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Climate change will compound both floods and droughts in Africa, study predicts

Jun 16, 2019

Africa is likely to face more frequent and intense weather extremes, including both flooding and more damaging droughts, according to new research. The study predicts that over the next 80 years, Africa will se...

Malaria vaccine sees first major rollout in Africa

West Side Story

Apr 24, 2019

Health, Innovation, Science

The world’s first malaria vaccine is seeing its first large-scale rollout in Malawi, according to BBC News. The program is aiming to vaccinate 120,000 children under the age of two, and the vaccine will soon se...

Africa is facing one of the worst storms ever to hit the southern hemisphere

West Side Story

Mar 19, 2019

Science, World

Cyclone Idai has left a trail of destruction through southeastern Africa in recent days, and could be the worst recorded natural disaster to impact the southern hemisphere, according to the UN. As many as 2.6 m...

Technologies to tackle bootleg booze

Platonium

Jan 10, 2019

Innovation

After a Chinese millionaire paid $10,000 for a single glass of whisky which turned out to be fake, research by the Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre (SUERC) discovered that counterfeit goods a...

Maps show substantial, if uneven, progress towards Africa’s malnutrition goals

West Side Story

Mar 4, 2018

Science, World

New data maps, published in the journal Nature, suggest African countries are not on track to meet a 2030 target to eliminate childhood malnutrition, set by the UN. Yet, they also show dramatic, if unevenly dis...

New Ethiopian dam project holds great potential, but also great challenges

West Side Story

Aug 10, 2016

Headlines, Policy, Science, World

Construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, called the GERD, is already underway. It will affect power and irrigation throughout the region, especially during construction. While the potential positive...

Herders use of a No tsetse fly route through to Africa

North African herders traveled past Lake Victoria in Kenya 2000 years ago

Cody Gash

Mar 10, 2015

Innovation

It is very possible that early herders from Northern Africa traveled past Kenya’s Lake Victoria according to a study carried out on a 2,000 years old livestock tooth. The herders could have been looking for an ...

Red Cross nurse dies of Ebola Virus in Sierra Leone

Cody Gash

Jan 17, 2015

Health

Ebola continues to cause havoc in West Africa, the epicenter of the recent Ebola outbreak that has stretched health systems there beyond their capacity. According to the Red Cross, their male nurse in Sierra Le...

New study suggests zebra’s stripes help them keep cooler

Amanda

Jan 16, 2015

Innovation

The beautiful black and white zebra stripes have always intrigued scientists and researchers. They wanted to know WHY the zebras got those stripes. Different explanations were offered- camouflaging in their hab...

Sierra Leone, after Ebola epidemic welcomes Christmas on a dull note

Cody Gash

Dec 24, 2014

Health

The festive time of Christmas is here, but it brings little cheer to the residents of Sierra Leone. It is one of the hotspots in the Ebola epidemic. It is in state of virtual lockdown due to the epidemic. The m...

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