Kenya

ADF STAFF Kenyan scientists are among those who have rapidly sequenced SARS-CoV-2 variants over the last two years, exemplifying the continent’s scientific capability. Scientists from two laboratories in Kenya — the International…

ADF STAFF Kenya is building a counter-improvised explosive device (C-IED) center in Embakasi to fight extremist threats in the region.  The new facility at the Humanitarian Peace Support School is funded by Germany and the United…

ADF STAFF When President Félix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) attended the 77th United Nations General Assembly, his country’s restive eastern provinces were at the top of his agenda. After accepting the DRC as a…

ADF STAFF Young people have been among the hardest hit by the socioeconomic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, suffering education and training disruptions, losing sources of income, and dealing with food insecurity. Of the estimated 1.4…

ADF STAFF The slaying of South African park ranger Anton Mzimba, who was gunned down while working on his car outside his home on July 26, shocked and saddened the nation. Mzimba, 49, was the head ranger at Timbavati Private Nature…

ADF STAFF Social media can be an effective tool to spread accurate information about COVID-19 and help guard against the pandemic’s spread. Its many platforms also can be used to disseminate false information about the disease, its…

ADF STAFF Over the past decade, China has loaned more than $17 billion to Ghana for a variety of infrastructure projects from hydroelectric projects to broadband internet systems. As China’s lending has grown, so has Ghana’s debt, putting…

ADF STAFF Pregnant women who catch COVID-19 are in much greater danger than previously suspected, according to a new study that analyzed data collected from six African countries. The study found that pregnant women with SARS-CoV-2, the…

ADF STAFF Minutes after dropping her daughter off at school on August 23, 2021, Babita Deokaran returned to her home in south Johannesburg, where she was killed in a hail of bullets by paid assassins. The Gauteng health department chief…

ADF STAFF As Kenya grappled with its sixth wave of COVID-19 infections, it opened an oxygen plant that will supply health care facilities in Nakuru, about 160 kilometers northwest of Nairobi. Launched in early July, the plant will…