Africa: The First Line of Vaccines Was Highly Effective At Restricting Covid-19's Damage

After more than three years of COVID-19, the World Health Organization (WHO) reports that over 763 million infections, and nearly seven million deaths, have been attributed to… Read more »

Africa: Free Secondary Education in African Countries Is On the Rise - but Is It the Best Policy? What the Evidence Says

When President Salva Kiir announced the abolition of secondary school fees in South Sudan in February 2023, he was following several fellow African leaders. Read more »

Africa: Soaring Risk of Flash Droughts in Every Major Food-Growing Region - New Research

Flash droughts develop fast, and when they hit at the wrong time, they can devastate a region's agriculture. Read more »

Africa: How AI and Other Technologies Are Already Disrupting the Workplace

Artificial intelligence (AI) is often cast as wreaking havoc and destroying jobs in reports about its growing use by companies. The recent coverage of telecom group BT's plans to… Read more »

Africa: Exercise Linked to Higher Pain Tolerance - New Study

Many benefits come from regularly exercising, including stronger muscles, lower risk of disease and improved mental health. But a recent study suggests that exercise may have… Read more »

Africa: Male Video Game Characters Speak Twice As Much As Females, Largest Study of Its Kind Reveals

Video games are played by nearly three billion people worldwide and make more money annually than the film industry. Around 50% of gamers are female but gaming has chronic problems… Read more »

Africa: Before Disney's Little Mermaid, These Creatures Existed in Mythologies From Around the World

Mermaids are multicultural mythical figures, reflecting the continuing human fascination with the sea in stories echoing thousands of years into the past. Mermaids are found in… Read more »

Africa: European Soccer Is Having Another Reckoning Over Racism - Is It Time to Accept the Problem Goes Beyond Bad Fans?

After suffering months of racial abuse on the field and off, Brazilian soccer star Vinícius Júnior had enough. Read more »

Africa: Alluring, Classic, Glamorous - The History of the Martini Cocktail

The martini cocktail has existed in a range of guises throughout its ice-cold, crisp life. Read more »

Africa: Why More Foam Makes for the Best Beer-Drinking Experience - and Always Has

What makes for the ultimate beer drinking experience? Some like theirs in a frosty glass, others with a wedge of lime. But when it comes to froth - or the head as it's commonly… Read more »

Africa: How to Navigate Difficult Conversations With Your Teenager

Important conversations with teenagers are among the biggest challenges of parenting. They can feel like walking a tightrope. Lean too much - or too little - into commands and… Read more »

Africa: Tobacco Use Is Costly, but So Is Quitting. Surveys of 8 African Countries Show Who Needs Help

Tobacco use imposes a large health and economic burden worldwide. Research estimates that, in 2019, about 8 million deaths were attributable to tobacco smoking. Tobacco also… Read more »

Africa: Half of Africa's White Rhino Population Is in Private Hands - It's Time for a New Conservation Approach

Southern white rhinos are widely known as a conservation success story. Their population grew from fewer than 100 individuals in the 1920s to 20,000 in 2012, mostly in South… Read more »

Africa: African Migration to Europe - Forced Returns Run Into Resistance

The forced return of migrants from the European Union (EU) to their countries of origin continues to be a source of major tension in African countries as well as EU member states.… Read more »

Africa: What Makes Peace Talks Successful? The 4 Factors That Matter

Peace talks that seek to end armed conflicts are underway in several African countries. Because very few conflicts are resolved on the battlefield, negotiations are fundamental.… Read more »

Africa: Ottawa Is Doing Little to Eliminate Discrimination Against French-Speaking African Students

The fact that Immigration Canada discriminates against Black students from French-speaking Africa is something researchers and observers of Québec and Canadian politics have… Read more »

Africa: Being Queer in Africa - the State of LGBTIQ+ Rights Across the Continent

In recent years several African countries have decriminalised same-sex relationships. But they're not representative of the continent. In fact, queer rights at times appear to be… Read more »

Africa: Ancient Humans May Have Paused in Arabia for 30,000 Years On Their Way Out of Africa

Most scientists agree modern humans developed in Africa, more than 200,000 years ago, and that a great human diaspora across much of the rest of the world occurred between perhaps… Read more »

Africa: Greenwashing - Energy Companies Make False Claims About Sustainability - They Should Be Held to Account

Companies implement corporate social responsibility (CSR) as a way to present an environmentally responsible image and therefore gain legitimacy in the eyes of their stakeholders.… Read more »

Africa: Doctor Dog - How Our Canine Companions Can Help Us Detect Covid and Other Diseases

While we humans generally experience the world through sight, dogs use scent to learn about the environment around them. What their nose knows is crucial for finding food, mates… Read more »

Africa: Africa Is Getting Renewed Attention From Washington - and Some African States Are Courting African Americans

Recent allegations by the U.S. ambassador to South Africa that the African nation gave ammunition and weapons to Russia in December 2022, amid Russia's war on Ukraine, illustrate… Read more »

Africa: Continent's Russia-Ukraine Peace Mission - What Can It Achieve?

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to lead an initiative of six African heads of state to explore an end to the year-long Russia-Ukraine war. The announcement followed… Read more »

Africa: Africa's Scientists Need to Use Wastewater to Find Drug-Resistant Bacteria

People often think of wastewater as serving no purpose. But it can be a valuable source of information. Wastewater is increasingly recognised as a significant environmental… Read more »

Africa: 60 Years of African Unity - What's Failed and What's Succeeded

Africa Day this year marks 60 years since the founding of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU). The anniversary begs the question: How much of the vision of the OAU's founding… Read more »

Africa: Building a Nutrition Programme? Understanding How People Behave Is Key

Undernutrition contributes to up to 45% of child deaths in African countries. At the same time, child obesity rates have doubled between 2006 and 2016. More than 40% of women of… Read more »