A high-ranking civil servant says Kenya's ban on importing genetically modified organisms is unscientific, lacks legal status — and is ineffective.

The boom in rice growing in Benin has also led to more infestation of stored rice by pests, which is causing losses of hundreds of millions of francs.

Kenya is replacing an unwieldy drug-reporting process with an online system that allows healthcare workers to track safety in real time.

IR Mapper, a free online mapping website, will enable users to follow global insecticide resistance in malaria-causing mosquitoes.

China and Africa are working on plans to offer African scientists training, carry out joint research and transfer technology.

New research aims to help African policymakers understand the constraints on women entrepreneurs to unlock their economic potential.

New findings challenge the paradigm that development only leads to loss of wildlife — once rich enough, countries may regain their biodiversity.

The protection against malaria provided by a leading vaccine candidate wanes over time, a follow-up trial has found.

Involving women and marginalised communities in ecosystem-based adaptation to climate change is essential, according to an expert meeting.

Reducing schistosomiasis infections is a cost-effective way of also cutting HIV transmission in Sub-Saharan Africa, say researchers.

A new online data platform hopes to improve governance in twenty African countries and provide open access to official statistics.

To ensure sustainable food production in Africa, farmers must be involved in agricultural research and development, a global panel reports.

Wireless communications are an affordable option that can help Africa's scientists, farmers and health workers, a workshop hears.

A new Belgian research initiative is one of many improvements to Burundi's R&D sector following the end of its civil war.

A how-to video published in the Journal of Visualized Experiments explains how to turn a mobile phone into a diagnostic device.

Researchers confirm that selenium deficiency is endemic in Malawi, and suggest enriching fertiliser with the nutrient to tackle the problem.

Mobile phone health projects could drastically cut deaths from HIV/AIDS, TB, malaria and pregnancy-related conditions, says report.

Food security in Burundi could be improved by new hybrid maize seeds, but only if the seeds are affordable to farmers, say researchers.

The cost and time of analysing drug resistance in HIV positive people could be radically reduced by a tool being tested in South Africa.