While farming community is the most studied population in Kenya, new evidence now links climate change to mental health

While farming community is the most studied population in Kenya, new evidence now links climate change to mental health

Elizabeth Amina Kadenge is a 41-year-old farmer and mother of four in Kaloleni. At the time of the study, her maize harvest had been wiped out by drought. This year, it was wiped out again – by too much rain.

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Garbage science: ‘Claims Covid vaccines saved millions lends credence to fears that peer review is  corrupted’

Garbage science: ‘Claims Covid vaccines saved millions lends credence to fears that peer review is  corrupted’

In their paper, Rancourt and Hickey examined the counterfactual models and the claims those models made about deaths averted over time. They discovered that the models display large peaks in lives saved immediately after the vaccine and booster rollouts.

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Moroccan Gen Z 212 return to streets to force Mohammed VI to sack cabinet, expand reforms

Moroccan Gen Z 212 return to streets to force Mohammed VI to sack cabinet, expand reforms

In Morocco, people born between 1995 and 2010, referred to as Gen Z, make up the largest share of the population. Around 25 per cent of them are not employed or in school or training, according to official data.

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Pressure piles on President Rajoelina to quit as Madagascar’s Gen Z protesters clash with police

Pressure piles on President Rajoelina to quit as Madagascar’s Gen Z protesters clash with police

Madagascar, a large island of around 31 million people off the east coast of Africa with a history of political crises, has seen several leaders forced out in uprisings since it gained independence from France in 1960.

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Visa barriers set for ouster after African trade bloc Comesa launches digital payments system

Visa barriers set for ouster after African trade bloc Comesa launches digital payments system

The initiative seeks to assist medium, small and micro enterprises, who account for 80 per cent of business and 60 per cent of employment in member states, but have to deal with “cumbersome, insecure and expensive” cross-border payments systems, he said.

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Sissi invites Trump to visit Egypt  to witness Israel-Hamas deal signing ‘in a ceremony befitting the occasion’

Sissi invites Trump to visit Egypt  to witness Israel-Hamas deal signing ‘in a ceremony befitting the occasion’

In Israel’s ensuing offensive, more than 67,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza and nearly 170,000 wounded during the war, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, which doesn’t differentiate between civilians and combatants but says around half of the deaths were women and children.

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Kenya Hospices criticises health scheme for discrimination against patients with terminal diseases

Kenya Hospices criticises health scheme for discrimination against patients with terminal diseases

Speaking during the World Hospice and Palliative Care Day 2025 celebrations held at Embu Level Five Hospital on Wednesday, KEHPCA Director David Musyoki said SHA being the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) body in the country should guarantee full coverage for critical patients whether inpatient or under home-based care.

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Kenya roots for Comesa economic and currency integration, says wars slowing down growth

Kenya roots for Comesa economic and currency integration, says wars slowing down growth

According to Mudavadi, unlocking the estimated $2.1 trillion of assets under management of African pension funds, insurance companies and sovereign wealth funds, will be critical to mobilizing resources for the continent’s transformation and sustainable development.

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Israel denies stripping naked South African activists on Gaza flotilla over genocide case

Israel denies stripping naked South African activists on Gaza flotilla over genocide case

Speaking after their return, the activists, which include the grandson of Nelson Mandela, said they were singled out after Israeli guards noticed that they were from South Africa. Two Muslim women among the group said they had their hijabs ripped off their heads and were forced to strip naked in front of Israeli soldiers.

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