Traffic flows past trees that have been felled to make way for a highway in Nairobi, Kenya on November 12, 2020.
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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.
Ugandan protesters call for an end to President Yoweri Museveni’s despotic rule.
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How can African research universities be more responsive to African countries' needs? And how can these universities work together to leverage funding for research informed by African realities?
Ghanaian cancer specialists examine a patient’s scan.
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Tilahun Haregu, African Population and Health Research Center and Peninah Masibo, African Population and Health Research Center
So-called lifestyle diseases such as cancer and heart disease have been rising in Africa, adding to the already huge burden of disease in poor countries. But the research has not kept pace.