Africa: Foreign Healthcare Volunteers in Africa Can Harm Local Relationships - Zambian Study

Thousands of global health volunteers, most from the United States, travel to Africa every year. These volunteers come from diverse backgrounds and have varying levels of… Read more »

Africa: Female Giraffes Drove the Evolution of Long Giraffe Necks in Order to Feed On the Most Nutritious Leaves, New Research Suggests

Everything in biology ultimately boils down to food and sex. To survive as an individual you need food. To survive as a species you need sex. Read more »

Africa: Africa Doesn't Have a Choice Between Economic Growth and Protecting the Environment

Heathrow Airport in the UK currently uses more energy than the entire west African country of Sierra Leone. Despite Africa accounting for less than 4% of all global greenhouse gas… Read more »

Africa: Nearly 25% of Land in Africa Has Been Damaged - What's to Blame, and What Can Be Done

Land degradation is a huge issue across the continent of Africa. One of its biggest drivers is biological invasions. This is when invasive species (species that aren't naturally… Read more »

Africa: African Countries Could Unlock Billions in Local and Global Trade - What's Working and What's Not

Africa's share of global trade remains disproportionately small, hovering around 2%-3%. Countries on the continent trade more with the rest of the world than they do among… Read more »

Africa: Study of 16 Countries Shows Higher Taxes Would Help Young Smokers Quit or Cut Down

World No Tobacco Day serves to increase awareness about the preventable death and illness associated with tobacco use. It also puts a spotlight on policies that governments can use… Read more »

Africa: How Many Giraffe Species Are There? Understanding This Is Key to Their Protection

Giraffes, with their distinctive body shape and variations in coat patterns, have long been an example in evolutionary biology teachings. They are a textbook example of how species… Read more »

Africa: As Covid Cases Rise Again, What Do I Need to Know About the New Flirt Variants?

We've now been living with COVID for well over four years. Although there's still much to learn about SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID) at least one thing seems clear: it's… Read more »

Africa: Animals Self-Medicate With Plants - Behavior People Have Observed and Emulated for Millennia

When a wild orangutan in Sumatra recently suffered a facial wound, apparently after fighting with another male, he did something that caught the attention of the scientists… Read more »

Africa: Noise-Cancelling Headphones, Earplugs and Earmuffs - Do They Really Help Neurodivergent People?

Noise can make it hard to concentrate, especially for people who are extra sensitive to it. Read more »

Africa: We Found Over 300 Million Young People Had Experienced Online Sexual Abuse and Exploitation Over the Course of Our Meta-Study

It takes a lot to shock Kelvin Lay. My friend and colleague was responsible for setting up Africa's first dedicated child exploitation and human trafficking units, and for many… Read more »

Africa: Power Cuts Have Hit South Africa's Labour Market Hard - the Biggest Toll Has Been On Jobs - New Research

Access to electricity - measured by the share of individuals who use electricity as their main energy source - has significantly improved in lower-income countries in recent… Read more »

Africa: Democracy in Africa - Digital Voting Technology and Social Media Can Be a Force for Good - and Bad

It's a bumper year for elections on the continent: by the end of 2024, 20 countries ought to have gone to the polls to vote in national elections. A handful of others are also… Read more »

Africa: Climate Change May Be Fuelling a Resurgence of Piracy Across Africa

In the churning waters off Nigeria, armed pirates in small skiffs speed towards a cargo ship. They clamber aboard, seizing control of the vessel and its valuable cargo. This isn't… Read more »

Africa: African Standby Force Turns 20 - Has It Helped Keep the Peace? the Pros and Cons

It's been 20 years since the African Standby Force was established by the African Union (AU). The standby force is mandated to implement the AU's right to intervene in African… Read more »

Africa: The World Is Rushing to Africa to Mine Critical Minerals Like Lithium - How the Continent Should Deal With the Demand

Global demand for critical minerals, particularly lithium, is growing rapidly to meet clean energy and de-carbonisation objectives. Read more »

Africa: How Neanderthal Language Differed From Modern Human - They Probably Didn't Use Metaphors

The Neanderthals (Homo neanderthalensis) fascinate researchers and the general public alike. They remain central to debates about the nature of the genus Homo (the broad biological… Read more »

Africa: Snakebites Can Destroy Skin, Muscle, and Even Bone - Exciting Progress On Drugs to Treat Them

The World Health Organization estimates that 1.8 million to 2.7 million people are envenomed by snakes annually, resulting in upwards of 138,000 deaths. Read more »

Africa: Mapping Malaria in Africa - Climate Change Study Predicts Where Mosquitoes Will Breed in Future

The relationship between climate and malaria transmission is complex and has been the subject of intense study for some three decades. Read more »

Africa: Al Ahly and Esperance Highlight the Dominance of North Africa in Club Football. Lessons for Other African Teams

Al Ahly, based in Cairo, and Esperance, in Tunis, are among the most successful clubs in the history of the main club cup competition in Africa, the CAF Champions League. Read more »

Africa: Belief in Democracy Is On the Decline in Africa. Traditional Institutions Can Help Restore Its Importance

Democracy in Africa has not had a good year. Military juntas from Mali to Niger appear to have cemented their grip on power. Sudan's democratic dreams were dashed when the… Read more »

Africa: Viruses Are Doing Mysterious Things Everywhere - Ai Can Help Researchers Understand What They're Up to in the Oceans and in Your Gut

Viruses are a mysterious and poorly understood force in microbial ecosystems. Researchers know they can infect, kill and manipulate human and bacterial cells in nearly every… Read more »

Africa: Wildlife Traffickers Carried On Their Illegal Trade During Covid Lockdown

The world literally stopped during the COVID-19 pandemic. But while countries locked down to keep coronavirus at bay, wildlife traffickers carried on their illegal activities.… Read more »

Africa: Female Genital Mutilation Is On the Rise in Africa - Disturbing New Trends Are Driving Up the Numbers

Thirteen-year-old Salamatu Jalloh had her whole future to look forward to. But in January 2023, her lifeless body was found wrapped in a pink and blue shroud on an earthen floor in… Read more »

Africa: Playing With the Kids Is Important Work for Chimpanzee Mothers

Wild chimpanzees have been studied for more than 60 years, but they continue to delight and surprise observers, as we found during the summer of 2017 in Kibale National Park in… Read more »