The University of Nairobi has made significant strides in the 2025 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings, breaking into two new Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) categories; Clean Water and Sanitation (SDG 6) and Climate Action (SDG 13)
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Uganda’s EACOP pipeline sparks ongoing climate justice debate as African movements intensify
by Carlton OlooEconomic ResponsibilityEnergy & TransitionInternational NewsNews & Analysis by Carlton Oloo 240 views 5 minutes readThe development of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), in Uganda has increasingly continued to attract national and international scrutiny, not just for its economic significance but also for…
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Tanzania is the most urbanised country in East Africa, according to data compiled by researchers at Yale and Columbia universities. The second largest economy in East Africa is 35.2 percent…
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The fight against desert locusts has been dealt a major blow as shortage of pesticides and motorised sprayers grips the market amid supply chain disruption. According to Cyril Ferrand, the…
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While much of the world focuses on the coronavirus pandemic that has infected more than 1.6 million people across the globe, East Africa is battling the worst invasion of desert locusts in…
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By Constant Munda Economists have played down the invasion of farmlands by desert locusts, saying it poses minimal impact on growth. The economy may miss its 2020 growth, projected by…
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Environmentalists reckon that Kenya and other countries in East Africa could ensure water security for their economies amid climate change through large-scale water harvesting techniques. According to John Kioli, the…
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“PANIC AS LOCUSTS RAID FOOD BASKET” was one of the headlines in The Daily Nation Newspaper on 14th January 2020 Locusts have invaded the country and it has become a…
