The cause of the deaths of 21 young people in a South African pub is still unclear.
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Adolescent alcohol consumption is driven by several factors such as the availability of alcohol and social norms.
Ons Jabeur of Tunisia has made tennis history at Wimbledon.
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The first African woman to reach a grand slam tennis final, she has once again set Wimbledon – and Tunisian hearts – ablaze.
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Of the 20 million people living with sickle cell disease globally, more than 66% are in sub-Saharan Africa.
Nigerian star forward Asisat Oshoala has suffered injuries in Morocco.
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The thorny issue of testosterone testing has made news, not just the growing skills on the field.
Nigeria provides an excellent lens to look at the genetic diversity of African people.
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A new study hopes to produce a catalogue of human genetic variation and assess the burden of noncommunicable diseases in 100,000 adults in Nigeria.
Sandfish migrate to the Biedouw River to spawn. They must swim through fences and over rocks, which takes a toll on them.
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Sandfish keep the rivers clean and the food web balanced but their numbers are declining. Farmers are helping to lift these numbers.
A boy carries water in one of Kenya’s arid regions that has been gripped by drought.
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Counties have better knowledge of the impact of food insecurity on households but lack the will and capacity to tackle it.
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There is enormous potential to increase the productivity of African fisheries. There is also potential to improve coastal and marine health.
Coastal communities in West and Central Africa were severely affected by COVID which brought many aspects of food and seafood supply chains to a halt.
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There is a need for better innovations and policies to help improve the fisheries sector in this region.
COVID restrictions measures caused major disruptions to people’s lives.
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African countries must take bold actions to repair their health systems and make them more resilient.
Women who have children over a long time lose more teeth.
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More attention should be given to the oral health of women during the reproductive years, in particular those who have many children.
Cashew apples.
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Nigeria can save money spent importing citric acid by producing it from cashew waste.
A factor holding back African research is the lack of strong collaborative networks between African laboratories and institutions.
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Drug discovery research in Africa receives modest but essential international funding through philanthropic foundations and selected pharmaceutical companies.
Dirty fuels are still popular in large parts of Africa.
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In urbanising communities in sub-Saharan Africa, women cooking primarily with charcoal and wood had approximately 50% higher odds of likely depression than those cooking with gas.
Plastic waste from land based sources pollute the beaches and other water bodies.
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Nigeria generates 2.5 million tonnes of plastic waste yearly. Research and public enlightenment can help address the problem.
A man sits next to dead livestock in the village of Hargududo, Ethiopia, where there’s hardly been a drop of rain in 18 months.
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The ongoing humanitarian crisis raises serious questions about future food and water security in the Horn of Africa.
Professor Glenda Gray was the most visible female scientist in South African media coverage during the first six months of COVID.
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Journalists may unwittingly perpetuate the notion that men are the only experts worth listening to. This limits the visibility of women in science.
A truck carries lithium carbonate at a lithium mine in the Atacama Desert, Chile.
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For the moment the find in Nigeria simply points to the potential for lithium resource. Full exploration will be necessary.
Greywater is used all over the world for domestic and agricultural irrigation.
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Researchers have long argued that greywater could bolster South Africa’s food security if it’s used to water domestic food gardens.
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The seriousness of an epidemic is a function of several factors, including the degree of contagiousness and potential for rapid spread.