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April 29
Africa: Bridging the Gap Between Science and Policymaking
This article was produced with the support of the International Network for Governmental Science Advice (INGSA). Read more »
December 20, 2023
West Africa: In West Africa, Food Poisoning Is Silently On the Prowl
This article was supported by Lloyd's Register Foundation Read more »
November 16, 2023
Africa: AI a 'Potent Remedy' for Africa's Health Challenges
Artificial Intelligence (AI) could emerge as a potent remedy for long-standing challenges in Africa's health care sector if innovators, researchers and policymakers collaborated… Read more »
October 27, 2023
Africa: Pesticide Policy Failings in Africa a Risk to Health
Stronger legislation is needed to curb the influx of illegal pesticide products in Africa, says chemicals risk expert Fredrick Otieno. Read more »
October 06, 2023
Africa: African Firms 'Need Know-How to Make New Malaria Jab'
Vaccine developers must share the know-how behind a groundbreaking new malaria jab so it can be rolled out efficiently to poor populations in Africa that need it most, according to… Read more »
September 20, 2023
Africa: Rattled Rice Importing Countries Eye Self-Sufficiency
An Indian export ban on non-basmati rice has spurred calls to pursue greater self-sufficiency among rice-consuming countries and expand rice production to new areas such as Africa… Read more »
August 28, 2023
Africa: Climate Monitoring Upgrades Urgently Needed in Africa
Damage and deaths caused by climate-related disasters across Africa will balloon if the continent's so-called "hydromet" infrastructure for monitoring weather and water and is not… Read more »
September 13, 2023
Malawi: Health Workers Primed to Fight Breast Cancer in Malawi
Women in rural Malawi are learning how to detect breast cancer thanks to the country's first dedicated training programme for health workers, aimed at reducing the burden of the… Read more »
September 11, 2023
Africa: Africa Climate Summit Pledges 'Ignore Smallholders'
Commitments made at the first African Climate Summit, which will form the basis of talks at COP28 last this year, failed to address adequately the challenges facing the continent's… Read more »
August 17, 2023
West Africa: Anthrax Vaccine Funding Urged Amid West Africa Outbreak
As Ghana and Nigeria grapple with outbreaks of anthrax, scientists say governments must prioritise funds for vaccination to prevent a re-emergence of the disease across West… Read more »
July 27, 2023
Kenya: Concerns Rise Over Pesticide Use in Kenya
This article is supported by CABI. Read more »
June 23, 2023
Africa: Quarter of a Billion At Hunger Risk After War, Drought
Almost a quarter of a billion people are now at risk of hunger as conflict, drought and flooding combined to wreak havoc on farms and food supply chains in 2022, according to the… Read more »
June 08, 2023
Kenya: Push-Pull Tech 'Controls Pests, Increases Maize Yields'
So-called "push-pull" agricultural practices that aim to improve crop yields by minimising the use of synthetic herbicides and insecticides increases yields and prevents pests from… Read more »
May 30, 2023
Africa: AI Crop Predictor Aids Africa's Crisis Planning
An Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool is using satellite remote sensing and machine learning to predict agricultural yields of key crops across Africa, to help mitigate the harms of… Read more »
April 14, 2023
Africa: Long-Term Funding Needed to Nurture African Science
Accelerating investment in science will equip Africa to address challenges faced by local communities and prevent an exodus of talent from the continent, says Thomas Kariuki,… Read more »
March 17, 2023
Africa: Q&A - 'Innovate to Unlock Africa's Livestock Potential'
Appolinaire Djikeng promises to strengthen research and innovation to improve the health of farmed animals as he becomes the first African to head the International Livestock… Read more »
March 14, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria's Currency Shortage 'Harming Healthcare Access'
A currency scarcity in Nigeria, caused by the replacement of old bank notes, is causing delays in accessing healthcare services and even costing lives, in a system that relies… Read more »
March 03, 2023
South Africa: South Africa's Energy Crisis 'Harming Research Integrity'
Researchers in South Africa are feeling the effects of the country's continuing power cuts and fear for the impact the electricity crisis is having on their research output. Read more »
February 28, 2023
Africa: What Will It Take to Boost Africa's Vaccine Production?
This article was supported by Global Health Strategies. Read more »
February 21, 2023
Africa: Agriculture Innovators Share Prize to Aid Food Security
Three tech innovators are to share a US$1.5 million prize to scale up their innovations and enable smallholder farmers to boost productivity, resilience and incomes amid a historic… Read more »
January 30, 2023
Africa: Nature Article Charges Waived for Global South Authors
Researchers from low- and lower-middle-income countries will now be able to publish for free in Nature and 36 other Nature research journals, as the company expands its waiver… Read more »
December 14, 2022
Africa: Helping Africa's Farmers Control Climate-Induced Pests #AfricaClimateCrisis
When Mutondwa Phophi began undergraduate studies, she wanted to help alleviate the suffering of smallholder farmers from climate change-related impacts and destructive plant pests. Read more »
December 09, 2022
Africa: Strategies to Aid Correct Use of Pesticides in Africa
As use of pesticides by African farmers rises, effective strategies are needed, writes Nelson Mandela Ogema. Read more »
October 21, 2022
Kenya: What Lifting GMO Ban Means for Kenya
Kenya's decision to lift a ban on importing and producing genetically modified (GM) food could boost research and development in biotechnology and alleviate food insecurity in the… Read more »
October 18, 2022
Africa: 'Robust Laws Needed' To Halt Forest Loss From Mining #AfricaClimateCrisis
Policymakers must develop and implement legislation and forest conservation programmes to halt the loss of tropical forests from industrial mining, environmental experts urge. Read more »
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