Africa: Africa Climate Summit Pledges 'Ignore Smallholders'

Commitments made at the first African Climate Summit, which will form the basis of talks at COP28 last this year, failed to address adequately the challenges facing the continent's… Read more »

Africa: 'Culture of Secrecy' Thwarting Data Sharing in Africa

The absence of a culture for sharing scientific data in many African countries is costing the continent numerous opportunities for accelerating its development, scientists warn. Read more »

Africa: Climate Monitoring Upgrades Urgently Needed in Africa

Damage and deaths caused by climate-related disasters across Africa will balloon if the continent's so-called "hydromet" infrastructure for monitoring weather and water and is not… Read more »

West Africa: Anthrax Vaccine Funding Urged Amid West Africa Outbreak

As Ghana and Nigeria grapple with outbreaks of anthrax, scientists say governments must prioritise funds for vaccination to prevent a re-emergence of the disease across West… Read more »

Africa: Treating TB Contacts 'Saves Money' - Study

Administering preventive tuberculosis (TB) treatment to contacts of infected people could significantly cut deaths, and save money, researchers say. Read more »

Africa: Disability in a Pandemic - Africa's Forgotten Families

In 2017, a road accident left Anna Nzioka with two fractures in her right leg. After a series of operations and physiotherapy, she has slowly learned to walk again, although with… Read more »

Kenya: Concerns Rise Over Pesticide Use in Kenya

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Africa: Africa's Research Equality Charter to 'Bridge Divide'

More than 90 universities and science institutions in Africa have endorsed a charter to redress the power imbalance in global knowledge and research production and close the gap… Read more »

Africa: Quarter of a Billion At Hunger Risk After War, Drought

Almost a quarter of a billion people are now at risk of hunger as conflict, drought and flooding combined to wreak havoc on farms and food supply chains in 2022, according to the… Read more »

East Africa: Giraffes 'More Endangered Than Previously Thought'

Giraffes in East Africa may be more endangered than previously thought, researchers reveal in a study calling for more focused conservation strategies to protect them. Read more »

West Africa: Social Media Fuelling Risky Bushmeat Sales - Study

The use of social media by West African vendors to promote the illegal sale of bushmeat should be regulated to help prevent the emergence of diseases transmitted from animals to… Read more »

Kenya: Push-Pull Tech 'Controls Pests, Increases Maize Yields'

So-called "push-pull" agricultural practices that aim to improve crop yields by minimising the use of synthetic herbicides and insecticides increases yields and prevents pests from… Read more »

Africa: Generation Game - Gene-Edited Mosquitos to Fight Malaria

Population-level changes in the genetic make-up of one of the world's deadliest animals could provide a key in the fight against malaria, proponents of a radical new technology… Read more »

Uganda: Uganda's Anti-Gay Law Sparks Global Concerns Over Health Access

Uganda's anti-homosexuality legislation, which includes the death penalty for offenders, was signed into law on Monday by President Yoweri Museveni, sparking international… Read more »

Africa: AI Crop Predictor Aids Africa's Crisis Planning

An Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool is using satellite remote sensing and machine learning to predict agricultural yields of key crops across Africa, to help mitigate the harms of… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria's New President 'Must Walk the Talk On Health'

Health experts in Nigeria say the country's president-elect who will be inaugurated on 29 May must prioritise health care and refrain from politicising it. Read more »

Uganda: Anti-Homosexuality Bill Threatens HIV Progress

Uganda's anti-homosexuality bill, if signed into law, could lead to the withdrawal of foreign aid and threaten goals to end HIV/AIDS by 2030, advocates warn. Read more »

Africa: Malaria Vaccine Adoption Pre-Empts WHO Green Light

The approval of the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine by Ghana and Nigeria is the first time a major malaria intervention has been adopted without World Health Organization (WHO)… Read more »

Ethiopia: Food Taboos Causing Malnutrition in Pregnant Women

One in five pregnant women in Ethiopia are deliberating staying under nourished for fear of fetal deformities and giving birth to big babies, public health researchers say. Read more »

Africa: Long-Term Funding Needed to Nurture African Science

Accelerating investment in science will equip Africa to address challenges faced by local communities and prevent an exodus of talent from the continent, says Thomas Kariuki,… Read more »

Africa: Covid Lessons Could Ease Cholera Outbreak - Moeti

Lessons learnt in the COVID-19 pandemic about how to ramp up vaccine production could help ease Africa's cholera outbreak, according to Matshidiso Moeti, WHO regional director for… Read more »

Tanzania: Tanzania On High Alert After Marburg Outbreak

Tanzania has heightened disease surveillance and prevention measures to contain its first-ever outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD), which is highly infectious and potentially… Read more »

Nigeria: Vaccine Gap 'Fuelling Nigeria's Diphtheria Outbreak'

Low vaccine coverage and weak infrastructure have fuelled a recurrence of diphtheria in Nigeria, especially in rural areas beset by poor access to healthcare services, public… Read more »

West Africa: 'Rediscovered' Coffee Could Boost Farmers' Livelihoods

Scientists have rediscovered rare wild coffee species in West Africa with tolerance to high temperatures and fine taste, potentially setting the region on course to staging a… Read more »

East Africa: Free School Meals 'Could Help Child Brain Development'

Countries worldwide need to increase emphasis on the need for healthy nutrition from childhood, including school years to adulthood, to help in brain development, a scientist says. Read more »