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 ...
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: ...
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 ...
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 ...
New research presented at The Union World Conference on Lung Health, hosted by the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), has demonstrated the potentially devastating ...
The 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) officially opened Monday in Belém, Brazil, with impassioned calls for unity, urgency, and bold action from both the COP30 President, ...
The African Coalition of Communities Responsive to Climate Change (ACCRCC) has cemented its position as a leading advocate for grassroots climate justice at the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) ...
The Powering Renewable Energy Opportunities (PREO) programme latest publication – Driving Interoperability: Insights from PREO’s E-Mobility Portfolio report presents a detailed analysis of how ...
1 in 5 bacterial infections in Africa show resistance to antibiotic treatment. The alarming statistics are contained in a new Global Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance report by the World Health ...
When many parents discover that their child is born with a disability, some fathers distance themselves, often viewing it as the mother’s responsibility or even as a curse. But for Kenneth Ongoro, a ...
A new report by the World Economic Forum, developed in collaboration with Boston Consulting Group (BCG) reveals that Africa is uniquely susceptible to climate-driven health impacts in the next 25 ...