The continent needs green energy to ensure access to electricity for its population, making it a highly coveted trading partner in the eyes of Beijing, which is subject to trade barriers by the US and EU
In the absence of details on how the new variant behaves, experts believe that the biggest difference is not in the virus itself, but in the environment
Australian entrepreneur Stephenie Rodriguez contracted the disease in Nigeria. After a long recovery, she is speaking out about her experience and calling for more funds to eradicate this disease, which kills 600,000 people every year
The virus, endemic in many areas of the continent, is spreading due to the new variant, which has been detected in Goma, a city home to two million people
The Democratic Republic of the Congo, where most cases of mpox are concentrated, is facing a health emergency amid a humanitarian crisis. Thirteen African countries have so far confirmed cases of the virus
The organization has taken the measure due to the expansion of an apparently more lethal variant of the virus in Africa, which declared its first-ever public health emergency in response
Model Chidimma Adetshina, who is of Nigerian and Mozambican origin, dropped out of the beauty competition after being caught up in a media storm that experts say highlights the hatred towards Black foreigners
Gambia is at the center of the global fight to stop women’s rights from being rolled back. Now, a male-dominated Parliament is set to decide whether to overturn the ban on mutilating girls
A report concludes that, in 2022 and 2023, attacks against students and teachers increased by 20%, as did the military use of schools. The worst hit places were Palestine, Ukraine, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Myanmar
Young people from Sahel, an epicenter of global terrorism, traveled 185 miles in a military convoy, dodging landmines and attacks, to participate in a national championship
New research has shown that the species use individual vocalizations to call specific members of the herd, which go beyond mere imitations of the addressee
Nigerian Oluwatosin Ajibade is an afrobeats star who has toured with J Balvin, made tracks with Bad Bunny and Beyoncé and travels the world to discover new musical talent. His dream is a more just music industry in which African labels get a larger share of the profits
The extreme measure helps the species survive, but it’s not without its dangers: according to a study, dehorned rhinos reduce their home range because they feel more vulnerable
For more than two decades, the human rights defender has fought to improve the lives of Malian women and girls, who experience the highest teenage pregnancy rates, schooling gaps and unemployment levels in sub-Saharan Africa
The Kagame regime relies on significant foreign aid and a silenced opposition to leave behind the horrific 1994 Hutu-Tutsi conflict that shocked the world. There is no talk of ethnicity, but the old wounds still fester beneath the surface
Chimpanzee and gorilla habitats are located close to operational and preoperational mining areas for materials that are essential for key technologies and the green energy transition
Two decades of expeditions by a hundred scientists have revealed the continent’s most endangered ecoregion, home to dozens of endemic species existing in an ocean of grass
Justin Arestein, South African disinformation expert, explains how African and foreign political actors are pushing claims that support their geostrategic interests with the help of artificial intelligence and cheaper technology
The civil war that has been devastating the African country for almost a year has produced the largest number of internally displaced individuals in the world and a famine emergency affecting five million people. It also looms as a regional conflict
Washington is maneuvering with authorities after a coup that left the country more closely aligned with nations like Russia and Iran and ended an agreement that allowed for the presence of a U.S. air base and 1,000 military personnel
Just over 22% of the e-waste mass was properly collected and recycled in 2022. It is expected to decline to 20% by the end of the decade because of the ‘staggering growth’ of such waste due to higher consumption among other factors
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin addressed more than 50 defense leaders from Europe and around the world who are meeting at the Ramstein Air Base in Germany
Pentagon officials said U.S. had ‘lengthy and direct’ discussions with the junta officials that were also in part spurred by concerns over Niger’s potential relationships with Russia and Iran