Kenya

ADF STAFF The COVID-19 pandemic has been a bumpy road for boda boda drivers in East Africa. The ubiquitous motorcycle taxis that ferry passengers along city streets have been declared a health hazard, were regulated, shut down and…

ADF STAFF Up to 70% of health care workers in Ghana and Kenya are experiencing burnout or stress as they lose patients — and colleagues — to COVID-19, a new study shows. About 62% of health care workers in both countries said they…

ADF STAFF Alongside its infrastructure investments in Africa, China is promoting the use of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) — raising concerns about increased poaching of the continent’s wildlife and the risk of future diseases…

ADF STAFF Although the rate of new COVID-19 cases in Africa declined in mid-November, nine nations have experienced a fourth wave of coronavirus infections, the Africa Centres for Disease Control (Africa CDC) and Prevention reported.…

ADF STAFF On March 18, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced a large, international study of four potential COVID-19 treatments. “We have called this study the Solidarity trial,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom…

ADF STAFF Kenya is building a DNA database of its marine species, such as sharks, rays, crustaceans and mollusks, to conserve its aquatic resources in the face of widespread illegal fishing. The exercise involves harvesting species…

ADF STAFF African nations will get an economic boost to help them overcome the financial strains created by COVID-19 under a project recently launched by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF announced the creation of a…

ADF STAFF Musa Sila, 57, has worked at sea for nearly four decades, but never in his career was he treated as poorly as when spent several months on a Chinese vessel in the Indian Ocean. During a meeting with Kenyan maritime…

ADF STAFF Through its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), China has loaned billions of dollars to African nations for a variety of major infrastructure projects, from highways and ports to power plants and government buildings. Although…

ADF STAFF Amid a recent surge of terrorism in Somalia and the continued lack of adequate state security forces, the need for peacekeepers remains high. Time is running out, however, on the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM),…