Hopes dashed as last HIV vaccine trial in Africa for this decade ends in failure
Trial ‘PrEPVacc’ was testing two different vaccine regimens on about 1,500 volunteers in Uganda, Tanzania and South Africa
Head of UNAIDS unpacks the knock-on effects of COVID-19. And what needs to be done
AIDS remains a crisis and COVID-19 is making it worse, says Winnie Byanyima
Genetically changed mosquitoes could transform Africa’s long fight against malaria
Africa needs $25 billion per year for universal access to clean energy: IEA
As much as $22 billion per year is needed for electricity connections alone
56 African heritage sites threatened by extreme coastal events: Study
North Africa has the largest number of exposed sites
Solar, wind can break Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam deadlock
Why declaring Ebola a public health emergency isn't a silver bullet
More funding can't solve the outbreak of a deadly disease within a conflict zone
World's poor mostly reside in ecologically fragile areas
Looking at how poverty has reduced and where, it is clear that economic growth alone will not lead to poverty eradication. Global efforts must …
Rising ammonia levels in West Africa linked to biomass burning
The trend was centered over Nigeria and the Southern coast
No new coal by 2021: Zimbabwe, South Africa may become outliers, flags report
The two southern African countries have new coal projects in the pipeline amid clamour to move away from coal to cleaner fuel
Extreme weather in Africa: Floods affect 2 million children in 3 months in these 3 countries
Severe flooding has pushed children in Nigeria, Chad & South Sudan into increased risk of waterborne diseases, malnutrition
‘Developed countries need to double funding to Africa for adaptation to climate change’
Summit discussed Africa's COP 27 agenda; Calls for flowing funds to continent's Adaptation Acceleration Program
COVID-19 no gamble: Physics-inspired simulations predict waves in these 4 countries
A physicist uses the Monte Carlo Simulation, commonly used in physics & fields as diverse as engineering and finance, to study endemicity
Cash transfers can help refugees, but they also carry risks. Insights from Kenya
Unrestricted cash transfers did not always achieve what they were meant for, find researchers in Kalobeyi refugee settlement
Scholarships alone are not enough to get more qualified female teachers into Nigeria’s schools
UNICEF estimates that over half of all girls are not in school in the north while under a third of all primary school teachers are women
Africa Climate Summit 2023: Invest in resilient, efficient and sustainable food system, leaders urge
Minimising post-harvest food losses and waste, transiting to nature-based solution, among solutions advocated
World’s beaches are changing because of climate change — green thinking is needed to save them
A two-metre increase in sea levels by 2100 may lead to forced migration of between 72 million and 187 million people
Kenyan court stays President William Ruto’s directive lifting a ban on logging
Environment and Lands Court stops tree felling until a case filed by the Law Society of Kenya is heard and determined
Omicron in southern Africa: ‘Afrophobia’, say Malawians in wake of West’s travel ban
Malawian government says it has the capacity to do genomic sequencing and had not detected the Omicron variant till now
Kenyan wildlife policies must extend beyond protected areas
Without policy reforms that integrate conservation with all other sectors of land use, landscapes in Africa may need expensive, large-scale …
Rising surface temperature threatens Africa's blue economy
Even as West Africa struggles to plug rampant illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing, rising sea surface temperature poses new challenges
Sub-Saharan Africa’s debt burden increased to a record $789 billion in 2021, highest since 2010
Low economic growth, skyrocketing inflation, the Ukraine war, massive debts and climate change increased the region’s dependancy on private …
COVID-19: Integrating urban and rural safety nets in Africa
Helping urban residents cover costs of return, providing sanitary supplies and scaling up health system surveillance can constitute a safe rural …
Humans may have transformed the Sahara from lush paradise to barren desert
The world's biggest desert used to be green, lush and full of hippos. A new theory suggests humans could have tipped the environment over the edge
Africa’s agribusiness sector should drive the continent’s economic development: Five reasons why
Africa’s agriculture sector is the world’s least developed, with lowest levels of labour and land productivity