Smokers have a higher level of harmful bacteria in the mouth – new study

There is no safe level of smoking. Even second-hand smoke can lead to serious complications such as cardiovascular disease and cancer.

Nigeria recalled all its ambassadors a year ago and has not replaced them – international isolation looms

It implies that Nigeria does not want to maintain relationships with the international community. 

Mpox vaccines: Where they come from and what stands in the way of distributing them in Africa

The old types of smallpox vaccine were based on the vaccinia virus and they can have serious side effects and in rare cases can even be fatal.

Kenya’s new Cabinet: Finance Minister faces an uphill battle against corruption, unemployment and debt

The tough journey on the new path begins afresh with the appointment of a new cabinet which takes office after weeks of unrelenting protests by Kenya’s young population demanding better governance.

Kenya’s protests are different this time: 3 things that make it harder for government to crush them

The first factor that makes the current wave of protests different from previous ones is the absence of civil society organisations or political parties steering protest actions.As part of this history, Kenyans are familiar with the use of the police to violently repress public protests. This often...

HIV breakthrough: Drug trial shows injection twice a year is 100% effective against infection

Lenacapavir (Len LA) is a fusion capside inhibitor. It interferes with the HIV capsid, a protein shell that protects HIV’s genetic material and enzymes needed for replication. It is administered just under the skin, once every six months.

The IMF is failing countries like Kenya: why, and what can be done about it

To be sure, the IMF is not the only cause of Kenya’s problems with raising the funds to meet its substantial debt obligations and deal with its budget deficit.Other causes include the failure of the governing class to deal with corruption, to spend public finances responsibly and to manage an econom...

Humiliation and violence in Kenya’s colonial days – when old men were called ‘boy’ and Africans were publicly beaten

What caused Morocco’s earthquake? A geologist studying the Atlas mountains explains

The Atlas Mountains are getting pushed together at a rate of about 1 millimetre each year. This happens because the Eurasian and African plates are moving closer to each other.

Preference for sons is leaving young women in China exploited and abused

The one-child policy lasted three and a half decades, replaced by the two-child policy in 2016 and the three-child policy in 2021.