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.

Women are less happy than men - Survey

Many women are still the main caregivers for children and elderly relatives. Most also have the double burden of managing the home and family arrangements on top of paid work responsibilities.

How the British used street names to show colonial power

This was a strategy to actively alienate the native Africans, who had little or no say in the city’s affairs. This strategy was epitomised by the British, who applied it in Nairobi and other parts of Kenya from the late 1800s.