April 12
Africa: Young, Black Woman Scientist Discovered Pivotal Leprosy Treatment in 1920s But Someone Took the Credit [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Hansen's disease, also called leprosy, is treatable today - and that's partly thanks to a curious tree and the work of a pioneering young scientist in the 1920s. Centuries prior to… Read more »
Africa: Africa's Wildebeest - Those That Can't Migrate Are Becoming Genetically Weaker - New Study [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Wildebeest - large African antelopes with distinctively curved horns - are famous for their great migrations on the grasslands of eastern and southern Africa. One hundred and fifty… Read more »
Africa: Libya Emerges Africa's Highest Oil Producer As Nigeria's Output Drops 6.8 Percent to 1.23 Mbpd
Vanguard
Libya has emerged as the highest crude oil producer in Africa following the drop of Nigeria's output by 6.8 per cent to 1.23 million barrels per day in March 2024, from 1.32 bpd in… Read more »
Africa: Worsening Hunger Grips West and Central Africa Amid Persistent Conflict and Economic Turmoil
WFP
Nearly 55 million people in West and Central Africa will struggle to feed themselves in the June-August 2024 lean season, according to the March 2024 Cadre Harmonisé food… Read more »
Africa: Food Security and Food Safety in Africa Must Go Hand in Hand
IPS
Monica Musonda, CEO, Java Foods, and Board Member, Partners in Food Solutions (PFS) Read more »
Africa: Russ Cook - What Running Across Africa Does to the Human Body
The Conversation Africa
A 27-year-old British man has recently accomplished the astonishing feat of running the length of Africa. Russ Cook, from Worthing, West Sussex, set out on his 16,000km (9,940… Read more »
Africa: Hunger and Malnutrition Surging Across West and Central Africa, Says Report
WFP
Violence, economic turmoil, climate change and shrinking humanitarian assistance among factors propelling food insecurity Read more »
April 11
Africa: Africa Still in the Fight - Eradicating Malaria Remains a Top Priority
allAfrica
Years of progress in the fight against malaria have been disrupted, but there is still hope. Read more »
Africa: Women Affected By 'Gender-Biased' Climate Change Deserve Justice
IPS
While research into the unequal impacts of climate change on women is growing, more is needed to enable them to realize their rights to climate justice. Read more »
Africa: Energy Gaps: Slight, Uneven Progress Still Leaves Many Africans Without Electricity
Afrobarometer
Fewer than half of households enjoy a supply of electricity that works "most" or "all" of the time. Read more »
April 10
Africa: Young People Are Getting Unhappier - a Lack of Childhood Freedom and Independence May Be Partly to Blame [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Experts often highlight social media and harsh economic times as key reasons why young people are getting unhappier. And while those factors are important, I would like to… Read more »
Africa: How 'Traumatic Decarbonization' Can Impact Political Stability and Peace
USIP
In fragile oil-producing states, the sudden loss of hydrocarbon revenues can undermine peace and governance. Read more »
Africa: African Wild Dogs Will Soon Have Their Own Sperm Bank - How Artificial Breeding Will Help Them Survive [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Scientists from the Institute for Breeding Rare and Endangered African Mammals have been working in southern Africa for over 15 years to protect endangered African wild dogs… Read more »
Africa: Artificial Intelligence to Contribute $1.2 Trillion to Africa's Economy - Microsoft
Daily Trust
Microsoft has projected that Artificial Intelligence (AI) will add about $1.2 trillion to Africa's economy by the year 2030. Read more »
Africa: Rwanda Thanks Africa for Support Post-Genocide
The Herald
Rwandan President Paul Kagame has expressed gratitude to fellow African nations for extending their support during Rwanda's difficult 1994 genocide which saw the killing of nearly… Read more »
Africa: Africa's Democratic Dividend [analysis]
African Arguments
30-odd years after the restoration of multiparty democracy, is it time to reassess the practice of democracy? Read more »
April 09
Africa: Flowers May Be More Ancient Than Dinosaurs - but Scientists Can't Agree On When They Evolved [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Flowers may look delicate - but flowering plants, what scientists call angiosperms, are one of the most successful evolutionary organisms on the planet. Including more than 350,000… Read more »
Africa: Fossilized Dinosaur Eggshells Can Preserve Amino Acids, the Building Blocks of Proteins, Over Millions of Years [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
As a scientist, lab work can sometimes get monotonous. But in 2017, while a Ph.D. student of paleobiology at the University of Bristol in the U.K., I heard a gleeful exclamation… Read more »
Africa: Why Africa's Critical Minerals Are Key to U.S. National Security
USIP
USIP report offers ways for the United States to diversify its critical mineral supply chains through mutually beneficial partnerships in Africa. Read more »
Africa: The 'Not Expected' but 'Expected' Opening Speech of the African Union Commission Chairperson [analysis]
African Arguments
Debating Ideas reflects the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarship, original and activist writing from… Read more »
Africa: West Africa's Falling Fish Stocks - Illegal Chinese Trawlers, Climate Change and Artisanal Fishing Fleets to Blame [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Average fish catches by traditional fishing communities along the west African coast have declined significantly over the past three decades. Read more »
Africa: Nine Out of 10 Kids Are Not Developmentally On Track in Literacy and Numeracy - Study of 8 African Countries [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Children develop an enormous amount during their early years - socially, physically, emotionally and cognitively. What happens between the ages of 0 and 8 years can predict… Read more »
Africa: Report - US Must Enhance Critical Minerals Strategy in Africa
VOA
The United States must refine its Africa policy with a focus on critical minerals, including boosting its diplomatic and commercial presence in African mining hubs, says a report… Read more »
Africa: Massive Investment and Financial Reform Needed to Rescue SDGs
UN News
Financing for sustainable development is at a crossroads and without urgent investment, global efforts to achieve a more just and equitable world by 2030 will fail, the UN deputy… Read more »
Africa: Critical Minerals in Africa - Strengthening Security, Supporting Development, and Reducing Conflict Amid Geopolitical Competition
USIP
USIP Senior Study Group Final Report Read more »