Covid-19

Kenya will reopen its airspace to international flights next month on August 1 as resumption of domestic flights takes off next Wednesday. The East African nation has also lifted restrictions…

Shortly after Covid-19 pandemic arrived in Kenya, the government launched an innovation contest aimed at birthing solutions that would help the population weather the storm and ensure sustainable practices in…

Tanzania has suffered the biggest rollback of poverty reduction gains in East Africa battered by Covid-19 pandemic, with about six million more Tanzanians sliding into extreme poverty over the past…

Even before the globe got hit by the Covid-19 crisis, efforts to slow down climate change, reduce the number of people going without food and bridge widening inequalities had either…

Covid-19 has achieved what decades of climate change talks couldn’t – a significant decrease in our global emissions of carbon dioxide. We’re looking at a decrease of up to 8%…

The South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) is pushing for a green economic recovery plan, which should consider renewable energy as one of the main components of the government economic…

If any image has singularly captured the public’s attention during the coronavirus pandemic, it has been The Curve. The graph charts the incidence of new cases — and by extension,…

Wildlife trafficking is a clear and present danger and not only to endangered species. It is also posing a grave risk to people. By trafficking protected species far and wide,…

The Covid-19 crisis has not just disrupted lifestyles and work patterns. It has also shaken the emotional balance and wellbeing of many people, including school-going children. As a result of…

Uganda has witnessed the steepest drop in road traffic in Africa as a result of travel curbs to contain coronavirus. Data from Norway-based consulting firm Rystad Energy shows that traffic…