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Nepal’s Ministry of Health and Population (MOHP), working with the World Health Organization (WHO), has expanded national laboratory quality management capacity through a new internal auditor and lead assessor training programme aligned…

Pakistan has expanded its national response to Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) through a multi-sector surveillance and laboratory strengthening programme supported by the United Kingdom’s Fleming Fund, positioning the country among a…

As carbon markets face mounting scrutiny, a new international coalition spearheaded by Kenya, the UK, and Singapore aims to restore integrity and trust, offering African economies a path to climate finance without the burden of debt.

Uyombo, a small coastal village in Kenya, Kilifi County, has recently sparked unrest due to uncertainty in talks of a nuclear power plant coming to the area. While the government…

Nairobi, September 7, 2020- Keith Hansen, an American, has been appointed as the new Country director for four African countries: Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia and Uganda by the World Bank. As…

Some 1.7 million urban poor families in Kenya are set to have their living conditions upgraded through modernised basic infrastructure like clean water in a social project funded by the…

Africa’s food import bill is likely to balloon, lifted by a deadly mix of shocks including the Covid-19 pandemic, desert locust invasion and natural disasters such as floods and drought.…

Kenya’s first floating solar power station is set to be constructed by a flower farm, opening a new chapter in the country’s green energy technological prowess. With a capacity of 69…

Uganda is on course to posting the largest economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa this year despite being marred by the Covid-19 shock, according to World Bank’s latest projections. Uganda’s economy…

Djibouti is the most expensive country in Africa while its neighbour Eritrea in the Horn of Africa enjoys the lowest cost of living, according to data compiled by the World…