Kenya is launching Africa’s biggest school meals program
Under the new scheme, 250,000 children living in the country’s capital Nairobi will receive a hot meal every day.
Sub-Saharan Africa
Indigenous communities take ownership of what is now Ethiopia’s largest community conservation area
Indigenous communities in the Lower Omo River Valley of southwestern Ethiopia have taken ownership and management responsibilities of the Tama Wildlife Reserve area following legislation passed earlier in 2023.
Meningitis vaccine trial in Mali and The Gambia shows promise in “groundbreaking” development
The Serum Institute of India and Path successfully tested an effective and affordable vaccine for meningitis, a disease that claims the lives of an estimated 250,000 people each year.
Somalia to introduce direct universal suffrage in 2024
“The basic principles should be that the election of the Federal Somali Republic must be one that gives the public the opportunity to cast their votes democratically in a one-person, one-vote system,” the government said after reaching an agreement with state leaders.
Namibia’s highest court recognizes same-sex marriages performed in other countries
In a historic ruling, the Supreme Court of Namibia has ruled that the government is required to recognize same-sex marriages performed legally in other nations between citizens and foreign nationals.
Ghana first country to approve ‘world-changer’ malaria vaccine
Malaria kills about 620,000 people each year, most of them young children. It has been a massive, century-long, scientific undertaking to develop a vaccine that protects the body from the malaria parasite.
Kenya to expand use of ground-breaking malaria vaccine to more than 130,000 infants free of charge
The malaria vaccine – known as Mosquirix or RTS,s/AS01 – has seen a phased introduction in the country since a 2019 pilot program. This recent announcement represents a major step forward in the vaccine’s roll out.
Critically-endangered West African lion rebounding in Senegal
The lion population in Senegal’s Niokolo Koba Nation Park has grown slowly from a razor’s edge pride of 10 to 15 individuals in 2011 to perhaps as many as 40 today.
Solutions Africa introduces electric tuk-tuks in Kenya
Though many companies are currently working to ramp up implementation of electric motorbikes across Kenya, Solutions Africa appears to be the first to introduce electric versions of the popular 3-wheel tuk-tuk.
South Africa introduces new incentives for renewable energy
Businesses will be able to reduce their taxable income by 125% of the cost of a renewables investment. Individuals will be able to claim a rebate to the value of 25% of the cost of solar panels.