Kenya is ill-prepared for the environmental, health and safety impacts that accompany oil production.
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Kenya must address the needs and priorities of the oil sector in regards to environment, health and safety.
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South Africa and Kenya have some valuable lessons for other African countries on how to finance urban infrastructure development.
About 56% of Kenya’s urban population currently lives in a slum.
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The rental housing market in Nairobi’s informal settlements offers its tenant households a perverse market outcome of higher prices for lower quality products
Rift Valley fever is a disease passed from mosquitoes to animals then to people.
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Outbreaks of zoonotic diseases call for a collaborative approach to surveillance.
Private companies can provide services - like catering - for inmates.
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Turning prisons into a market opportunity could open them up to corruption.
Suicide is increasingly recognised as a global health challenge.
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Young men in Kenya are more at risk of contemplating suicide if they have friends and family who attempted or have gone through with it.
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and Chinese President Xi Jinping prior to a bilateral meeting in Beijing, China.
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Kenya has a legal framework that protects its citizens from racism but there are challenges with its implementation
An elephant grazing in Kimana Conservancy, Kenya.
As the Maasai people of Kenya seek to expand their agricultural developments, the lives of one of Africa’s greatest creatures are being severely disrupted.
A herd of Masai giraffe towering over zebras in Ruaha National Park, Tanzania.
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The number of giraffes in Africa has dropped by 40% over the past 30 years, but the reasons for this remain largely unknown.
Torrefaction produces a substance that can be burned like coal.
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Biomass that’s been through a torrefaction process could do the same duty as coal, with far less water use and less pollution.
Kenya needs more skilled local workers who can be employed in the oil sector.
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A major constraint that prevents Kenyans from benefiting from the oil sector includes the lack of specialised training or technical skills
Candles in memory of those killed in Nairobi’s Westgate Mall attack in September 2013.
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Containing Al-Shabaab in Kenya doesn’t directly reduce the group’s standing inside Somalia.
A Masai herdsman walks with his cattle in Amboseli National Park in Kenya.
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Lung plague attacks cattle causing disease and death, and more than US$60 million in losses annually in Africa. A new vaccine could prevent the disease.
Conditions in Kenya’s slums like Mathare are not conducive to healthy life choices.
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A study in Kenya found that that there’s an association between relatively higher economic status and obesity in a slum setting.
A young bull sees off a cow at a watering hole.
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Conflict between people and animals has been on the increase in Tsavo, Kenya.
Girls in Kenya face a range of challenges.
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Interventions for vulnerable girls in Kenya aim to empower and keep them safe.
Kenya needs policies that aim to draw women into STEM and retain them.
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Gender biases are revealed in enrolment inequalities and policies that favour male students.