Africa: Africa Pushes Back On US Health Deals Over Data, Power

A new wave of bilateral health deals with the United States is facing growing resistance across Africa, as courts, civil society groups and public-health experts question how the… Read more »

Africa: Africa-Led AI Crucial for Self-Reliant Healthcare

As African countries work to strengthen their health systems after years of donor dependence, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is placing renewed… Read more »

Africa: 'Turn Crisis Into Opportunity' - African Health Leaders

African leaders urged the continent's health community meeting in South Africa this week to turn crisis into opportunity, highlighting progress in vaccine manufacturing against a… Read more »

Africa: Africa Must Lead Its Own Health Research Revolution

Accelerating initiatives such as the African Medicines Agency can help drive prosperity, say research leaders from the African Voices of Science. Read more »

Africa: Rethink of African Health Finance Needed At UN Talks

As world leaders convene in New York for the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), African policymakers eye an opportunity to redefine the continent's relationship with… Read more »

Africa: African Science and Tech 'Missing' From Wikipedia

Despite Africa's growing digital footprint, the continent's science and technology remains underrepresented on Wikipedia, one of the world's most visited sources of information. Read more »

Africa: Ghana's Cookstoves Fuel Africa-First Carbon Offset Deal

Ghana has become the first African country officially to trade carbon credits under Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement, marking a major milestone in international climate… Read more »

Africa: African Surveillance Labs Can Power Eradication Push

National polio laboratories will help Africa in its final push towards eradicating the disease, writes Chikwe Ihekweazu, outgoing acting director for WHO Africa. Read more »

Africa: U.S.$200bn Gates Pledge 'Must Drive Self-Reliance'

When Bill Gates stood before the African Union and pledged to commit the majority of his foundation's US$200 billion wealth over the next two decades to Africa, the announcement… Read more »

Africa: Aid Cuts Call for African Self-Reliance in Research

As Africa reckons with shrinking foreign research support and looming health threats, scientists across the continent are pushing for a more self-reliant future. Read more »

Africa: HIV Shot 'Must Reach All Who Ask for It'

Everyone who wants a new HIV shot* should be given it, according to Yvette Raphael, who chaired the Global Community Advisory Group for the large-scale clinical trials of the… Read more »

Africa: 'A Great Loss' - SciDev Former Africa Editor Passes Away

"A great loss" for science journalism as Kenyan science journalist Ochieng' Ogodo--the former head of SciDev.Net's English language Africa edition--passed away in the early hours… Read more »

Africa: Africa's Cholera Resurgence Exposes Funding Failures

Climate change and conflict are fuelling a resurgence of cholera in Africa, with progress toward elimination undermined by chronic underfunding, according to new analysis. Read more »

Africa: WHO Cancer Drug Plan Lifts Hope for African Children

Zambia and five other low- and middle-income countries will receive free cancer medicines for children through a World Health Organization (WHO) initiative that promises to close… Read more »

Africa: African Fishers 'Ignored' Despite Vital Role

Africa's small-scale fishers are being overlooked in policymaking, despite providing the most stock and nutritional value of any region, according to new analysis. Read more »

Africa: New Malaria Mosquito Threatens Mass Outbreaks in Africa

Africa has just months to react to an invasive malaria mosquito that thrives in cities, before the situation escalates beyond control, experts warn. Read more »

Africa: Learning Resilience From Peru's Ancient Civilisations

As the UN's COP 20 climate negotiations in Lima slowly progressed last month, I went on a journey through the Sacred Valley of the Incas, a valley close to Cusco, the capital of… Read more »

Africa: Private Investment in Trees Could Replenish Land

Africa's severe land degradation could be reversed by private sector investment in tree-based restoration technologies, a meeting heard. Read more »

Africa: Region 'Must Embrace Geospatial Information'

African governments could become more sensitive to what their people really need by harnessing the wealth of available geospatial information, a meeting of scientists and… Read more »

Africa: Study Shows How Ebola And Marburg Cause Disease

Ebola and Marburg fevers -- which have a mortality rate of up to 80 per cent -- kill hundreds of people in the tropical forests of Central Africa each year, mainly in the… Read more »

Africa: Development Sector Must Engage On Climate Change

The scientific evidence -- from hurricanes in the Caribbean to floods in Asia, droughts in Africa and the melting of glaciers and polar ice sheets -- all points towards one thing:… Read more »