Africa

Six areas where action must focus to rescue this planet

Humanity’s biggest challenges are not technical, but social, economic, political...

Nigerians with diabetes will have poor outcomes unless ...

The present healthcare structure in Nigeria contributes to the suffering of peop...

Vulnerable lizard species gets hot and bothered in risi...

By quantifying an animal’s glucocorticoid levels, scientists can learn crucial i...

South Africa's apartheid regime manipulated borders. To...

International borders were negotiable for the right price. What residents of for...

Curious Kids: Why does cold air go down and hot air go up?

This is a really important question, and one which climatologists work on in man...

FW de Klerk: the last apartheid president was driven by...

FW de Klerk as National Party conservative was paradoxically the right leader at...

Il ne faut pas confondre les vaches et les voiture dans...

Un discours simpliste tenu par des activistes, des célébrités, des philanthropes...

Five reasons South Africa isn't ready for health claims...

It’s not clear how health claims could be substantiated, enforced or understood,...

Africa's forests have value for the whole world. All mu...

Saving African forests is a global concern and needs prioritisation.

You love amagwinya/puff puff/bofrot? Here's a healthier...

“Fat cakes” are incredibly popular in cities and townships across sub-Saharan Af...

COP26: Two worlds talked past each other -- or never ev...

At COP26 in Glasgow everyone was committed to saving the planet, but there were ...

Nigeria's digital currency: what the eNaira is for and ...

Nigeria can pull off its newly introduced digital currency but there are concern...

Mohamed Mbougar Sarr: Senegalese novelist's win is a la...

He is the first writer from sub-Saharan Africa to lift the Prix Goncourt, one of...

Extreme heat hurts human health. Its effects must be mi...

Many of the temperatures presently being recorded in Africa, and those projected...

Herbal skin treatments in Uganda get an important scien...

It is important that herbal medicine be checked for its safety, its potential to...

Myths and truths around South Africa’s recent renewable...

South Africa’s renewable energy procurement programme has the potential to resto...