February 28, 2023
Africa: What Will It Take to Boost Africa's Vaccine Production?
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February 22, 2023
South Africa: South Africa's R&D Spending Declined During Covid-19
South Africa's overall research and development (R&D) spending dropped by 7.6 per cent in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, but R&D expenditure in the government… Read more »
February 21, 2023
Cameroon: Covid-19 Undermines Effort to Eliminate Polio
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Africa: Agriculture Innovators Share Prize to Aid Food Security
Three tech innovators are to share a US$1.5 million prize to scale up their innovations and enable smallholder farmers to boost productivity, resilience and incomes amid a historic… Read more »
February 20, 2023
Africa: Q&A - Neglected Diseases Face Final Funding Hurdle
Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) - a set of 20 diseases including river blindness and sleeping sickness - affect more than a billion people globally, with Africa accounting for… Read more »
February 07, 2023
Africa: Maternal Deaths Data Points to Covid Vaccine Policy Gap
COVID-19 in pregnancy could reverse the slow but steady gains made in maternal and neonatal mortality reduction in Africa and set back progress towards global goals, unless… Read more »
January 30, 2023
Africa: Nature Article Charges Waived for Global South Authors
Researchers from low- and lower-middle-income countries will now be able to publish for free in Nature and 36 other Nature research journals, as the company expands its waiver… Read more »
January 25, 2023
Africa: AI Tool '98% Correct' to Predict Mosquitoes' Age
Using machine learning techniques to predict the age of mosquitoes from different populations could reduce turnaround time for malaria research and improve surveillance programmes,… Read more »
January 19, 2023
Malawi: Sanitation Neglect 'Fuelling Malawi's Cholera Outbreak'
Malawi's worsening cholera crisis is the result of long-term neglect of the country's water supplies and water testing urgently needed, specialists say. Read more »
January 09, 2023
Africa: Q&A - Africa's New Order for Achieving Health Security
Africa now has a roadmap to help the continent achieve health security for sustainable development. Read more »
December 14, 2022
Africa: Helping Africa's Farmers Control Climate-Induced Pests #AfricaClimateCrisis
When Mutondwa Phophi began undergraduate studies, she wanted to help alleviate the suffering of smallholder farmers from climate change-related impacts and destructive plant pests. Read more »
December 09, 2022
Africa: Increase Routine Immunisation to Halt Polio Resurgence
COVID-19 is fuelling a resurgence of vaccine-preventable diseases such as polio globally, but even more so in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia, experts say. Read more »
Africa: Strategies to Aid Correct Use of Pesticides in Africa
As use of pesticides by African farmers rises, effective strategies are needed, writes Nelson Mandela Ogema. Read more »
Africa: Regaining Control in the Fight Against Polio
In August 2020, Africa was certified free of wild poliovirus. But new cases of the disease have emerged in Malawi and in Mozambique this year. Read more »
December 08, 2022
Africa: Wealthy Nations 'Failing to Fund Climate Adaptation' #AfricaClimateCrisis
Africa faces an impending climate change-induced calamity as developed countries fail to fulfil commitments to fund climate adaption on the continent, scientists say. Read more »
December 07, 2022
South Africa: Square Kilometre Array's Scope Shows African Astronomers Bright Future
African astronomers point to a golden age of astronomy on the continent as work starts in South Africa on the world's biggest telescope. Read more »
November 25, 2022
Africa: Climate Leaders Cheer Compensation Deal At COP27
Climate activists worldwide applauded an eleventh-hour deal for a loss and damage fund to compensate nations hit by climate catastrophes, the first of its kind in 30 years of… Read more »
October 21, 2022
Kenya: What Lifting GMO Ban Means for Kenya
Kenya's decision to lift a ban on importing and producing genetically modified (GM) food could boost research and development in biotechnology and alleviate food insecurity in the… Read more »
October 18, 2022
Africa: 'Robust Laws Needed' To Halt Forest Loss From Mining #AfricaClimateCrisis
Policymakers must develop and implement legislation and forest conservation programmes to halt the loss of tropical forests from industrial mining, environmental experts urge. Read more »
October 12, 2022
Africa: 'Brain Drain' Hits Africa's Tech Developers
Africa must nurture and incentivise tech developers to halt their migration, writes Oladeinde Olawoyin. Read more »
October 07, 2022
Africa: Africa Grapples With Ending Open Defecation
Africa's quest to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal target of ending open defecation by 2030 could be in jeopardy as many countries lack access to basic water services,… Read more »
September 23, 2022
Africa: 'Best Yet' Malaria Vaccine Developers Eye 2023 Rollout
Researchers say they plan to roll out a new malaria vaccine next year after tests on children in West Africa found it to be up to 80 per cent effective. Read more »
September 12, 2022
Africa: Fall Armyworm Campaign Boosts Maize Yield By a Third
Educating farmers about the destructive pest fall armyworm using a combination of digital media and face-to-face events can significantly boost maize yields, a study has found. Read more »
September 08, 2022
Africa: African Leaders Urge Climate Justice Ahead of COP27 #AfricaClimateCrisis
Africa must seize the opportunity of the UN climate conference COP27 to tackle climate injustice and press ahead with green energy solutions, political leaders gathered in Gabon… Read more »
September 06, 2022
Africa: Bioengineered Soybean 'Boosts Yields By a Third'
Genetically modified (GM) soybean plants with the ability to efficiently harness sunlight could improve the crop's yield and boost food security in Sub-Saharan Africa, agriculture… Read more »