June 20
Africa: Global Pandemic Treaty Will Help Fight Future Threats - Top Negotiator On How Talks Are Going
For the past two years the World Health Organization's 194 member states have been negotiating an international accord on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response. This was… Read more »
June 19
Africa: Climate Change Is Helping the H5N1 Bird Flu Virus Spread and Evolve
The spread of the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus H5N1 among animals is unprecedented having been found on all continents -- except Oceania -- with the United Nations… Read more »
Africa: Heat Exposure During Pregnancy Can Lead to a Lifetime of Health Problems
Climate change is one of the greatest public health threats humanity has ever faced. Read more »
June 18
Africa: Floating Solar Panels Could Provide Much of Africa's Energy - New Research
New research has found that several countries could meet all their energy needs from solar panel systems floating on lakes. Climate, water and energy environmental scientists R.… Read more »
Africa: What Is Cervical Cancer and How Can It Be Prevented? Answers to Key Questions
In 2020 the World Health Organization rolled out a global strategy to eradicate cervical cancer by 2030. This is the fourth-most common cancer among women, claiming an estimated… Read more »
June 17
Africa: Romantic Breakups Can Spark Severe Trauma in Young People - New Study
What should I study? What do I want to be? How will I pay for my education? Who do I want to spend the rest of my life with? These are the life-changing decisions many young people… Read more »
Africa: AI Can Make African Elections More Efficient - but Trust Must Be Built and Proper Rules Put in Place
Time magazine has dubbed 2024 a "super election year". An astonishing 4 billion people are eligible to vote in countries across the world this year. Many are on the African… Read more »
June 16
Africa: How to Avoid Being Hacked - Start By Upping Your Password Game - '12345' Doesn't Cut It
If you type the term "password cyberattack" into Google News, the results will show just how often cyber criminals are getting hold of important data belonging to companies and… Read more »
June 11
Africa: The Last Ozone-Layer Damaging Chemicals to Be Phased Out Are Finally Falling in the Atmosphere
Since the 1985 discovery of a hole in the ozone layer countries have agreed and amended treaties to aid its recovery. The most notable of these is the Montreal protocol on… Read more »
June 14
Africa: Results Are Looking Promising for a Combined Covid and Flu Vaccine. Here's How It Could Benefit Public Health
Earlier this week, Moderna announced positive results for its phase 3 clinical trial of a combined vaccine against COVID and influenza. Read more »
June 13
Africa: Despite Improved WHO Regulations, the World Remains Ill-Prepared for the Next Pandemic
The international community's recent failure to conclude a global pandemic agreement leaves large gaps in our capacity to deal with the next major infectious disease emergency. Read more »
Africa: June 16 Uprising - How a Massacre in South Africa Led to Africa's Boycott of the 1976 Olympics
As the world prepares for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, can we maintain faith in the nonpolitical ethos of the event? The Montreal Olympics Games in 1976 stands out, among others,… Read more »
June 11
Africa: Historic Amendments to the Who's International Health Regulations Create a Path Towards an Equitable Pandemic Treaty
On June 1, in the nail-biting final hours of the annual World Health Assembly meeting in Geneva, states agreed to a robust package of amendments to the World Health Organization's… Read more »
June 06
Africa: The Disproportionate Toll That Covid-19 Took On People With Diabetes Continues Today
At the start of the pandemic, many people living with diabetes were wondering what COVID-19 meant for them. Diabetes was already known to put people at higher risks from other… Read more »
June 11
Africa: Africa's Freeports Should Boost Trade and Foreign Exchange Earnings - but Evidence Is Thin
The concept of a freeport - an area where normal tax and customs rules don't apply - has existed for centuries. Over time, different terms have emerged. They include export… Read more »
Africa: Girls Usually Read Better Than Boys. Why This Isn't the Case in Some African Countries
In most parts of the world, girls outperform boys in reading. Girls are more likely to read at or above the expected level of proficiency for their grade compared to boys. Read more »
Africa: African Elephants Address One Another With Name-Like Calls - Similar to Humans
What's in a name? People use unique names to address each other, but we're one of only a handful of animal species known to do that, including bottlenose dolphins. Finding more… Read more »
June 10
Africa: EU Migration Policy Is Getting Tougher - the 3 New Tactics Used to Keep African Migrants Out
Nearly a decade has passed since migration to Europe from Africa and the Middle East reached a peak in 2015, referred to as the year of the "migrant crisis". Over a million people… Read more »
Africa: Bicycles Can Change Lives, Especially in Rural Africa
To many people around the world bicycles are a crucial means of transport, especially for carrying loads in rural areas. While their benefits are huge and many organisations are… Read more »
June 07
Africa: Displaced By Violent Conflict - the World's Most Neglected Crises Are in Africa - Six Essential Reads
The Norwegian Refugee Council recently released a report highlighting the 10 most neglected displacement crises in the world in 2023. Nine of the 10 countries are in Africa - the… Read more »
June 09
Africa: Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa Is Linked to Increasing Obesity Rates in Women
Obesity and excess weight gain, traditionally perceived as health issues predominantly affecting high-income countries, are now increasingly prevalent in low and middle-income… Read more »
Africa: Cholera Can Kill You Within Hours If Left Untreated
Cholera is a deadly disease caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae, associated with poor sanitation and limited access to clean water. But it has also been found in seemingly… Read more »
June 06
Africa: Hydropower Damages River Systems in Africa - How More Solar and Wind Power Can Solve This Problem
Across the African continent, more than 300 new hydropower projects are planned to meet the growing demand for electricity. Some of these will require big dams, which can have… Read more »
June 02
Africa: Patents Based On Traditional Knowledge Are Often 'Biopiracy'. a New International Treaty Will Finally Combat This
Last week, at a conference in Geneva, the member states of the World Intellectual Property Organisation agreed on a new treaty aimed at preventing the for-profit piracy of… Read more »
June 03
Africa: Buying and Selling Forest Carbon As a Commodity Is Dangerous If It Trumps Other Environmental and Social Uses - New Report
Forests are great carbon sinks - they absorb more carbon from the atmosphere than they release. Globally, forests remove nearly all of the two billion tonnes of carbon dioxide that… Read more »
The Conversation Africa (Johannesburg)
The Conversation is an independent source of news and views, sourced from the academic and research community and delivered direct to the public. Our team of professional editors work with university, CSIRO and research institute experts to unlock their knowledge for use by the wider public. Access to independent, high-quality, authenticated, explanatory journalism underpins a functioning democracy. Our aim is to allow for better understanding of current affairs and complex issues. And hopefully allow for a better quality of public discourse and conversations.
Website: https://theconversation.com/africa
