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Kidney disease is growing in Africa: Big new study casts light on genetic risk factors
Africa

Kidney disease is growing in Africa: Big new study casts light on genetic risk factors

Segun Fatumo
5 min read
Research shows kidney risk scores work best with African genomic data, challenging one-size-fits-all approaches to global medicine
Seizure of 2,000 ants at Nairobi airport highlights the hidden scale of insect trafficking
Africa

Seizure of 2,000 ants at Nairobi airport highlights the hidden scale of insect trafficking

Elliot Doornbos
4 min read
As demand for exotic pets grows, experts warn that poorly regulated insect trade is expanding faster than global safeguards
Nigeria imports 70% of its medicines — why local manufacturing doesn’t meet demand
Africa

Nigeria imports 70% of its medicines — why local manufacturing doesn’t meet demand

Efefiom Kofon
4 min read
Despite over 120 local drug makers, weak policies and profit incentives keep Nigeria dependent on imported medicines
Many insects, like this malachite butterfly, face critical heat stress under future temperatures.
E-powering Ethiopia and its integrated leap to zero-emission mobility
The electric bike on the road in Kenya.
Kenya’s new e-Mobility policy can make it a to clean industrial hub
Lack of infrastructure, healthcare and cooling options makes rural heat even more dangerous.
Why Africa needs a green bank to fund climate action and build its own renewable technology
Climate change could pose a major risk to cassava in Africa: study sets out what can be done now
South Africa will run out of industrial gas by 2028 and 70,000 jobs could be lost — why government fixes are lacking
Flood damage in Tanzania.
Sea levels around Africa are rising faster than the global average: What’s behind this alarming trend
Closing the Chain: What Africa’s waste tyre systems require
How do women entrepreneurs survive in Ghana’s informal economy? We went to a local market to ask them
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