How climate change could affect half of global crops
Tue 10:00pm By Claudia CaruanaAdaptation strategies are critical as cropland suitable for food production shrinks with rising temperatures.Climate change threatens Latin American banana exports
Mar 18, 2025, 6:26 am By Luiz Felipe FernandesClimate change will make large swathes of Latin America unsuitable for banana production without urgent intervention, say researchers.LMICs ‘should turn to EU, China’ after US climate exit
Mar 17, 2025, 9:05 pm By Mohammed El-SaidClimate experts urge vulnerable countries to explore alternative funding as US withdraws from key climate agreements.Antivenom push saves lives from snake bites in Eswatini
Mar 16, 2025, 11:07 pm By Nokukhanya MusiA new antivenom is reducing snakebite deaths and shifting beliefs in using only traditional medicine.Global AI development needs local expertise
Mar 13, 2025, 9:19 pm By Amr RagehAI is a powerful tool for global development, but local expertise will be key to its success in low- and middle-income countries, says mathematician Daniel Andler.Africa’s unique gut microbiome could guide new medicines
Mar 12, 2025, 12:00 am By Elna SchützScientists uncover new gut microbes in Africa and say their findings could help make medicines more effective.Human costs of US aid cuts laid bare as UK follows
Mar 11, 2025, 7:45 am By Sonia el-Ali, John Musenze, Ruth Douglas, Aleida Rueda, Claudia Caruana, Abdul Qader OthmanFrom HIV services to volcano monitoring, the loss of USAID funding is putting millions of lives at risk around the world, as planned UK cuts threaten a further blow.US retreat from climate leadership is a betrayal of global responsibility
Mar 10, 2025, 8:55 am By Savio CarvalhoUS retreat from the global climate agreement JETP is not just a misstep but a moral failure by the world’s biggest polluter.Collapsing buildings in Egypt’s Alexandria raise alarm
Mar 4, 2025, 10:01 pm By Mohammed El-SaidBuildings in Egypt’s Alexandria are collapsing, fuelled by sea level rises and urban expansion.Hand pollination helps cocoa farmers offset climate harm
Mar 4, 2025, 5:26 am By Sanjeet BagcchiHand pollination and other mitigation strategies could help cocoa farmers offset the impacts of climate change as yields diminish.Uganda contains Ebola, but warns it’s not over yet
Mar 2, 2025, 9:43 pm By John MusenzeHealth authorities warn against complacency despite successful treatment of Sudan ebolavirus patients.Can AI bridge the gaps in Africa’s healthcare systems?
Feb 27, 2025, 8:37 pmFrom diagnosis to treatment and vaccines, African innovators are using AI to tackle healthcare challenges.Cancer risk microplastics blight South American rivers
Feb 27, 2025, 1:13 am By Leslie SalgadoCancer-linked microplastics found in rivers in Cuba and Venezuela highlight need for further research into their impacts on health.Fly poo boosts Malawi crop yields
Mon 11:47pm By Charles MpakaFarmers in Malawi revive crops using sustainable black soldier fly fertiliser, boosting yields and livelihoods.Africa’s cholera resurgence exposes funding failures
Feb 19, 2025, 8:38 pm By Francis KokutseWeak water and sanitation infrastructure and underfunding threaten Africa’s goal to eliminate cholera by 2030.WHO cancer drug plan lifts hope for African children
Feb 18, 2025, 4:56 am By Dann OkothWHO partnership aims to deliver essential cancer treatments to thousands of children in low- and middle-income countries.Africa’s sperm donor industry ‘lacks vital safeguards’
Feb 13, 2025, 5:25 am By John MusenzeAfrica's unregulated fertility industry leaves the door open to unethical and potentially harmful practices.Switching wildlife for livestock fosters harmful pests
Feb 12, 2025, 8:17 pm By Ranjit DevrajLivestock farming in wildlife areas can alter the ecology, increasing numbers of disease-spreading mites and ticks.US aid freeze deals blow to Uganda’s health, research
Feb 9, 2025, 11:52 pm By John MusenzeVital health programmes and research are brought to a halt in Uganda, a major beneficiary of US overseas aid funding.African fishers ‘ignored’ despite vital role
Feb 6, 2025, 10:29 pm By Charles MpakaNeglecting Africa’s small-scale fisheries is putting Sustainable Development Goals at risk, analysis finds.
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