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ADF STAFF The East African Community (EAC) is preparing to create a counterterrorism center to help coordinate the region’s response in the event of an attack.  The center still is in the early planning stage, but the six-nation…

REUTERS A project in Kenya is using biogas technology to tackle two major pollution problems with one device: a machine that converts waste such as invasive water hyacinth into cleaner cooking fuel. Biogas International, a Kenyan…

REUTERS Every night Moussa Kamara works at his bakery in Senegal, preparing hundreds of loaves. But at sunrise, instead of going home to sleep, he starts a second back-breaking job — hoeing the earth and tending newly sown seeds in a…

ADF STAFF A vaccine process tested in Burkina Faso and Mali could reduce malaria illnesses and deaths by 70%, scientists say. The drug trial focused on giving young children a modified version of a vaccine that has been used for 20…

ADF STAFF Tanzania has plans to boost its “blue economy,” the sustainable use of ocean resources to support tourism, jobs and environmental protection. But before that can happen, the country has to come to grips with illegal fishing.…

ADF STAFF A cellphone app is helping Kenyan farmers diversify their crops and improve yields, despite the economic hardships caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. DigiFarm helps farmers source supplies such as seeds and fertilizer. It also…