More sinned against than sunning: How Ogiek people’s quest for indigenous cultural and land rights is thorny legal issue for Kenya

More sinned against than sunning: How Ogiek people’s quest for indigenous cultural and land rights is thorny legal issue for Kenya

The Africa Court mandated the establishment of a Community Development Fund within 12 months, into which all compensation funds would be deposited. This fund was to be managed with adequate representation from the Ogiek community to ensur that the reparations directly benefit those affected.

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New malaria drug Coartem Baby set for rollout in East and West Africa after successful trials in Uganda

New malaria drug Coartem Baby set for rollout in East and West Africa after successful trials in Uganda

Africa’s 1.5 billion people accounted for 95 per cent of an estimated 597,000 malaria deaths worldwide in 2023, according to the WHO. More than three-quarters of those deaths were among children.
In Uganda, an east African country of 45 million people, there were 12.6 million malaria cases and nearly 16,000 deaths in 2023. Many were children younger than five and pregnant women, according to WHO.

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