Mariam Olamide Kareem, an emerging Nigerian soil scientist, is gaining international recognition for her groundbreaking work in soil health, water-use efficiency, and sustainable agriculture—research ...

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is calling for urgent and coordinated action to end female genital mutilation (FGM) across East and Southern Africa, warning that millions of girls remain at ...

Across the vast landscapes of Sub-Saharan Africa, a quiet but determined revolution is taking root. It is unfolding in maize fields in Malawi, vegetable patches along Somalia’s river valleys, and the ...

Kenyan lawmakers and health experts are sounding the alarm over the country’s rising maternal deaths, urging Parliament to fast-track stalled health bills and enforce stronger accountability ...

For all its spectacle—an unprecedented early leaders’ summit, a fire in one of the pavilions, and a presidency scrambling to salvage ambition—COP30 will be remembered for something far more familiar: ...

Community-led health initiatives to reduce the impact of malaria through prevention, awareness, and treatment interventions received a boost when Haleon Kenya Ltd and Amref Health Kenya entered into a ...

The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) has unveiled the ASSAf Food Safety Forum, a new national platform designed to tackle the growing threats to South Africa’s food system and safeguard ...

The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday affirmed his commitment to Indigenous Peoples, underscoring the need to work side-by-side with them, whom he called “the most effective guardians ...

New research featured in the abstract book of the World Conference on Lung Health (WCLH) has uncovered new harms presented by exposure to ambient air pollution, with additional risks identified in ...

On 17th November 2025, the world observed the first-ever World Cervical Cancer Elimination Day, calling on nations to “Act Now: Eliminate Cervical Cancer” through vaccination, screening, and treatment ...

New research presented at the World Conference on Lung Health (WCLH), hosted by the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), has spotlighted the unique burden of ...

Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and UNICEF has announced a new agreement that will make the R21/Matrix-M™ malaria vaccines significantly more accessible and affordable, paving the way to protect more ...