Risky business While development of Africa’s natural resources such as oil, gas and minerals are important for the continent’s growth, it could be detrimental to more than 70% of sub-Saharan Africa’s natural heritage sites… Read more
Nosing around The Gambian pouched rat – or Cricetomys gambianu – has a highly sensitive nose that has helped clear more than 13 000 landmines across the continent. And now they’re being trained… Read more
What’s all the buzz about? The key to unlocking cures for a series of diseases may well lie in the humble African fruit fly. Normally, most of the biomedical research conducted in African laboratories is done… Read more
Room with a view Ethiopians living abroad are building luxury hotels in their home country, significantly boosting the coffee-producing nation’s tourism sector. The country generated more than US$1.7 billion in the first six months… Read more
Stay connected Increased access to wireless technology in Africa has given rise to the concept of mobile health, resulting in the reduction of healthcare costs, fewer illnesses and lives being saved. Mobile… Read more
