Our findings suggest that it is time to take Kenyan youth seriously as politically important actors.
Currently there is no specific antiviral drug to treat COVID-19 and no vaccine to prevent it. Most treatment strategies focus on symptomatic management and supportive therapy.
It is essential to add genomic data from all global populations - including Africa. This will ensure that everyone can benefit from the advances in health.
The standoff between Abiy Ahmed and the armed forces in Tigray has already caused thousands to flee their homes.
In surpassing opposition stalwart Kizza Besigye, Robert Kyagulanyi has done what many Ugandans thought impossible. But can he topple Museveni?
Scientists who work in local companies have acquired local knowledge and are therefore able to work with South Africa's unique genetic diversity better than anyone else.
Waste management should be treated as an essential service, and in Nigeria that means recognising informal workers.
What does this announcement mean for the world? It's potentially huge.
The Ethiopian premier is manipulating ethnic rivalries to shift the agenda from democratic reform to authoritarianism.
Food security in Tigray was becoming critical even before the current armed conflict.
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As political and military actions escalate, there is an immediate need for de-escalation and dialogue to promote peaceful resolution.
The tensions that had been simmering between the Tigray People's Liberation Front and the Abiy administration eventually boiled over.
Nigerian music is gaining momentum across the world, but a study of hip hop lyrics and videos shows how the music also negatively affects women.
Although it's failed to deliver democracy to citizens, Nigeria is not the collapsed and disintegrated entity which a 2005 US National Intelligence Council analysis predicted it would become by 2020.
