Cholera outbreak claims over 6,800 lives across 23 African nations
A severe cholera outbreak has claimed more than 6,800 lives across Africa this year, according to new data…
Household crowding and mortality before and during the COVID-19 pandemic among adults: Findings from longitudinal population surveillance data in rural and peri-urban settings in Limpopo, South Africa | Population Health Metrics
Dong E, Du H, Gardner L. An interactive web-based dashboard to track COVID-19 in real time. Lancet Infect…
Cocoa Prices Slide on Better Supply Prospects for This Season
Cocoa prices dropped with the market pressured by expectation for a global supply surplus on the back of…
Gray List: South Africa, Nigeria Exit Global Watchdog’s Dirty Money List
South Africa and Nigeria were taken off a global watchdog’s dirty-money list, providing a fillip for increased remittances…
China Finds Costly New Way of Boosting Xi’s Global Yuan Push
China is leveraging its position as the world’s largest creditor to help broaden usage of the yuan, offering…
China’s DeepSeek Pushes into Africa, Making AI Accessible to Millions
Earlier this year, in a conference room at the Nairobi headquarters of a social impact startup named Qhala,…
Medical Tourism: Africa Leaders Should Get Their Healthcare at Home
The tragedy of the death of veteran Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga, who was “arguably robbed of the…
The world’s fiercest small cat: Know about the rare and remarkable Black-footed cat |
Among the dry grasslands and sandy deserts of southern Africa lives one of nature’s smallest yet most determined…
Paranthropus boisei was Capable of Tool Making, New Fossil Suggests
Paleoanthropologists have unearthed and examined a hominin partial skeleton that includes hand and foot bones unambiguously associated with…
Oil Recovery to Determine Saudi Fiscal Trajectory, IMF Says
Saudi Arabia’s fiscal and current accounts would benefit most from a rebound in oil prices and production, according…
Humans Evolved from African Ape-Like Ancestor, Research Suggests
In new research, paleoanthropologists from the United States and Canada analyzed the morphology of a hominin talus (large…
Clean air is the new frontier of global cooperation | Environment
As the Group of 20 leaders gather in Cape Town, clean air features on the agenda as a…