Rift Valley Fever virus, 3D illustration.
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Manufacturing is just one part of the vaccine ecosystem. It’s the health system that delivers vaccines and people must be willing to take them.
Senegalese foreign minister Aissata Tall Sall and US secretary of state Antony Blinken at a news conference.
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The recent visit of the US secretary of state to Nigeria, Kenya and Senegal appears driven by the fear of China’s inroads in Africa as well as the need to mend diplomatic fences.
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Stigma and criminalisation of same-sex relationships makes it difficult for transgender women and men who have sex with men to seek preventive services. This compounds their risk for HIV infection.
Somalia is one of East Africa’s terrorism hotspots.
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All terrorism in the region has domestic origins but is linked to regional and international events.
4.5 million-year-old cranium of the fossil elephant Loxodonta adaurora, from Ileret, Kenya, in right lateral and front views.
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The anatomy of the teeth in the cranium and its bones show that it belongs to an extinct cousin of the living African savanna and forest elephants.
Kenyan police officers display bags of heroin seized in 2011.
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It has long been clear that some countries have drug policies that cause harm and violate human rights.
Economic growth is affected by military expenditure.
Military expenditure is a relevant policy option in reducing the negative effect of terrorism on economic growth in Africa.
Higher temperatures cause drought, and can lead to food insecurity.
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Many of the temperatures presently being recorded in Africa, and those projected in the next decade, are already close to the limits of human survival, or “liveability”.
Real-time surveillance has been key to the global pandemic response.
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A post-pandemic healthcare service in Ghana and beyond may usefully incorporate elements of mobile health programmes.
A young man watches a Standard Gauge Railway passenger train zoom over his home in Taita Taveta county, south-eastern Kenya.
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Contrary to the government’s promises of prosperity, Kenya’s mega-railway is heading down the wrong track of development.
Pickers at work on a tea estate in Western Kenya.
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Tea growers in Malawi and Kenya wanted site-specific climate information to help them manage and plan their farming practices to maximise yield and quality.
A section of the construction site of the Nairobi Expressway Project along the Uhuru highway in Nairobi, Kenya.
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While the government continues to focus on building wider roads, most commuters in Nairobi rely on walking or public transport.
An M-Pesa stall in Nairobi, Kenya.
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We spoke to poor M-Pesa customers in Kenya who said it had changed their lives.
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A consequence of a warming world is prolonged dry spells and periods of drought that can lead to infectious diseases like cholera.
An officer of the National Integrated Identity Management system collects data for Mr Charles Chepkwony’s digital ID in 2019 in Baringo, Kenya.
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Huduma Namba data processing poses high risks, since very personal data, including biometrics, is collected.
A herd of cows returning from a drinking hole in Amboseli, Kenya.
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African livestock keepers need help: without proactive interventions, increasing temperatures will reduce meat and milk production.
Forecasts are key to mitigating the worst effects of floods.
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New technologies can help reduce the cost of producing maps that warn where floods might happen.
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Governments are purposefully using laws that lack clarity, or ignore laws completely, to carry out illegal surveillance of their citizens.
Ancient DNA holds a great deal of valuable information - but it must be researched ethically.
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Studying ancient DNA in Africa is valuable for understanding human evolution, population migrations, and human history locally, regionally and globally.
The growth in tobacco use in Africa is a potential public health catastrophe.
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Globally, about 1 million deaths annually are related to exposure to second-hand smoke. Thirteen African countries have implemented comprehensive smoke-free bans.