Step on the gas While the Amazon and Congo basins emit a similar amount of CO2, new data shows that they contribute differently to climate change. The Congo, in fact, emits up to four times more methane… Read more
Bitter pill Antiretroviral drugs for HIV patients are becoming more widely available in many sub-Saharan countries, yet they struggle to make their way to outlying clinics. A report released by international medical and humanitarian… Read more
Pay as you go A pilot, in which South African minibus taxis are equipped with a card payment system, has seen the continent taking yet another step towards becoming a cashless society. The project… Read more
Read all about it Around the world, print media – particularly newspapers – is under threat in the more developed countries. However, this is not the case in Africa, where slow and unreliable internet access throughout most of… Read more
Cashing in Credit and debit card transactions by Mozambicans abroad drastically increased from US$300 million in 2012 to US$800 million in 2014. This is equivalent to more than half of the Southern African… Read more
