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Vaccine hesitancy poses significant risks for those refusing to be vaccinated. The more people get vaccinated, the better the chances of living with the virus.
Nigeria’s legislators have no constitutional right to force political parties to adopt direct primaries.
Barges transporting goods can end up paying up to US$10,000 in taxes for one trip.
These books offer insights into building better cities, the stories behind major inventions, and the interaction between humans and machines.
There is growing evidence that when poor-quality oxytocin is used, it fails to prevent post-partum haemorrhage.
For her, art was a weapon in the struggle and a tool for education. She used every opportunity to build movements and to archive experiences in writing.
Educating children in the 21st century is about teaching them to appreciate the human condition in all its diversity. Holiday reading can contribute to this.
It was the biases of its ‘first world’ which prevented South Africa from mobilising the energies and talents of most of its people against COVID-19.
Early data show that Omicron is dominating new COVID-19 cases in Gauteng province.
At this stage, we cannot say anything about the severity of cases with Omicron - either in primary or reinfections.
Citizens must always be vigilant that the exceptional powers do not become permanent and that the powers are not used to achieve other objectives.
Treatments for uncomplicated malaria remain mostly robust. But the arsenal against severe malaria and deaths is rapidly weakening. New options are urgently required.
Foreign military presence is not very pronounced in Kenya, though British and American personnel either train or assist in security operations.
Adama Barrow’s re-election in The Gambia was not unexpected. It, however, leaves the opposition with an uncertain path forward and signals the shrinking status of his predecessor, Yahya Jammeh.
Scientists are studying fires in Africa at different times of year to see how the smoke from these fires changes over the year.
The emerging partisan politics and the polarisation it creates is a new threat for Tanzania.
Attacks on national power generation’s critical infrastructure are a known strategy of hybrid warfare.
African wood species are clearly suitable to make violins. They produce an instrument with a beautiful, though slightly different sound.
The South African electorate is becoming less tied to race and identity-based voting but are increasingly making a wider evaluation of the performance of political incumbents.
Like the coronavirus causing the current pandemic, both the malaria parasite and mosquito vector are developing ways to avoid control.
South Africa isn’t doing enough to tackle corruption. Key regulatory and oversight agencies are underfunded. And accountability is weak.
The Gambia has a unique system of voting that does not involve the use of paper ballots in casting votes – instead it uses marbles.
A child born in sub-Saharan Africa or Southern Asia is 10 times more likely to die in the first month of life than a child born in a rich country.
Efforts to improve vaccine uptake must be tailored to the needs and concerns of the individuals and families who make up society.