650,000 African children given malaria jab: WHO
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- Two years into a malaria vaccine pilot scheme, more than 650,000 children have been immunised across…
5 years ago
Kenya
Kenya’s locust hunters on tireless quest to halt ancient pest
by Fran BLANDY MERU, Kenya (AFP) -- As dawn breaks in central Kenya, a helicopter lifts off in a race…
5 years ago
Kenya declares school year ‘lost’, classes back in 2021
NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) -- Kenya on Tuesday declared that its school year was considered lost because of the coronavirus pandemic,…
6 years ago
In midst of pandemic, E. Africa braces for another locust invasion
by Marion DOUET Agence France Presse NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) -- East Africa is bracing for a third outbreak of desert…
6 years ago
‘We can get it done here’: Africa’s tech scene tackles virus
by Fran BLANDY and AFP Africa bureaus PICTURES BY SIMON MAINA AND NIPAH DENNIS Agence France-Presse NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP)— Watching from…
6 years ago
Kenya confirms first case of coronavirus in East Africa
NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) -- Kenya announced Friday the first confirmed case of coronavirus in East Africa, as the region so…
6 years ago
Rare white giraffes killed by poachers in Kenya: conservationists
NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) -- Kenya's only female white giraffe and her calf have been killed by poachers, conservationists said Tuesday,…
6 years ago
Uganda army fights voracious desert locusts
By Michael O'HAGAN Agence France-Presse OTUKE, Uganda (AFP) — Under a warm morning sun scores of weary soldiers stare as millions…
6 years ago
Tim the Elephant, one of Africa’s last ‘giant tuskers’, dies
NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) -- Big Tim, a beloved elephant who was one of Africa's last giant "tuskers", has died, the…
6 years ago
Locusts the latest curse of East Africa weather extremes
NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) - Fran BLANDY Billions of locusts swarming through East Africa are the result of extreme weather swings…
6 years ago
Kenya landslides kill 29 people
NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) -- At least 29 people were killed in Kenya when their homes were swept away in…
7 years ago
Huge fire at Kenya hospital forces evacuation of 100 patients
NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) -- A massive fire at the oldest hospital in the Kenyan port city of Mombasa forced the…
7 years ago
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