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Inserting electrodes into insects helps scientists understand what attracts these insects – and, stemming from that, how to trap them and protect crops.
At its core, the constitution holds a moral vision of people as autonomous moral agents, capable of rationally forming their own opinions.
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The diverse plant collections in botanical gardens increase the chance of pests and pathogens encountering suitable hosts and becoming invasive.
The emergence of variants of concern with increased potential for transmission and more severe disease in the younger population could make Africa more susceptible to a severe COVID-19 epidemic.
Mosquitoes are among the deadliest animals in the world. Half of the deaths attributed to them are associated with malaria. But they carry other parasites and viruses that threaten human health.
Nigerian filmmakers are looking at the past and remaking old Nollywood classics for a new generation.
The 1988 murder of the exiled ANC leader has never been solved – but by raising awareness and targeting core viewers, the film aims to help change that.
Despite the substantial negative impacts of infertility on health and well-being, it’s a neglected public health issue throughout much of the Global South, including Malawi.
People who lose their sight have to deal with not only the practical implications but their sense of identity.
The US-Africa trade pact has had a significant impact on stimulating export trade – but African countries have not realised its full potential.
The global biodiversity framework will provide goals and targets to stem and reverse the decline in nature until 2050.
Most of the million gardners employed in South Africa earn less than the minimum wage.
Most countries in Africa have chosen to separate the issue of the Palestinians from economic cooperation with Israel.
Species distribution data – or a lack thereof – can have a major bearing on how a country’s Key Biodiversity Areas and protected areas are designated.
More funding is needed to galvanise
Nigeria’s health system as medical research is not well funded.
Nixon’s decision left the IMF without a clearly defined role. Under the leadership of the industrialised countries, it began to fashion a new more intrusive and ideological role.
Madagascar seems to be heading towards a new political crisis, much more complex and probably more violent than the previous ones.
A more balanced picture of “coloured” mens’ experiences and lives allows society to see beyond negative stereotypes.
We’ve made advances towards delivering new devices to empower even people with basic medical knowledge to administer malaria tests in the field.
Discovery of a new antibiotic compound from a Nigerian environment is good news for researchers in this field.
Basic income must be embedded within a broader strategy of economic reform, aimed at increasing the social wage and improving working conditions.
The practice of using electricity revenue surpluses to fund other municipal services is running out of road.
The report projects an increase in mean temperatures and hot extremes across the continent. Worryingly the rate of temperature increase across the continent exceeds the global average.
The Angolan political elite lost an extraordinary opportunity to improve significantly the country’s constitution.