Two football fans are being paid $50,000 each to watch all 104 #WorldCup games from a specially built cube in Times Square, New York. Austin Franklin & Kevin Akoto were picked from 6,000 who applied. Fans are sitting outside the cube watching them watch the football...

The Cereal Millers Association Technical Conference Expo currently underway in Nairobi. Interesting discussions on aflatoxin.

Friday morming, Nairobi: The government's 'Rent Restriction Tribunal' holds its Dialogue Day today.

Just wondering if Sankara hotel in Nairobi is named after Thomas Sankara, former president of Upper Volta later named Burkina Faso?

The sun is out in Nairobi!

Sunday dailies

Africa’s healthcare systems face major challenges, from workforce shortages to gaps in infrastructure. In the latest episode of Africa Science Focus, reporter @mkaloki speaks with AI experts about how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is driving change across the continent. Charles Waka of @PathfinderInt explains how AI is optimising maternal and neonatal healthcare, improving outcomes for mothers and newborns. Ndisha Mwakala, a former health information systems advisor at the @CDCgov and Prevention, discusses how limited African data was a major hurdle in developing an AI tool to identify patients most at risk of HIV and connect them to testing and treatment. Zakia Salod, South African researcher in medical AI and bioinformatics, highlights how AI-powered tools like her VAXIN8 are accelerating vaccine development. Darlington Akogo, CEO of @minoHealth, discusses how his AI tool, Moremi, streamlines disease diagnosis, treatment planning, and prescription, while Uzma Alam, programme lead for science policy engagement at the Science for Africa Foundation, stresses the need for investment in AI research to maximise its benefits. LISTEN: scidev.net/global/podcast/ca…

Grace Kago, a Kenyan post-doctoral fellow in biomedical sciences at the University of Texas, believes that using local languages in science engagement encourages greater public participation. She explains further in our latest podcast episode. LISTEN: scidev.net/global/podcast/ho…

Cloudy morning in Nairobi

In Mombasa, Tuk Tuks are an integral part of the transport sector. Why have these three wheelers thrived in certain parts of Kenya and not in others, such as the capital Nairobi?

Thursday night. Kenya Innovation Week Gala Awards: Innovation is an important element in the growth of a society.

Tuk Tuk's are an integral part of the transport sector in places such as here in Thika and the city of Mombasa. However, why are they not used as much in cities like Nairobi?

In this episode of Africa Science Focus, reporter @mkaloki investigates how scientists are tackling the Africa’s food crisis by exploring gene editing to develop climate-resilient crops, particularly wheat. LISTEN: scidev.net/global/podcast/sc…

Cloudy morning in Nairobi

In this episode of Africa Science Focus, reporter @mkaloki speaks with African scientists and researchers about the need for better communication of scientific research. LISTEN: scidev.net/global/podcast/wh…