Blog (Africa)

It’s vital for food safety to irrigate crops with water that is free of disease-causing microbes.
Africa

Decades of South African research reveal key strategies to reduce water contamination in fruit and veg

Loandi Richter-Mouton
4 min read
Pathogens and chemicals in irrigation water can lead to foodborne illnesses
How does Marburg virus spread between species? Young Ugandan scientist’s photos give important clues
Africa

How does Marburg virus spread between species? Young Ugandan scientist’s photos give important clues

Alexander Richard Braczkowski
4 min read
The team found a new potential spillover pathway through predation by at least 14 species
African women are key to fighting climate change — these are the green skills they will need
Africa

African women are key to fighting climate change — these are the green skills they will need

Ogechi Adeola
4 min read
With access to green skills, women’s productivity in the green economy could triple
Africa’s development banks are being undermined: The continent will pay the price
Zambia runs on mostly green power, but households use polluting cooking fuel: Study suggests how to fix this
Right to water is out of reach for many South Africans: Case study offers solutions
South Africa’s big rooftops could power 6 million homes: How to make it happen
G20 countries could produce enough renewable energy for the whole world — what needs to happen
Nigeria’s economy is growing but rural poverty is rising: 5 key policies to address the divide
Why anti-trafficking measures alone won’t save Africa’s pangolins
Small towns are growing fast across Ghana — but environmental planning isn’t keeping up
African women entrepreneurs are a smart bet for climate change investment: research shows why
Africa’s power pools: what the G20 can do to help countries share electricity
African countries are bad at issuing bonds, so debt costs more than it should: what needs to change
Ocean currents can generate electricity — and our study shows Africa’s seas have some of the strongest
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