Africa: Irrigation a Must for Smallholders in Changing Climate

Investing in irrigation technologies will make food security a more achievable goal in the decades ahead, writes Richard Colback of the International Finance Corporation. Read more »

Liberia: Liberia Stalls On Lead Rules, With Children At Risk

When a Liberian mother brings her child to hospital with learning difficulties or seizures, doctors cannot check whether lead poisoning is the cause. Read more »

Africa: African Climate Adaptation Finance Bolsters Defences

Climate adaptation finance models have led to measurable results in Benin, Namibia and Ethiopia, AU report finds. Read more »

Africa: Africa Urged to 'Mainstream' Homegrown Climate Adaptation

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Africa: Breakthrough Sickle Cell Gene Therapy a Distant Hope in Africa

As Uganda rolls out mandatory nationwide screening of newborns for sickle cell disease this month, a gene therapy celebrated in the United States and Europe remains financially out… Read more »

Africa: One Health Strong On Paper, Weak Where Outbreaks Begin

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Nigeria: Why Nigeria May Be Missing Silent Mpox Transmission

New evidence suggests that mpox may be circulating quietly among healthy Nigerians, with some infections occurring without the symptoms that typically trigger detection by health… Read more »

Africa: African Scientists Push for Homegrown Pharma Innovation

Africa's health future hinges on its ability to finance and commercialise its own medical innovations, rather than rely on increasingly uncertain international funding, African… Read more »

Africa: Africa Pushes Back On US Health Deals Over Data, Power

A new wave of bilateral health deals with the United States is facing growing resistance across Africa, as courts, civil society groups and public-health experts question how the… Read more »

Madagascar: AI and Citizens Detect Invasive Mosquito in Madagascar

Researchers say they have used Artificial Intelligence and citizen-submitted photos to identify what they believe was the first Anopheles stephensi detected in Madagascar, amid a… Read more »

Africa: Africa-Led AI Crucial for Self-Reliant Healthcare

As African countries work to strengthen their health systems after years of donor dependence, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is placing renewed… Read more »

Africa: 'Turn Crisis Into Opportunity' - African Health Leaders

African leaders urged the continent's health community meeting in South Africa this week to turn crisis into opportunity, highlighting progress in vaccine manufacturing against a… Read more »

Africa: Africa Must Lead Its Own Health Research Revolution

Accelerating initiatives such as the African Medicines Agency can help drive prosperity, say research leaders from the African Voices of Science. Read more »

Tanzania: Tanzania Keeps Rabies End Goal in Sight

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Uganda: Drug-Resistant Salmonella Rife in Uganda's Poorest Region

In the dry, isolated area of Karamoja in northeastern Uganda - the country's poorest sub-region - children have long suffered from malnutrition and water shortages. Read more »

Africa: Rethink of African Health Finance Needed At UN Talks

As world leaders convene in New York for the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), African policymakers eye an opportunity to redefine the continent's relationship with… Read more »

Africa: African Science and Tech 'Missing' From Wikipedia

Despite Africa's growing digital footprint, the continent's science and technology remains underrepresented on Wikipedia, one of the world's most visited sources of information. Read more »

Rwanda: Rwanda Reconsiders Malaria Vaccines as New Cases Surge

After years of progress in reducing malaria cases, Rwanda is confronting a surprising resurgence and signs of treatment resistance that have forced officials to revisit vaccine… Read more »

Ghana: Mobile App Aims to Bridge Ghana's Rural Healthcare Gap

[KUMASI, GHANA, SciDev.Net] For years, frontline nurses at community-based health planning services have been forced to improvise with limited resources, no labs, no ultrasound… Read more »

Ghana: Cashew Waste a Lucrative Business for Ghana's Youth

[ACCRA, SciDev.Net] In Ayigbe, a rural community in Ghana's Bono Region, 35-year-old Michael Kyereme paid off a university debt of GHS 3,500 (US$335) in just three months. Read more »

Uganda: Uganda's Refugees Turn Food Waste Into Clean Fuel

In Uganda's Kyaka II refugee settlement, once discarded food waste is being put to better use to provide clean cooking fuel for the community -- and reduce deforestation. Read more »

Africa: Ghana's Cookstoves Fuel Africa-First Carbon Offset Deal

Ghana has become the first African country officially to trade carbon credits under Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement, marking a major milestone in international climate… Read more »

Africa: U.S.$200bn Gates Pledge 'Must Drive Self-Reliance'

When Bill Gates stood before the African Union and pledged to commit the majority of his foundation's US$200 billion wealth over the next two decades to Africa, the announcement… Read more »

Africa: African Surveillance Labs Can Power Eradication Push

National polio laboratories will help Africa in its final push towards eradicating the disease, writes Chikwe Ihekweazu, outgoing acting director for WHO Africa. Read more »

Ethiopia: Invasive Lake Weed Turned to Clean Energy in Ethiopia

For years, Fentie Wabi worked as a fisherman on Ethiopia's Lake Tana, until an aggressive green invader changed everything. Read more »