Simply Put: Climate reparations

Limited access to medication in Sub-Saharan Africa likely to stall hypertension treatment

Hypertension is the most important risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, which are the leading global cause of death

Why poachers persist in hunting bushmeat - even though it's dangerous

A  study in western Tanzania shows that poachers take risks to widen their livelihood options and improve their situation

COVID-19: More than 28,000 children died of cancer in sub-Saharan Africa in 2020

Travel restrictions mean children with cancer can’t seek hospital care in time

Africa: We must go beyond singular responses in the fight against child poverty

Policies need to address in all the complexities of child poverty

Obesity is on the rise among South African women — a risk to maternal and child health

Overweight and obesity are burgeoning health issues in sub-Saharan Africa — particularly South Africa

Climate change will increase severe stunting by 55 per cent in Sub-Saharan Africa: report

Sub-Saharan Africa is particularly vulnerable to the health risks of climate change because of weak systems in health, infrastructure and environment

Mozambique had no data about snakebites. Our new study filled the gap — and the results are scary

Widespread surveys are needed to further assess the full extent of snakebites in sub-Saharan Africa

Climate change: It’s all about money

Climate finance can no longer be the money that goes to only increase the indebtedness of countries and makes them even more vulnerable to the …

Guinea worm: A nasty parasite is nearly eradicated, but the push for zero cases will require patience

The final push to full eradication requires patience and faith on the part of institutions and governments supporting the effort; also, people …

Sub-Saharan Africa shows the way: A quarter of parliamentarians are women

In Mali, female representation in parliament increased by 19.5 percentage points; Burundi with 41% women parliamentarians in the upper house, …

Area under tobacco cultivation in Africa rose over 3% in 6 yrs: WHO report

The number of tobacco users in the WHO African Region increased to 73 million in 2018 from 64 million adult users in 2000

Progress on controlling malaria cases stalls due to lack of funds: WHO

To achieve 40 per cent reduction in malaria cases and mortality rates by 2020, the focus should be on the most heavily affected countries in Africa

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

100 million hectares of arable land lost yearly to degradation, shows UN report

Eastern and Central Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean regions experience the most severe degradation

Deforestation driving malaria risk among vulnerable children in sub-Saharan Africa, finds study

Children living in deforested areas, particularly in poorer households, are at a higher risk of malaria

How we found the earliest glass production south of the Sahara and what it means

This research has illuminated an aspect of Africa’s past that is often misrepresented or completely obliterated

Sub-Saharan Africans spend 60 hours a year finding a private place to defecate

The state of sanitation is deteriorating in Sub-Saharan Africa, with countries switching from open defecation to unsafe toilets

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

Zambia awards solar capacity at record low tariff

The tariff of less than $0.04 per kWh shows that globally-competitive low tariffs are possible in Sub-Saharan Africa

Here’s where efforts to end HIV in eastern and southern Africa must focus

HIV remains a major global public health challenge and the COVID-19 pandemic has added to it

Mobile broadband coverage gap highest in sub-Saharan Africa: GSMA report

Mobile data was also least affordable in the region

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

A third of Nigerians are unemployed: Here’s why

The economy of the sub-Saharan country has not been in good shape for the past 5 years and first went into a recession in 2016

COVID-19: How Africa is coping despite fragile healthcare systems

Even as African countries are gearing to deal with the outbreak, experts say more needs to be done