AUCCW 2026 Opens at Kenyatta University, Targets Solutions for Planetary Health and Climate Resilience

NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 10 – The inaugural African Universities and Communities Climate Week (AUCCW) 2026 has officially opened at Kenyatta University, running from August 9 to 15, 2026 brings together a diverse coalition of climate scientists, policymakers, academic researchers, students, local community leaders and youth innovators. The Seven-day Summit Hosted under the theme “One Health…

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How WHX Nairobi Is Helping Hospitals Navigate Procurement Decisions Under Kenya’s New SHA System

NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 6 – Sub-Saharan Africa faces a critical turning point in healthcare delivery as soaring regional demand continues to outpace available funding, leaving spending well below global averages. However, joint findings from the World Bank and the World Health Organization suggest this gap presents an unprecedented opportunity for private enterprise to step in,…

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Smart Applications Launches ‘Smart PharmaLink’ to Transform Digital Healthcare Across Africa

MOMBASA, Kenya, Aug 5 – In a major step toward digitizing Africa’s healthcare ecosystem, Smart Applications International has officially launched Smart PharmaLink, an integrated pharmacy management platform engineered to automate operations, boost efficiency, and improve patient outcomes through data-driven decisions. ​The platform was unveiled at the PrideInn Paradise Beach Resort & Spa in Mombasa during…

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Congolese Community Calls on Kenya to Investigate Alleged M23 Recruitment in Nairobi

NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 1- Members of Kenya’s Congolese community are pressing the government to investigate claims that individuals linked to the Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC)/M23 movement have been recruiting, mobilizing and raising funds in Nairobi in support of the ongoing conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Ganza Daniel, President of the Mutualite Banyamulenge Community…

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The Burns Brothers, Strathmore Business School Launch ‘Creative Economy 101’ to Unlock One Million African Jobs

PHOTO: Award-winning Kenyan music producer Motif Di Don, Timothy Owase, CEO of the Kenya Film Commission, Mike Burns, President and Founding Partner of The Burns Brothers, and Nelly Wainaina, Group Director of Marketing, Communication and Citizenship at NCBA, engage with the Creative Economy 101 learning platform during the launch of the programme at Strathmore University…

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Kenya to Host Regional Healthcare Hub as World Health Expo Returns to Nairobi in September 2026

NAIROBI, Kenya, July 23 – Kenya is consolidating its position as the primary commercial and logistical gateway for East Africa’s healthcare market as the World Health Expo (WHX) prepares to return to Nairobi from September 16–18, 2026, at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) bringing together manufacturers, distributors, hospital buyers, logistics providers and policymakers at…

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Kenya Wins Global Recognition for Veterinary Drug Oversight, Lands First African Bid to Host World Congress

By Mercy Kachenge NAIROBI, Kenya, July 18 – As climate change fuels prolonged droughts, emerging livestock diseases and antimicrobial resistance, veterinary medicine has become one of the most critical yet often overlooked pillars of Kenya’s food security. Kenya is earning global recognition for strengthening animal health systems. The country recently won the bid to host…

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TECNO and Angélica Dass Unveil “100 Portraits of Becoming,” a New Visual Archive Celebrating Human Potential

NAIROBI, Kenya, July 7 – As AI increasingly shapes how people are seen and represented, an urgent question emerges: how do we ensure technology reflects humanity in all its complexity? TECNO believes the answer starts with a simple principle technology should help the world see people more truthfully. With that belief, TECNO and Brazilian visual…

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Swisscontact: Human Capital Key to Transforming Africa’s Agri-Food Systems

NAIROBI, Kenya, July 3 – As policymakers and investors across the continent increasingly focus on financing African agri-food systems, a critical piece of the continent’s farming transformation is being left out of the blueprint. Swisscontact is sounding an alarm, warning that injecting capital into agriculture will fail to yield long-term results without an equal, urgent…

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ODPP Calls for Regional Collaboration to Combat Crypto Financial Crimes

NAIROBI, Kenya, July 1 – In a major regional push to combat technology-driven illicit wealth, East African prosecution and police agencies have converged in Nairobi for a five-day intensive workshop on cryptocurrency in International Financial Investigations. Representing Kenya’s Director of Public Prosecutions and EAAP Secretary General Renson Ingonga, Senior Deputy DPP Vincent Monda officially joined…

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