Games can help people to see disaster risks and effects with their own eyes, helping them to engage with complex science, a conference hears.

Konzo also affects children's mental ability, even in those who do not display the physical symptoms associated with the disease, says a study.

Scientists have flagged up the poor quality of livestock data in Africa at a progress briefing of a project that aims to change that.

An atlas of a key natural resource, Africa's soil, aims to give people outside the science world insight into its importance and management.

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.