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Rhino horn: Why South Africa wants to revive the international trade, and why critics fear the consequences
Africa

Rhino horn: Why South Africa wants to revive the international trade, and why critics fear the consequences

Jason Gilchrist
4 min read
Ban on rhino horn trade has been counterproductive, increased poaching, black-market prices for rhino horn, says government
AI offers promise for agriculture, but smallholder farmers risk being left behind
Agriculture

AI offers promise for agriculture, but smallholder farmers risk being left behind

Abiodun Olusola Omotayo
5 min read
Precision tools lift yields in rich countries, but without finance, training and data rights, small farmers in poorer regions may miss out
Ebola may have spread beyond Africa. How are health authorities responding?
Africa

Ebola may have spread beyond Africa. How are health authorities responding?

Abrar Ahmad Chughtai
4 min read
Continued support from international community, rapid development of vaccines and community engagement important to control spread
Why Africa — and the world — remain dangerously unprepared for the next pandemic
Africa’s climate transition must be built from within, foundation says
Investing 15% of Africa’s health budgets in R&D could add $668 billion to GDP and create 4.56 million jobs by 2044: Report
Housing affordability crisis worsens worldwide, hitting sub-Saharan Africa hardest: UN report
Poor pay is holding back Africa’s biodiversity research and reducing its contribution to global science
Kenya’s reptile trade expands rapidly, with exports crossing 87,000 animals, finds study
Health authorities are racing to contain Ebola in the DRC and Uganda. Here’s what’s making it so challenging
Gut health: Why food alone won’t fix childhood stunting
The DRC is one of the most resource rich countries in the world.
Agriculture in Africa: Science and research can’t make an impact without investment and good policies
Birds of prey in South Africa are in trouble — a study analyses data from 16 years of road counts
Fossil fuel wealth fails Africa’s development promise, says report
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