Africa: 'Culture of Secrecy' Thwarting Data Sharing in Africa

The absence of a culture for sharing scientific data in many African countries is costing the continent numerous opportunities for accelerating its development, scientists warn. Read more »

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 »

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 »

Africa: Disability in a Pandemic - Africa's Forgotten Families

In 2017, a road accident left Anna Nzioka with two fractures in her right leg. After a series of operations and physiotherapy, she has slowly learned to walk again, although with… Read more »

Africa: Treating TB Contacts 'Saves Money' - Study

Administering preventive tuberculosis (TB) treatment to contacts of infected people could significantly cut deaths, and save money, researchers say. Read more »

Africa: Africa's Research Equality Charter to 'Bridge Divide'

More than 90 universities and science institutions in Africa have endorsed a charter to redress the power imbalance in global knowledge and research production and close the gap… Read more »

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 »

Africa: Generation Game - Gene-Edited Mosquitos to Fight Malaria

Population-level changes in the genetic make-up of one of the world's deadliest animals could provide a key in the fight against malaria, proponents of a radical new technology… Read more »

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 »

Africa: Malaria Vaccine Adoption Pre-Empts WHO Green Light

The approval of the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine by Ghana and Nigeria is the first time a major malaria intervention has been adopted without World Health Organization (WHO)… Read more »

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 »

Africa: Covid Lessons Could Ease Cholera Outbreak - Moeti

Lessons learnt in the COVID-19 pandemic about how to ramp up vaccine production could help ease Africa's cholera outbreak, according to Matshidiso Moeti, WHO regional director for… Read more »

Africa: North Africa Disconnect 'Blocks Health Collaboration'

Health experts have condemned what they described as a disconnect between North and Sub-Saharan Africa, which they say is hindering the development of a comprehensive health… Read more »

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 »

Africa: Solar Geoengineering Research Boosted Despite Concerns #AfricaClimateCrisis

African researchers will receive grants worth tens of thousands of dollars to study the impact of solar geoengineering despite concerns from environmental activists that solar… Read more »

Africa: What Will It Take to Boost Africa's Vaccine Production?

This article was supported by Global Health Strategies. Read more »

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 »

Africa: Maternal Deaths Data Points to Covid Vaccine Policy Gap

COVID-19 in pregnancy could reverse the slow but steady gains made in maternal and neonatal mortality reduction in Africa and set back progress towards global goals, unless… Read more »

Africa: Q&A - Neglected Diseases Face Final Funding Hurdle

Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) - a set of 20 diseases including river blindness and sleeping sickness - affect more than a billion people globally, with Africa accounting for… Read more »

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 »

Africa: AI Tool '98% Correct' to Predict Mosquitoes' Age

Using machine learning techniques to predict the age of mosquitoes from different populations could reduce turnaround time for malaria research and improve surveillance programmes,… Read more »

Africa: Q&A - Africa's New Order for Achieving Health Security

Africa now has a roadmap to help the continent achieve health security for sustainable development. 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 »