Africa’s Ebola outbreaks complicated by victims who prefer traditional healers
BUNDIBUGYO, Uganda (AP) — Whenever Ebola comes, some of the afflicted choose the road to the nearest hospital.…
Man’s luggage in South Africa held 150 live venomous scorpions
A man has been arrested following the discovery of 150 live venomous scorpions at an airport in South…
Zimbabwe’s climate migrants fear eviction as crackdown intensifies | News
Mutare, Zimbabwe – New homesteads cling to the slopes of Zimbabwe’s Eastern Highlands, a fertile mountain region that…
Health workers struggle to contain Ebola in Congo camps as distrust grows
NIZI, Democratic Republic of Congo – After the Kpangba displacement camp became the first in this part of…
Why China is attracting wealthy Gulf families in search of education, tech and business
In April, a family from the United Arab Emirates – four adults, three children and a nanny –…
“Africa Can Now Teach the World a Thing or Two About Epidemic Response” — Dr. Moussa Sarr, Africa CDC Consultant
As the Bundibugyo Ebola strain spreads through the DRC and Uganda, Africa CDC consultant Dr. Moussa Sarr urges…
Older runners defy age in Kenya’s central highlands | News
Meru County, Kenya – Every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday, Wanjiru Kamau heads out from her home in Mikumbune…
Earliest Use of Fire Thrown Back by Almost a Million Years, to 1.8 Million Years Ago
How hominins came to adopt fire is unclear, given that any animal’s natural reaction to flames should be…
Tucson Now: Alafia restaurant to open African art gallery
TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) – Alafia restaurant is opening a new African art gallery on June 13. Ismael…
Somali ref barred by US from World Cup picked for showpiece UEFA match
Somali referee Omar Artan, who was barred by the United States from the World Cup, was picked for…
How much heat does an AI data centre produce, and where are they located? | Science and Technology News
Tech giants are racing to build the infrastructure that powers artificial intelligence. But a growing body of evidence…
Twelve dead, more injured in mass shooting in Johannesburg
Multiple attackers killed 12 people and wounded at least nine others in a late-night mass shooting in the…