Sequencing the human genome enables scientists to study human biology in a granular fashion and use that information to create treatments for things like cancer. Yet, of the human genomes studied so ...

In a new cycle of escalating security threats in the eastern arc of the African continent and its adjacent southern regions, the dynamics of local and ...

Every year, from December to April, the Harmattan sweeps across Africa. This cool, dry and dust-laden wind gets its name from ...

Children living in poverty often suffer from anemia, a condition linked to serious health risks. A research team led by ...

France has handed over control to the Senegalese government of two military bases in Senegal's capital, Dakar that it has used for decades. The move follows an announcement in late 2024 by Senegal's ...

West Africa is undergoing its own version of Brexit. By July Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger will have quit the 15-strong ...

Two major cities in South Africa saw some of the worst unrest since the end of apartheid when riots and looting in 2021 led ...

According to the statement, rice is a staple food for millions in West Africa and a key economic commodity. “Despite Africa’s vast agricultural potential, West Africa continues to heavily rely on ...

Open source maps show territory controlled by Ukraine has shrunk to roughly a third of what they seized in August. The US based Institute for the Study for War said Trump’s decision cut ...

The funding squeeze comes as the lean season – the period in between harvests when hunger peaks – is expected to hit earlier than usual across West Africa’s Sahel region south of the Sahara.