Africa: The Long Road to a New Malaria Vaccine, Told By the Scientists Behind the Breakthrough - Podcast

The world has waited decades for a malaria vaccine, and now two have come along in quick succession. On October 2, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended that a new… Read more »

Africa: 'We Could Eradicate Malaria By 2040' Says Expert After Revolutionary Vaccine Is Approved By WHO

The World Health Organization has approved a new vaccine that scientists argue will be a game-changer in the fight against malaria, which kills half a million people in Africa… Read more »

Africa: African Thinkers Analyse Some of the Big Issues of Our Time - Race, Belonging and Identity

The subjects of race, identity and belonging are often fraught with contention and uneasiness. Who are you? Who belongs? Who is native, or indigenous to a place? These perennial… Read more »

Africa: Brush Your Teeth! Bad Oral Hygiene Linked to Cancer, Heart Attacks and Renal Failure

It's normal to have bacteria in your mouth. But harmful bacteria have been linked to a host of health problems. Medical scientist Glenda Davison and microbiologist Yvonne Prince,… Read more »

Africa: Awareness of Climate Refugees Is Growing. Full Recognition Is Needed

As our planet warms, we're experiencing more frequent and severe weather events, rising sea levels, prolonged droughts and altered ecosystems. These environmental shifts directly… Read more »

Africa: Queer Film in Africa Is Rising - Even in Countries With the Harshest Anti-LGBTIQ+ Laws

A recent book, Queer Bodies in African Films, studies the growing LGBTIQ+ output from film-makers around the continent, from Morocco to South Africa. In the process it analyses… Read more »

Africa: Global Approach to Serious Crimes Is Shifting to Domestic Trials - Here's What I Found in Three African Countries

Domestic trials of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes are considered quicker, cheaper and more responsive to victims' needs than the International Criminal Court's… Read more »

Africa: Farmed Rhinos Will Soon 'Rewild' the African Savanna

With all the terrible news on climate change, it's easy to lose track of what's happening with particular species. So, in case you missed it, a new report has bad news for Earth's… Read more »

Africa: How Well You Do At School Depends On How Much Your Teachers Know

Countries in sub-Saharan Africa have made remarkable progress towards reaching universal school enrolment in the past 25 years. Across the region, 8 in 10 children of primary… Read more »

Africa: Invasive Alien Species Are a Serious Threat to the Planet - 4 Key Messages for Africa

Climate change has negatively - and irreversibly, in some cases - affected ecosystems around the globe. Sadly, though, it is not the only phenomenon that's altering our natural… Read more »

Africa: Your Unique Body Odor Could Identify Who You Are and Provide Insights Into Your Health - All From the Touch of a Hand

From the aroma of fresh-cut grass to the smell of a loved one, you encounter scents in every part of your life. Not only are you constantly surrounded by odor, you're also… Read more »

Africa: Why Invasive Ants Are a Silent Threat to Our Ecosystems

Invertebrates are often described by experts as the "little things that run the world", and ants are certainly one of the top contenders for this role. Ants help ecosystems to… Read more »

Africa: Nipah Virus Outbreak in India - What You Need to Know

There has been an outbreak of the deadly Nipah virus in Kerala, India. Five people have caught the virus, two of whom have died. Read more »

Africa: Racial Trauma Has Profound Mental Health Consequence - a Black Clinical Psychologist Offers 5 Ways to Heal

Since European expansion into the Americas, white people have demonized Black people and portrayed them as undesirable, violent and hypersexual. Originally, the intent of this… Read more »

Africa: Five Golden Rules for Effective Science Communication - Perspectives From a Documentary Maker

Over the past three years, people from all walks of life have learned a great deal about different branches of science. The COVID-19 pandemic introduced many of us to information… Read more »

Africa: Renewables Are Cheaper Than Ever Yet Fossil Fuel Use Is Still Growing - Here's Why

Wind and solar are the world's fastest growing energy sources and together generated 12% of global electricity in 2023. The amount of energy produced by wind and solar is expected… Read more »

Africa: Chatbots for Medical Advice - Three Ways to Avoid Misleading Information

We expect medical professionals to give us reliable information about ourselves and potential treatments so that we can make informed decisions about which (if any) medicine or… Read more »

Africa: Chronic Pelvic Pain Affects Up to 26 Percent of Women - Our Latest Research Brings Us Closer to Better Treating It

Chronic pelvic pain affects between 5% and 26% of women worldwide. It can be associated with conditions such as endometriosis (where tissue resembling the lining of the womb is… Read more »

Africa: AU and G20 - Membership Will Give Africa More Say On Global Issues - If It Speaks With One Voice

After seven years of advocating for full membership, the African Union (AU) will join the Group of 20 "most important industrialised and developing economies". It becomes the… Read more »

Africa: We Are Poised to Pass 1.5°C of Global Warming - Four Ways to Manage This Dangerous Time

For three decades, the goal of international climate negotiations has been to avoid "dangerous" warming above 1.5°C. With warming to date standing at around 1.2°C, we… Read more »

Africa: The Cross-Africa Dance Company Bringing New Life to Pina Bausch's Rite of Spring

At its premiere in 1913, Igor Stravinsky and Vaslav Nijinsky's Rite of Spring shocked audiences and divided critics. The ballet centred around a straightforward yet brutal… Read more »

Africa: Pollen in Pee - Fossilised Urine From a Small African Mammal Helps Us Understand Past Environments

If you are allergic to pollen, you are likely to curse the existence of these microscopic particles. You're not alone: up to 30% of the world's population suffers from hay fever,… Read more »

Africa: How Evasive and Transmissible Is the Newest Omicron Offshoot, BA.2.86, That Causes Covid-19? 4 Questions Answered

The latest variant, or sublineage, of SARS-CoV-2 to emerge on the scene, BA.2.86, has public health experts on alert as COVID-19 hospitalizations begin to rise and the new variant… Read more »

Africa: CDC Greenlights Two Updated Covid-19 Vaccines, but How Will They Fare Against the Latest Variants? 5 Questions Answered

On Sept. 12, 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended the newly formulated COVID-19 vaccines for all Americans ages 6 months and up, hours after its expert… Read more »

Africa: African Football Fans Won't Be Able to Watch the Big Matches On TV - What Went Wrong and How to Fix It

The sale of television rights is the prime source of revenue for footballing organisations worldwide, but is particularly critical to Africa. Yet the Confederation of African… Read more »