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The Groundwater Access Facility (GaFa) for the Horn of Africa's borderlands would enable critical investments in pre-feasibility analysis and project pipeline development in Kenya, Somalia, and Ethiopia.

Use Groundwater Access Facility to Boost to Tackle Drought in Eastern Africa

By United Nations Development Programme Published May 14, 2023 Ethiopia and The Netherlands in partnership with World Bank Group, United Nations Development Programme, United Nations Children Fund and Children Investment Funds Foundation have called for the creation of a Groundwater Access Facility (GaFa) to sustainably use millions of cubic kilometers of untapped groundwater reservoirs in…

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Based on the latest research in neurodiversity and learning through play, the Brick-by-Brick® programme (known as ‘Brick Club’ to children), is a clinically devised, child-led approach that offers children who need extra support to develop their communication, and build and maintain relationships, a positive and meaningful experience in a playful and accepting environment. Through collaborative play with LEGO® bricks, children have fun and make meaningful connections. Over time, children develop a sense of community and belonging through their shared interest in playing with LEGO bricks.

Play Included’s Brick-by-Brick® programme builds children’s language and communication skills in Kenya

By Hanna Garrett Published March 30, 2023 The internationally acclaimed Brick-by-Brick® programme, the original LEGO®-based therapy model developed by Play Included®, is now available in Kenya. Bee Heard Kenya, a leading Speech and Language Therapy and Occupational Therapy provider, is now using the programme in Nairobi to support the children it works with to develop…

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The Kampala-Malaba MGR is part of the multi-modal Northern Corridor route, which includes road transport from Mombasa in Kenya to landlocked Uganda and neighboring countries, including Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan and Eastern DR Congo. The corridor also has maritime links with Lake Victoria’s inland waterways.

Renovation of Meter Gauge Railway to Bolster East African Community Regional Trade

By African Development Bank Published January 4, 2023 African Development Bank is providing US$301 million to overhaul the Kampala-Malaba Meter Gauge Railway (MGR) in Uganda. The railway line is part of the East African Community’s Northern Corridor linking the capital, Kampala, to Kenya’s coastal city of Mombasa. The East African Community Railway Rehabilitation Support Project…

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Well known South African singer, Yvonne Chaka Chaka AKA The Princess of Africa, wowed the audience with her awesome performance and entertainment.

Top African Women Innovators and Entrepreneurs Awarded

By Iminza Keboge Published December 26, 2021 Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) has announced the winners of its AWIEF Awards for 2021. Out of 24 women founders and entrepreneurs from Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe selected as top finalists, 8 winners have been announced at…

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Isaac Awuondo, Chairman of NCBA Bank Kenya PLC, says, “I am delighted to be involved in shaping the Kenya Advisory Council programme for the year ahead, to ensure that the Kenya financial services sector has practitioners qualified above and beyond the standard competence requirements, supporting consumer confidence in the financial services market.”

Financial Services Ethics and integrity Advisory Committee Set Up

By Irene Gaitirira Published December 7, 2020 An organisation that promotes ethics and integrity in securities and investment profession through setting of examinations and offering qualifications to people working in or looking to establish a career in the financial planning, wealth management and capital markets profession, has launched a national advisory council in Kenya. Known…

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Calling on international support to deal with the crop-devouring insects, FAO says the swarms of locusts could grow 500 times by June 2020 due to weather conditions that favour rapid locust reproduction.

Cross-Border Campaign Needed to Combat Locust Upsurge in Eastern Africa

By Abdi Ali Published January 21, 2020 Unprecedented swarms of destructive desert locust in Kenya,  Ethiopia and Somalia could swell exponentially and spill over into more countries in eastern Africa if efforts to combat the pest are not scaled up across the region. Heavy rains that have been experienced since October 2019, are said to…

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