Reviving Africa’s native seeds
Growing more local seeds in Africa can solve the region’s food insecurity and climate problems.
Tackling maternal mortality in Africa
Women’s health specialists say better antenatal care and innovation can reduce Africa’s high maternal mortality rate.
Celebrating women in science
African women leaders in science share tales of successes, setbacks, and advice for the next generation of aspiring female scientists.
Advancing science in Africa
African scientists are trying to elevate their global presence through innovative collaborations.
Tackling food insecurity with climate smart agriculture
Farmers in Africa are using resilient and climate smart approaches to tackle the effects of climate change.
Managing Africa’s water for sustainable agriculture
Water scarcity poses a challenge to agriculture and food security in Africa.
Mining’s toll on the Osun River
Africa Science Focus hears how unregulated mining along the Osun River is leading to pollution and soil erosion.
Cleaning the Osun River
Africa Science Focus explores how Nigeria’s sacred but polluted Osun River can be restored.
Empowering Africa’s researchers
Development challenges experienced in Africa can be resolved through innovations and solutions from research.
Unlocking Access to Reproductive Health
Access to sexual and reproductive health care is human right, yet millions of women and girls in Sub-Saharan Africa are shut out.
Africa set for new malaria jab
Putting Africans at the centre of new malaria vaccine production and distribution will be crucial to success, say NGO leaders.
Food safety concerns
Chicken feed laced with antiretrovirals sparks health concerns in Uganda and raises debate about the implications.
Turning waste into compost
Through collaboration with local farmers and innovative research, Josephine Nackeny Augustino is attempting to solve Sudan’s waste management problems.
Preventing and managing spina bifida
With proper interventions, spina bifida can be prevented.
Insights from science conferences
Investment in research and development is key to enhancing science in the Africa.
Climate education for future progress
Empowering students with climate knowledge can better prepare communities for the effects of climate change.
Tackling inequities in oral health
The consequences of oral diseases when left untreated are dire.
Building Africa’s capacity for vaccine production
African governments must partner with research institutions to build capacity for the development of therapeutics, vaccines and diagnostics.
Regulating African traditional medicines
Health associations in Nigeria say there is a dire need to regulate the herbal medicine industry, and standardise products.
Depreciating currencies
The cost of living crisis in countries in sub-Saharan Africa is heightened by free fall of the currencies in those countries.
Poor dam management escalating floods in Nigeria
The Nigeran government must invest in flood mitigation strategies
Rising sea levels drive poverty in coastal communities
Coastal communities in Africa face food insecurity as a result of rising sea levels.
Turning the suicide tide in Africa
Poverty, breakdown of social support and underlying mental health conditions are responsible for the uptick in suicide in Africa.
Climate finance ‘not reaching communities’
Very little of the money promised to support indigenous communities’ conservation efforts reaches them, say analysts.
Ebola outbreak hits Uganda
An Ebola strain with no licenced vaccine has hit Uganda for the first time in a decade.
Superbugs ‘a growing health threat’
Antimicrobial resistance is a leading global health threat. Does Africa have the data it needs to take on superbugs?
Climate adaptation ‘critical’ for Africa
Rising temperatures and sea levels, rainfall anomalies and increasing extreme weather events exacerbate poverty.
Curbing sickle cell
Africa needs to increase its capacity to screen for sickle cell disease at birth.
Fertiliser stranglehold in Africa
AGRA chief Agnes Kalibata tells Africa Science Focus how the continent can mitigate against soaring fertiliser prices.
Water woes and food prices
Investments in water infrastructure and management are vital to meet Africa’s growing water demands, experts say.
The post-injection injury you should know of
Intramuscular injections can cause debilitating muscular complications if administered incorrectly.
Preventing the next pandemic
About 60 per cent of emerging infectious diseases are zoonoses and scientists say a one-health approach is effective in curbing the spread of these diseases.
Remote network plugs Sudan’s health gaps
A tele-mentoring approach helped Sudan increase COVID-19 vaccine uptake.
Is ‘ponmo’ safe to eat?
Despite health warnings from experts, cow hide– ponmo – is still widely consumed in West Africa.
Why you’ve never heard of this common disease
FGS affects up to 56 million women, but it’s one of Africa’s most neglected reproductive health diseases.
The cost of endometriosis
One in 10 women suffer from endometriosis – a condition that manifests as pelvic pains and is associated with excruciating periods.
‘Millions’ abandoning cancer treatment
Treatment abandonment is behind Africa’s growing cancer death rates, say health specialists.
Building expertise for cancer management
The acute shortage of medical workers in oncology in Sub-Saharan Africa contributes to high rates of deaths in the region.
Traditional medicine fueling cancer deaths
Cancer deaths in Sub-Saharan Africa could reach one million a year by 2030. Is a cancer care transformation on the horizon?
Ethiopia: Drought drives deadly child hunger
Africa Science Focus travels to Dubti Hospital in northern Ethiopia, where child malnutrition cases are rising by 30% a month.
Africa leads global monkeypox research
African scientists raised the alarm as early as 2010 to warn that monkeypox could become a global health concern.
Can you code like a 3-year-old?
Free coding clubs are springing up across Africa, with kids as young as three learning to speak the language of computers.
Coffee pressure heats up
Coffee drinkers could soon rely on hybrid varieties to meet demand, as traditional coffee plants come under threat.
On the tail of a rabies solution
Urgent action is needed to stop deaths from the ‘deadliest infection’ by 2030, say diseases specialists.
Maize ‘the big issue’
Maize prices soar as Sub-Saharan Africa production hit by climate change, global conflict and fertiliser shortages.
Food prices deepen malnutrition
One in three children under five in Nigeria are stunted. The cost of living crisis is set to make things worse.
Cracking the mRNA code
Africa Science Focus finds out how African researchers unlocked the secrets of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines.
Lack of early warning systems leaves millions at risk
Africa Science Focus looks at the devastating impact of climate change.
Is the pandemic over in Africa?
Africa Science Focus takes you onto the streets of Nairobi to get an update on COVID-19.
Brain surgery ‘moments of joy’
South Africa’s third black female neurosurgeon says performing brain and spinal surgery is a privilege.
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