Jackson Okata

Nairobi

Award winning https://t.co/AHQWwXxUhD Journalism Network, Earth Journalism Network, Internews, Journalists for Human Rights, Africa Centre for Media Excellence

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Kenya: LGBTQ+ Refugees Say Kenya's Reform Plan Risks Leaving Them Out

2 weeks ago | allafrica.com | Jackson Okata

What's the context? Kenya plans to turn the Dadaab and Kakuma refugee camps into open cities. But LGBTQ+ refugees say their needs are being ignored.
LGBTQ+ refugees say Kenya’s reform plan risks leaving them out

2 weeks ago | timeslive.co.za | Jackson Okata

FEATURE LGBTQ+ refugees say Kenya’s reform plan risks leaving them out President William Ruto’s Shirika Plan aims to turn refugee camps into cities 29 April 2025 - 04:30 By Jackson Okata Already an outsider, Ugandan refugee Constance fears a plan to integrate hundreds of thousands of asylum seekers into Kenyan society will instead further alienate him and other LGBTQ+ refugees at a time of rising hostility...
LGBTQ+ refugees say Kenya's reform plan risks leaving them out

2 weeks ago | context.news | Jackson Okata

What’s the context? Kenya plans to turn the Dadaab and Kakuma refugee camps into open cities. But LGBTQ+ refugees say their needs are being ignored.
Trump’s isolationism endangers Africa’s health systems

3 weeks ago | theafricanmirror.africa | Jackson Okata

IN the recent past, the African continent has battled multiple epidemics, including monkeypox, Ebola, and Marburg fever. Undoubtedly, Africa’s healthcare system is shaky, and without international and donor support, it would quickly crumble. The World Health Organisation (WHO) and global health networks continue to play a crucial role in helping African nations establish functional public health systems and, at times, in managing disease outbreaks.
Opinion: Trump’s Isolationism Endangers Africa’s Health Systems

3 weeks ago | panafricanvisions.com | Jackson Okata

Pan African Visions April 17, 2025 By Jackson OkataIn the recent past, the African continent has battled multiple epidemics, including monkeypox, Ebola, and Marburg fever. There is no doubt that Africa’s healthcare system is shaky, and without international and donor support, it would quickly crumble.
‘Russia will tell our story’: African experts react to Moscow’s major media move - Jackson Okata

4 weeks ago | qoshe.com | Jackson Okata

In February, Russian news agency Sputnik opened its first African editorial center in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital. Foreign policy experts opine that the move is a clear indication of Moscow’s deliberate intention to intensify its engagements with the African continent.
Science-Backed Solutions Key to Addressing East Africa’s Water Insecurity, Experts Say

1 month ago | talkafrica.co.ke | Jackson Okata |Mary Mwendwa

By Jackson OkataNairobi, Kenya: Scientists and water sector policymakers are pushing for science-backed solutions to address the threatening water insecurity situation in East African countries. Global leaders, scientists, policymakers, and development partners meeting in Nairobi for the inaugural CGIAR Science Week argue that science is key to unlocking East Africa’s water security and productivity amid rising impacts of climate change such as droughts and floods.
Experts Push for Agroecology Policy Shift as Solution to Africa’s Food Crisis

1 month ago | talkafrica.co.ke | Jackson Okata |WINNIE KAMAU

By Jackson OkataNairobi, Kenya: Climate-smart farming crusaders and stakeholders are challenging African governments to initiate and enact policies that will see the region cut over-reliance on conventional food production systems as a solution to the continent’s food crisis.
African Food Crisis Emergency Response Success Depends on Farmer-Managed Seed Systems

1 month ago | talkafrica.co.ke | Jackson Okata |WINNIE KAMAU

By Jackson Okata Nairobi, Kenya: As Africa grapples with the need to feed its growing population amidst changing climate conditions, community-centred farmer-managed seed systems could prove to be a critical element in the continent’s emergency responses to food crises, experts have advised.
Trump’s ‘America first’? Africa’s ‘about time’

2 months ago | rt.com | Jackson Okata

Kenyan experts share their thoughts on what to expect from the new US administration By Jackson Okata, an award-winning independent journalist based in Nairobi, Kenya, whose work has been published by CNN, The Guardian, Reuters, China Dialogue, Openly, AllAfrica, Mongabay, Inter Press Service, Zenger News, and Al Jazeera English When Donald Trump was elected as the 47th US president, there was no doubt that his country’s foreign policy, and more particularly, its relationship with African...