Kenya

The second edition of the acceleration programme aimed at agribusiness start-ups promoted by O-Farms, in collaboration with the Nairobi-based E4Impact Foundation accelerator, has started, with 10 Kenyan start-ups that will have access to funding

New species of mosquito capable of transmitting malaria, first discovered in Djibouti in 2012, has been detected in Kenya; Institute of Medical Research urged people to use mosquito nets and destroy any potential areas where the mosquito can breed

In Nairobi, motorcyclists are going electric thanks to the increase in charging points across the capital; the combination of more charging stations and lower running costs are making it easier to move away from polluting petrol vehicles

Kenya is the third most HIV-infected country in the world as recent statistics show: 1,6 million people are infected, more than half unaware of it, in a population of 54 milllion

Women from the Ilpolei Twala Cultural Manyatta Women group are taking action against an invasive cactus that kills their livestock and makes their land difficult to cultivate, using a machine to grind it to a pulp, which they use to produce biogas

Over 3,5 million children in Kenya risk to be cut off from school when schools reopen for the first term in January this year due to the ongoing drought, according to Save the Children

The number of Kenyans affected by drought is expected to reach 6 million by January, according to the latest projections by the National Drought Management Authority

Thanks to a system of training and education to raise awareness of the importance of childbirth in health facilities and the establishment of a fund, Linda Mama, 'protect the mother', maternal mortality has been greatly reduced in the last ten years

The Kenyan Defence Force will give up one day's pay per month to help raise funds to combat the effects of the drought that has hit the country

The country is about to import its first consignment of genetically modified maize, amid a devastating drought that puts millions of people at risk of starvation in some areas

Kenyan Nelly Cheboi Sole, CEO and founder of Techlit Africa, salvages old computers to teach children computer skills with the organisation she founded

A plan has been proposed to curb the export of all raw tea in an attempt to increase revenue for farmers and create jobs by forcing producers to process the products within the country