Could Africa lead the way in pioneering plant-based vaccines? Focus On Africa Pocast
Sudan's army has chased out the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces from the capital city, Khartoum - but how significant is this development, and could it signal a major breakthough in the two year war? We hear from Mohanad Hashim, who is from the capital and has been following the war since it began. He has just returned from a trip there.
Why has Burkina Faso’s military rulers disbanded the country’s main journalists’ association and detained its leaders?
And could Africa lead the way in pioneering plant-based vaccines? We hear from a leading immunologist on how she and her team are developing plant-based immunisation technology.
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30 Apr 2025
- The motorists are forced to use an alternative route as they wait for the road to clear.
30 Apr 2025
- NSSF doubled its monthly contributions from a maximum of Ksh2,160 to Ksh4,320.
30 Apr 2025
- Tension and clashes claimed the lives of five Narok residents over on Monday.
30 Apr 2025
- President William Ruto’s State Visit to China saw more than 20 trade agreements and memoranda of understanding signed, that aim at improving various sectors of the economy.
30 Apr 2025
- The Climate Reality Project, a climate-focused nonprofit founded by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, is set to host an in-person training event in Nairobi in June.
30 Apr 2025
- President William Ruto has praised the increased contributions to the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) as a step toward the country’s financial security.
30 Apr 2025
- High Court Judge Bahati Mwamuye has declared a protest ban issued by former Nairobi Police Commander Adamson Bungei during the 2024 anti-tax demonstrations illegal and unconstitutional.
30 Apr 2025
- Justice Bahati Mwamuye issued the order in a case filed by the Law Society of Kenya (LSK), which had petitioned the court following the killing of Rex Masai during a protest.
30 Apr 2025
- The motorists are forced to use an alternative route as they wait for the road to clear.
30 Apr 2025
- Court rules police must be in uniform and should not conceal their faces.
30 Apr 2025
- The killing has left the community in shock.
30 Apr 2025
- The explosion in generative AI since the advent of ChatGPT has seen several startups launch apps focused on exchange and contact, sometimes described as virtual friends or therapists that communicate according to one's tastes and needs.
30 Apr 2025
- NSSF doubled its monthly contributions from a maximum of Ksh2,160 to Ksh4,320.