Gabon’s President Ali Bongo Ondimba has defied doubters and dispelled rumours of his demise due to ill health with the announcement that he will run for a third term in office.The 64-year-old Bongo, who suffered a stroke five years ago, has rarely been…
Kenya is among 12 countries across different regions of Africa that are set to receive 18 million doses of the first-ever malaria vaccine over the next two years.The first doses of the vaccine are expected to arrive in countries during the last quarte…
BIDCO Africa is currently processing 800 Mtons of palm oil per daily up from the initial 200 Mtons they produced when the company started the initial operations in the country.According to BIDCO Africa Chairman Vimal Shah, the increase has been due to …
The African continent needs to build citizens’ confidence in vaccine science to reverse misinformation, disinformation, and myths associated with COVID-19.The myths, misinformation, and disinformation went viral, reversing the gains made by partners i…
Unemployment, pressure to perform in school, drug abuse, exposure to social media, and human rights violations have been singled out as major factors leading to mental health cases among youth aged between 15-24 years in Kenya.A Director from the Nati…
The Ministry of Health has announced the mass administration of drugs in five counties in the Lake Region to control schistosomiasis (bilharzia) and intestinal worms.This comes after a granular mapping exercise conducted in November last year revealed…
The government has launched the ‘Accelerating Cleaning Action’ project in the country to provide Kenyans with clean energy that will stop them from using solid biomass.The Principal Secretary of the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum, Alex Wachira, said…
Officials in Cameroon say vaccine hesitancy is preventing them from inoculating millions of children for childhood diseases in the first major campaign since the COVID-19 pandemic began.The country has an outbreak of measles and rubella that has killed…