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Planning for Nigeria’s next census scheduled for 2021 must address critical issues.
Parts of Nairobi are already dealing with temperature increases and reduction in humidity. These conditions are associated with increases in mortality, especially in children and the elderly.
In Ghana and elsewhere in Africa, NGO policies directing children’s welfare ignore indigenous knowledge on childhood, and how it can aid the sustainable implementation of interventions.
The plight of live music mapped in the new survey should concern anyone looking to the return of the country’s diverse live music scene.
Scientists and policymakers need to be more humble in their claims of what they know.
Beyond recreational consumption, young Nigerians are using cannabis to aid their schooling and work.
J.P Clark’s work moved beyond agitating for justice in Nigeria’s Niger Delta. He was in love with nature.
The November 2020 local and regional elections have indeed put Namibia’s political culture at a crossroads.
People are swayed by social pressure to help relatives, share contacts or reciprocate favours received from their networks. Many also believe that corruption is normal.
Food security emerged as a major issue for women nearing the end of their lives in Malawi.
Parents have the primary role of educating their children about their sexuality. But cultural beliefs and taboos about sex can work strongly against their efforts.
Studies demonstrate that vehicular emissions are a huge pollution source in Nairobi.
Combating social media disinformation regarding vaccines is critical to reversing the growth in vaccine hesitancy around the world.
Despite knowing how harmful it can be, companies and businesses (primarily those in Europe and the US) target countries in the Gulf of Guinea as a dump for their toxic waste.
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Earthquakes can be caused by human, or seismic, activity. Is South Africa adequately prepared?
There are three promising COVID-19 trials.
Major challenges in the youth empowerment policy implementation mean that young people don’t benefit from start-up funding.
Some caregivers reported seeing improvements in their children’s schoolwork and behaviour at school.
Policy makers need to protect and promote the interests of people whose indigenous knowledge and toil developed a thriving national cannabis economy - in the face of harsh police crackdowns.
Conflict between Eritrea and Tigray has long represented a destabilising fault line for Ethiopia as well as for the wider region.
Had the national government and Tigray state government attempted to engage in intergovernmental dialogue, things might have turned out differently.
The HIV/AIDS response played out over a much longer trajectory than COVID-19. But it is, in some respects, a shining example of what can be achieved when countries and people work together.
If the world is single-minded and focuses purely on combating one pandemic, forgetting others, the effects of other morbidity and mortality on healthcare systems will be seen for a long time to come.
Nurses represent 50% of the global healthcare workforce. And they are often the sole healthcare providers in many low and middle-income countries.