Paths of Hope

ADF STAFF When COVID-19 hit Uganda in March 2020, teacher Ocwee Irene Trends knew she had to take drastic action. The country entered a strict lockdown and closed all schools. The teacher had a feeling it would be a long time before her…

ADF STAFF Malawi has begun a mass distribution of mosquito nets to reach as many of the country’s 19 million people as possible.  Nets reduce the spread of malaria, which in Malawi accounts for 36% of all hospital outpatients and 15%…

REUTERS An adjusted version of an established drug against schistosomiasis, a tropical parasitic worm disease, has been shown to work in preschool children, likely offering a cure for millions. German chemical company Merck KGaA…

ADF STAFF The age of the oldest fossils in eastern Africa widely recognized as representing the human species has long been uncertain. Now, the dating of a huge volcanic eruption in southwestern Ethiopia reveals that some of the fossils…

ADF STAFF Since late 2019, the Greater Horn of Africa region has been dealing with the worst desert locust invasion in decades. Now, Somalia has opened a locust detection center to help deal with the crisis. The locusts have destroyed…

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…