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Global Health
Study: Hepatitis C drugs are still effective against new African strains
A new study has found the direct-acting antivirals to treat hepatitis C were effective against almost all of the new strains of the virus found in Africa.
Africa
Climate change could spark floods in world’s largest desert lake
A new UNEP report has found that over the next 20 years, Lake Turkana in Northern Kenya is likely to flood, due to heavy rain caused by climate change.
Africa
Why banning fossil fuels in Africa could slow the transition to renewables
Energy researcher, Samuel Ayokunle Olówósejéjé from Cork University College, explains how a hybrid approach can help Africa transition to green energy.
Africa
Could 3D printed schools be 'transformative' for education in Africa?
Children in Salima, central Malawi, have started their education at a new 3D-printed school which was built in just 15 hours, made of layers of concrete.
Africa
This school-in-a-bag helps educate the most remote areas
The Solar Media Bag has been trialled in Uganda, Ethiopia and Mozambique. School teachers in rural areas can use it to turn any space into a classroom.
Africa
This is the astonishing potential of Africa's wind power
An IFC study shows how Africa possesses a technical wind potential of almost 180,000 terawatt hours (TWh) per year, which could help the COVID recovery.
Water
One in four people don’t have access to safe drinking water. And the data says this won’t change anytime soon
We are still a way off achieving universal access to clean drinking water, sanitation and handwashing facilities writes Our World in Data's Hannah Ritchie.
Agriculture, Food and Beverage
This is how digital services are helping Kenyan farmers weather COVID and climate storms
Senior researcher David J. Spielmansaid has said that agri-tech apps are already helping build the climate resilience of small-scale farmers.
COVID-19
IMF: 7 steps to speed up the COVID-19 vaccine effort in sub-Saharan Africa
The growth of COVID-19 cases in sub-Saharan Africa is the fastest in the world, with a trajectory that is outpacing the record set in the second wave.
Africa
How Africa could soon start making its own medicines
In most of sub-Saharan Africa, pharmaceutical imports comprise as much as 70 to 90 percent of drugs consumed, leaving citizens vulnerable to shortages.
Africa
The affordable 3D-printed home that could transform African urbanization
Every day around 40,000 people move to one of Africa's cities. This company can 3D-print homes following an affordable, low-carbon process.
Africa
The rise of African tech startups in 3 charts
A Boston Consulting Group report looks at the state of tech startups in Africa, the hurdles to success and opportunities to ensure continued progress.
Forests
How to preserve Africa's forests and build a green economy
Africa is well positioned to harness nature-based solutions that protect biodiversity and create jobs. A UN-backed project in Gabon proves its possible.
Africa
Why we need to make planetary health part of city design
Urban spaces amplify or reduce the health risks encountered in daily urban life, from access to healthy food and physical activity to clean air and water.
Africa
An app that allows farmers to rent tractors could revolutionize agriculture in Africa. Here’s how
For subsistence farmers, this new system allows them to plant 40 times faster at a third of the cost – and could result in an extra 37 million tonnes of food being produced.