Jackson Okata

During the 11th Our Ocean Conference held in the coastal city of Mombasa, the Kenyan government, together wit…

Experts warn that the US plan to build an Ebola quarantine facility puts Kenya at risk

Local harvesters lured by quick cash, rogue officials looking the other way, and online marketplaces make rar…

SCIENTISTS, policymakers and development partners have called for greater investment in Africa-led research a…

The Wasini fishing community showcased how investing in the systematic collection of fisheries data understan…

WASINI, Kenya, June 26 (IPS) - As the afternoon sun casts a golden glow over Mukwiro village on Wasini Island…

MOMBASA - Africa was front and center at the Our Ocean Conference in Kenya, the first time the annual gatheri…

AT the Our Ocean Conference hosted in Kenya, the governments of Kenya, Seychelles, Gabon, Tanzania and South …

FOURTEEN national governments from across Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe, and the Pacific today adopted …

SCIENTISTS have identified 165,922 km² of coral reefs across 71 countries and 100 territories with the strong…

THE Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has approved the use of Acoziborole Winthrop (acoziborole) as a si…

It's time Africa moved from the periphery and became a global defender of the rule of law and sovereignty, ex…

China's digital payment system being introduced on the continent helps reduce dollar dependency, experts beli…

China's digital payment system being introduced on the continent helps reduce dependence on dollar, experts b…

Less than a year after the introduction of the typhoid conjugate vaccine, mothers from endemic parts of Kenya…

IN the fertile fields of rural Africa, where food should nourish life, a quiet danger is taking root. From Ke…

African experts warn against overdependence on any single donor or bloc

By Jackson Okata Nairobi- The Government of Kenya, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and UN-Habitat have la…

Thousands of Kenyan Somalis living in refugee camps are trapped in a painful paradox of officially being reco…

NYERI, Kenya - Wakati Kenya ilipoadhimisha usafirishaji wake wa kwanza wa kahawa inayokidhi viwango vya EUDR …

By Jackson Okata Nairobi, Kenya - Every 30 seconds, somewhere in Africa, a baby is born without life. It is a…

After fleeing homophobic attacks in Uganda, lesbian mothers hoped for safety in Kenya. Instead, many say thei…