May 21
Tanzania: Botanists Discover What Could Be World's Newest Plant
New Times
Botanists have discovered what could be the world's newest type of vegetation in the form of a lone, spear-shaped and nocturnal plant growing in Northern Tanzania, Citizen Tanzania… Read more »
May 17
Gambia: Health Sector Prepares to Harness Service of Drones
The Point
The ARDA International Cooperation in partnership with the Ministry of Health, Medical Research Council and The Gambia Red Cross Society on Tuesday 16 May 2023 convened a… Read more »
May 12
South Africa: New Evidence Shows Cradle of Humankind Site May Be Much Younger Than Thought [press release]
UCT
New evidence shows that South Africa's Cradle of Humankind site, pegged at 4 million years old, is much younger than was previously thought. This brings the narrative of its… Read more »
May 11
Africa: African Scientists Are Working to Pool Data That Decodes Diseases - a Giant Step [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Infectious disease outbreaks in African countries are, unfortunately, all too common. Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or Uganda; Marburg virus in Guinea or Equatorial… Read more »
May 03
Africa: May 5, 2023, Lunar Eclipse Will Be a Subtle Show of Astronomical Wonder [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
On May 5, 2023, people around the world will witness a a lunar eclipse when the Earth gets between the Sun and the Moon and casts part of its shadow on the Moon. Read more »
Ethiopia: Five Reasons to Be Concerned About Gene-Edited Teff [analysis]
African Arguments
A US research centre has created a new variety of teff, raising unanswered questions over its safety, ownership, and climate implications. Read more »
Africa: Thirsty Tomatoes Emit Ultrasonic Sounds - and Other Plants May Be Listening [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Plants may appear silent, indifferent organisms to us, but recent research has found they make high-pitched clicking sounds when they are struggling to find water. In principle,… Read more »
Tanzania: Mwinyi Promises to Improve Labs for Reliable Tests, Studies
Daily News
ZANZIBAR has for the first time joined the world to mark the 'Medical Laboratory Professionals Week' with President Hussein Mwinyi promising to improve labs for reliable tests and… Read more »
May 02
Africa: Enigmatic Human Fossil Jawbone May Be Evidence of an Early Homo Sapiens Presence in Europe - And Adds Mystery About Who Those Humans Were [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Homo sapiens, our own species, evolved in Africa sometime between 300,000 and 200,000 years ago. Anthropologists are pretty confident in that estimate, based on fossil, genetic and… Read more »
April 28
Africa: Frontiers Planet Prize for Work on Nature-Based Solutions for Climate Change #AfricaClimateHope
UCT
The director of the University of Cape Town's (UCT) African Climate and Development Initiative (ACDI), Mark New, along with researchers Petra Holden, Piotr Wolski, Romaric C… Read more »
April 27
Ghana: 10-Member Ghana Hydrological Authority Inaugurated
Ghanaian Times
The newly-inaugurated Board of the Ghana Hydrological Authority has been charged to develop a drainage master plan to help address perennial flooding facing the country. Read more »
April 25
Africa: African Space Stakeholders Explore Increased Investment and Partnerships to Uplift the Continent's Emerging Space Industry [press release]
African Union
A conference bringing together stakeholders in Africa's space sector is underway in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire. The Newspace Africa Conference is a high profile gathering of space… Read more »
April 21
Africa: Africa Strives to Revamp Its Universities
DW
Many of Africa's higher education institutions were established by colonial governments to meet the labor needs of the time. Now many universities on the continent want to prepare… Read more »
South Africa: Minister Mondli Gungubele On Purported Government Block of Starlink [press release]
Govt of SA
Statement by the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Hon Mondli Gungubele on the purported government block of Starlink Read more »
April 20
Africa: Space Industry - Africa Is Ready for Liftoff
DW
The space industry is one of the fastest-growing industries worldwide. Africa has long been considered a latecomer, but now a new space agency and a space port on the continent are… Read more »
Africa: Scientists Urge Museveni to Respect LGBTI Rights [document]
African Arguments
Dear President Museveni, Read more »
April 19
Africa: Generative AI - 5 Essential Reads About the New Era of Creativity, Job Anxiety, Misinformation, Bias and Plagiarism [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
The light and dark sides of AI have been in the public spotlight for many years. Think facial recognition, algorithms making loan and sentencing recommendations, and medical image… Read more »