UK scientists have discovered the drug resistance mechanism in the parasites that cause sleeping sickness which may open new avenues into combating the disease. Read more »
More than 1.2 million people died from malaria worldwide in 2010, but the death rate is falling due to improved programmes to roll out treatment and bed nets. Read more »
A scientist has identified a new species of crocodile found in Africa 95 million years ago, and nicknamed it "Shieldcroc". Read more »
Nigeria has taken another leap in space technology with the successful launch of the communications satellite Nigcomsat-1R. Read more »
At the UN climate change talks in Durban, South Africa's science and technology minister, Naledi Pandor, tells AllAfrica about Africa's bid to host the world's most powerful radio ... Read more »
Indoor spraying with the insecticide bendiocarb has dramatically decreased malaria transmission in many parts of Benin - new evidence that insecticides remain a potent weapon for ... Read more »
Minister of Science and Technology, Professor Ita Okon Bassey Ewa, says the launch of Nigeria's own rocket will be Nigeria's next goal in space technology. Read more »
Ghana's role in a pan-African agricultural productivity programme will soon take a step forward when it opens a new biotechnology facility. Read more »
Health-care is gaining pace as the country's first surgery enabled via video links took place, enhancing the quality and value of medical care. Read more »
Fossils from Australopithecus sediba demonstrate "a surprisingly advanced but small brain, a very evolved hand with a long thumb like a human, a very modern pelvis, but a foot and ... Read more »
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