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The Gambia Eliminates Trachoma as Health Threat
BBC NEWS AT BBC.CO.UK/NEWS
The World Health Organization (WHO) has welcomed The Gambia’s elimination of trachoma as a public health threat, saying it will save families, including children, from blindness.
Health workers have been…
Pandemic Raises Popularity of Some Crops
REUTERS
In a flowing hijab, Karima M. Imam walks through her fields in northern Nigeria’s scrubland as workers harvest ginger, a gnarled brown root that has turned gold since COVID-19 struck.
“If I had the capital, I’d plant more.…
Guinea Worm Cases Drop To New Lows
VOICE OF AMERICA
Human Guinea worm cases in six African countries dropped to 27 in 2020, about 50% less than what was recorded the year before, despite COVID-19 challenges.
Animal cases fell by 20% over the same period. The figures…
Satellite Tallies Elephants From Orbiting Perch
BBC NEWS AT BBC.CO.UK/NEWS
At first, the satellite images appear to be of gray blobs in a forest of green splotches. But on closer inspection, those blobs are revealed as elephants wandering among the trees. Scientists are using these…
Kenya Swats Back at Locust Invasion
As East Africa has endured one of the worst locust invasions in 70 years, a Kenyan company is fighting back — by treating the voracious insects as a cash crop.
The infestation began in Kenya in late 2019 after a series of unusual weather…
Savings Groups Give Lifeline to Kenyans
VOICE OF AMERICA
The COVID-19 pandemic has wiped out an estimated 2 million jobs in Kenya, forcing many into the informal economy. Kenyans, however, also have a secret that is keeping many of them financially afloat — the largest…