Drug offers less resistance and few side effects
Nutrition Early Warning System's goal is to catch the subtle signs of a hunger crisis brewing in Africa as much as a year in advance
Innovator at Kenya’s Lake Victoria processes water hyacinth into paper, creating jobs and supporting environmental sustainability
An innovator at Kenya’s Lake Victoria has turned an invasion of water hyacinth into a business opportunity, making paper from the weed that he sells in local shops. The initiative is creating jobs and supporting environmental sustainability. Lenny Ruvaga has the story for VOA from Kisumu.
Athletes are perfecting their skills ahead of July competition and hoping for a good showing in front of home crowd
It is no secret that African countries are struggling to supply enough electricity to their rapidly growing populations. But some companies see the challenge as a chance for Africa to go green. Here's a look inside East Africa's largest biogas energy plant in Naivasha, Kenya. VOA's Lenny Ruvaga reports.
Can the sport give football and track a run for their money in terms of popularity? Little League president thinks so
According to the World Bank, 80 percent of Kenyan youth are unemployed. But an initiative by USAID is ensuring that youth who don't complete secondary school are trained in a vocation. The program, now in its second year, is having marked results. For VOA, Lenny Ruvaga reports from Bungom, Kenya.
Transportation can be barrier to education for many girls in poor countries, but bicycles make a difference
Officers caught on video beating journalist, protester
Tanzania has prevailed in recent regional competition for major infrastructure projects
Authors of report, which followed mission by World Organization Against Torture, are worried about impact of rights violations on 2017 elections
Easier-to-ingest drugs offer new hope against disease, which kills 140,000 children each year
Governments, businesses, development partners pitch in; goal for Africa is not just achieving food self-sufficiency but also making agriculture an engine of profit
Two-day Tokyo International Conference on African Development draws 10,000 to its first gathering in Africa
Communities in southern Kenya are slowly embracing alternative rites of passage for girls. These are ceremonies that replace female genital mutilation. VOA's Lenny Ruvaga reports from Oloitoktok, Kenya.
Four teams of young people living in Kenya hold inaugural peace tournament to foster brotherhood as civil war grips their homeland
One analyst says private-public partnerships and investments by Africans living abroad could be an alternate revenue stream for the continent
Last group of Kenyan evacuees landed safely at country's main airport Tuesday afternoon; unknown number remains stranded
Benjamin Netanyahu‘s four-country African tour seen as possible opening of new chapter in Israel-Africa relations
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