Africa: How White Saviourism Harms International Development

A little while ago, two comedians on a late-night show poked fun of the "white saviour complex." It's the idea that people of colour, whether in the Global South or in the West,… Read more »

Africa: Why Are So Many Gen Z-Ers Drawn to Old Digital Cameras?

The latest digital cameras boast ever-higher resolutions, better performance in low light, smart focusing and shake reduction - and they're built right into your smartphone. Read more »

Africa: Dall-E 2 and Midjourney Can Be a Boon for Industrial Designers

Since the introduction of DALL-E 2 and ChatGPT, there has been a fair amount of hand-wringing about AI technology - some of it justified. Read more »

Africa: Target Single Men to Counter New Covid-19 Variants, Health Survey of More Than 45,000 People Reveals

It is almost three years since the World Health Organisation characterised the Covid-19 outbreak as a pandemic. Working at breakneck speed, scientists managed to produce effective… Read more »

Africa: Cough Syrup Can Harm Children - Experts Warn of Contamination Risks

The recent deaths of over 300 children in Africa and Asia have prompted the World Health Organization (WHO) to warn about the use of "substandard and falsified" medical products.… Read more »

Africa: Jimmy Carter - the American President Whose Commitment to Africa Went Beyond His Term

The office of former US president Jimmy Carter (98), who has been frail for some time, has announced that he will no longer seek hospital treatment for his ailments. He has instead… Read more »

Africa: Niger Is Africa's Fastest Growing Country - How to Feed 25 Million More People in 30 Years

Niger, a landlocked country in the dry Sahel region of Africa, struggles to feed its 25 million people. It currently ranks 115th out of 121 countries on the Global Hunger Index,… Read more »

Africa: Misinformation - Why It May Not Necessarily Lead to Bad Behaviour

"So far as the influence of the newspaper upon the mind and morals of the people is concerned, there can be no rational doubt that the telegraph has caused vast injury." So said… Read more »

Africa: Rejecting Science Has a Long History - the Pandemic Showed What Happens When You Ignore This

Fear engulfed everyone during the pandemic. Yet when a vaccine became available, it was met with fierce resistance. Anti-vaccination crowds formed, and some of these groups argued… Read more »

Africa: We Can Learn a Lot About Long Covid From Years of Diagnosing and Treating Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Long COVID reportedly affects about 10% of post-COVID patients, and describes a range of ongoing or new symptoms three months post-infection. Read more »

Africa: ChatGPT Has Many Uses. Experts Explore What This Means for Healthcare and Medical Research

The sanctity of the doctor-patient relationship is the cornerstone of the healthcare profession. This protected space is steeped in tradition - the Hippocratic oath, medical… Read more »

Africa: Africa's First Heat Officer Is Based in Freetown - 5 Things That Should Be On Her Agenda

Eugenia Kargbo has an unusual job: she is the city of Freetown's chief heat officer. Her role in Sierra Leone's capital is the first of its kind in Africa. She has been tasked with… Read more »

Africa: South Africa's Bailout of Eskom Won't End Power Cuts

The announcement by the South African finance minister, Enoch Godongwana, of debt relief for the country's troubled power utility, Eskom, is a step forward. It will fix one… Read more »

Africa: Election Observers Are Important for Democracy - but Few Voters Know What They Do

Election observers keep watch over polls throughout the world. Their job is to support efforts to improve electoral quality and to provide transparency. In African countries, both… Read more »

Africa: In Defence of Vultures, Nature's Early-Warning Systems That Are Holy to Many People

With their long, featherless necks and stern-looking faces, vultures are an easy target for people's fear and loathing. In books and films, they usually appear as a forewarning of… Read more »

Africa: Rock Art As African History - What Religious Images Say About Identity, Survival and Change

To "read" the history of times before writing, scholars have traditionally used excavated evidence. Remains like dwellings, burials and pots can reveal a lot about how people lived… Read more »

Africa: Three in Five Long Covid Patients Have Organ Damage a Year After Infection

The latest data from the Office for National Statistics suggests that more than 1.2 million people in the UK report living with long COVID for 12 months or more. Read more »

Africa: Four Habits of Happy People - As Recommended By a Psychologist

What makes you happy? Maybe it's getting up early to see the sunrise, hanging out with family and friends on a weekend, or going for a dip in the sea. But what does science say… Read more »

Africa: We Got Some Key Things Wrong About Long Covid. Here Are 5 Things We've Learnt

In late 2020 as we hid from COVID, we started to hear that in some people, COVID symptoms persisted for months. They were called "long haulers" or had "long COVID". Read more »

Africa: We Pitted ChatGPT Against Tools for Detecting AI-Written Text, and the Results Are Troubling

As the "chatbot wars" rage in Silicon Valley, the growing proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) tools specifically designed to generate human-like text has left many… Read more »

Africa: I Bonded With Covid Vaccine Sceptics Over Saunas and Mother Earth Rituals - This Is What They Taught Me

I was standing in a forest at night, by a dark lake taking part in a Mother Earth ritual. Shaman drums echoed between the cliffs. The witch leading the ritual suddenly encouraged… Read more »

Africa: Africa's Agribusiness Sector Should Drive the Continent's Economic Development - Five Reasons Why

Africa's agriculture sector accounts for about 35% of the continent's gross domestic product, and provides the livelihood of more than 50% of the continent's population. These… Read more »

Africa: Covid-19 Restrictions Unexpectedly Reduced Islamic State Violence - Political Science Experts Explain Why

World leaders and policy experts at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic feared that the health crisis might make the world more dangerous. They worried specifically that terrorist… Read more »

Africa: Loneliness Is Making Us Physically Sick, but Social Prescribing Can Treat It - Podcast

Social isolation and loneliness are increasingly becoming societal problems, as they contribute to polarization and affect our physical health. Mental health professionals,… Read more »

Africa: Is 13 Too Young to Have a Tiktok or Instagram Account?

The surgeon general is the "nation's doctor" in the United States. They are tasked with giving Americans the "best scientific information" about their health. Read more »