Natural resource extraction in Ghana needs tighter regulations, finds survey
Local communities deprived of their fair share of benefits, say participants
Cameroon can set path to climate-resilient economy with prompt reforms: World Bank
Nearly 2 million people in Cameroon live in drought-affected areas
Mombasa Port: How Kenya’s auditor-general misread China’s Standard Gauge Railway contracts
Agriculture & climate change: Ethiopia farmers find climate-smart ways to beat erratic weather
The climate mitigation practices also increase soil's water-holding capacity
Nearly 282 million people in Africa were undernourished in 2022: UN
Approximately one billion people were unable to afford a healthy diet in 2021
Feeding Africa: How small-scale irrigation can help farmers to change the game
Small-scale irrigation can improve nutritional outcomes in several important ways
Kigali Conference: Experts from across Africa talk about its health challenges
DTE reports from four-day Africa Health Agenda International Conference 2023 at Kigali
The Woman King is more than an action movie – it shines a light on the women warriors of Benin
For some African feminists, African women have never been frail and defenceless
Why Kenya’s experiment in giving local governments the power to manage food security hasn’t worked
The capacity of county governments to implement national policies must also be enhanced
How marine fisheries can add millions of tonnes to Africa’s catch
Restoring ecosystems to a healthy condition could increase fish production by 50-60%
Digital transformation of agri sector could address sub-Saharan Africa’s food insecurity: UN Report
But much of the continent is still unconnected, the report, by the UN FAO, said
COVID-19 vaccines: African countries get very few doses at very high prices
Guinea, one of the lowest-income countries, has received just 25 doses
Outbreaks of measles: compounding challenges in the DRC
Weak spot of prevalent strategy: Accessibility of routine preventive health services
The San people of southern Africa: where ethics codes for researching indigenous people could fail them
Researchers need to scrutinise such codes’ inherent and complex challenges. They also need to put collaboration at the heart of their work
Water insecurity hits sub-Saharan Africa hard: Report
People with lower levels of income and those residing on the outskirts of cities are more prone to water insecurity
West Africa's chimpanzee population impacted by road construction: Study
The average population density of chimpanzee was lowest nearest the roads and peaked at the far away from them
Human-driven speciation: A peek into how we may alter the morphology of African elephants
Anthropogenic activities such as global warming, poaching, mining, deforestation and noise pollution will form a more wrinkly, hairier, tuskless, …
Children’s education at extreme risk in 7 African countries: Report
Besides sub-Saharan Africa, children were at the sharp end of the learning crisis in Yemen and Pakistan, according to a new report
How visionary scientist Bernie Fanaroff put African astronomy on the map
He made a breakthrough discovery about radio galaxies during his PhD in eary 1970s
Antibiotic use in Uganda high: Action is needed
Less than 30% antibiotic prescriptions complied with Uganda’s clinical guidelines, finds survey
Flooding in Nigeria is on the rise – good forecasts, drains and risk maps are urgently needed
As the 2023 flooding approaches, it is important for federal government and state agencies to work in coordination
Researchers re-animate 70-year-old coffee killer fungus in Africa: Study
Coffee wilt disease, caused by a fungus Fusarium xylarioides, has led to devastating outbreaks in sub-Saharan Africa since the 1920s
Mount Nyiragongo’s volcano: why it’s unique and treacherous
The local and national governments in the area around the volcano need to be more aware of the risks from tectonic rifting and from the volcano
Russia-Africa summit: Putin offers unconvincing giveaways in a desperate bid to make up for killing the Ukraine grain deal
Russia’s efforts to woo African leaders are part of the Kremlin’s broader efforts to extend its influence across the global south
Africa’s energy poverty: Push to renewables, more players for power supply may help Madagascar’s electrification plans
Around 35% of country has access to electricity, 1.4% has access to clean cooking fuel