Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology Stories

Sahara Desert, once lush and green, was home to mysterious human lineage
Reuters  |  Apr 04, 2025

During a period from about 14,500 to 5,000 years ago, it was a lush green savannah rich in bodies of water and teeming with life.

Ethiopia’s civil war: What’s behind the Amhara rebellion?
The Conversation  |  Apr 03, 2025

Ultimately, enduring peace requires ending the cycle of ethnic dominance in Ethiopia’s federal governance arrangement.

Multi-billion shilling health projects stall, deepening Kenya's health crisis - report
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 02, 2025

Auditor General Nancy Gathungu said the key projects, including the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) Paediatric Emergency and Burns Centre, the Kisii...

Senators decry slow transfer of devolved assets, call out technical committee for inaction
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 02, 2025

The transfer of assets related to the defunct local authorities and those tied to devolved functions remains incomplete, leaving counties unable to fu...

1.5 million-year-old bone tools discovered in Tanzania rewrite human evolution history
The Conversation  |  Mar 31, 2025

This discovery will likely encourage researchers to pay closer attention to the subtle signs of bone knapping in fossil assemblages. This way we will...

Counties in Crisis: Governors demand immediate restoration of all diverted funds
Barack Oduor  |  Mar 22, 2025

The governors threatened to suspend county operations in 14 days if the National Treasury did not restore Sh38.4 billion in diverted funds and release...

Governors threaten counties shutdown over Sh78 billion withheld funds
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 21, 2025

The governors said the Sh38.4 billion lost from additional allocations includes Sh24 billion meant for critical county projects in healthcare, agricul...

Treasury CS Mbadi proposes reduction of counties to achieve financial sustainability
Charles Adinda  |  Mar 20, 2025

The CS suggested that the country may have to either go back to the eight provinces in the previous Constitution or have a maximum of 14 regions to ac...

Raila: I stopped Ruto’s regime from falling under military rule during Gen Z protests
Lucy Mumbi  |  Mar 16, 2025

He explained that the government’s decision to call in the military to quell the protests was a grave mistake that could have resulted in soldiers ass...

When did our ancestors start to eat meat regularly? Fossilised teeth get us closer to the answer
The Conversation  |  Mar 04, 2025

Our findings suggest that these ape-like, small-brained early hominins were eating mostly plants. There was little to no evidence of meat consumption....

Sudan’s civilian coalition to unveil new political vision and roadmap to end war
Margaret Wanjiru  |  Mar 03, 2025

Tagadum was founded in October 2023 to form the broadest coalition against the war, achieve peace and restore Sudan's civilian transition.

Medical Services PS Kimtai appeals for Sh1 billion to implement 'roadside' declarations
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 21, 2025

Many of these projects were announced during President Ruto's development tours in response to public requests for improved infrastructure.

Nakuru overtakes Kiambu to become Kenya’s second-largest county by GDP size
Alfred Onyango  |  Jan 15, 2025

Nakuru now boasts a nominal Gross County Product (GCP) of Sh785.75 billion as of 2023, compared to Sh760.8 billion of Kiambu.

Tana River, Marsabit lead in Gross County Product growth, outpacing wealthier counties
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jan 16, 2025

In the same rankings, Nairobi County, the country’s economic hub, posted the fifth-highest growth at 6.1 per cent, largely supported by an expanding f...

Patients at risk as Senate audit exposes chronic failures in county hospitals
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 18, 2024

The facilities, which are supposed to provide basic health services, are severely understaffed, underfunded, and plagued by equipment shortages and fr...

Governance experts say transfer of devolved roles not a favour to governors
Barack Oduor  |  Dec 17, 2024

Mkangi warns that the transfer of the functions should be cerebral, where devolution is optimally implemented the way Kenyans designed it.

Ruto sets deadline for transfer of devolved functions to counties
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 16, 2024

He acknowledged the ongoing consultations between national and county governments to resolve the transfer of remaining functions.

Ruto grants health human resources taskforce 60 more days to finalise reform recommendations
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 15, 2024

According to President Ruto, its work is critical in addressing existing gaps in the recruitment, replacement, training, and retention of health worke...

Counties to receive Sh32 billion as DP Kindiki pushes for devolution reforms
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 13, 2024

Key resolutions from the meeting include fast-tracking the transfer and gazettement of devolved functions agreed upon by the national and county gover...

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