The finalists for the 2018 African Responsible Tourism Awards have been announced, competing in five categories as well as for the much-coveted 'Overall Winner'. Who will take the top spots?
12 Apr 2018
On the eve of Sport Relief 2018, Liz Warner - the head of the TV fundraiser - announced a new approach to its on-location films. The decision followed accusations of "poverty tourism" and "poverty porn"...
Robert Burroughs 12 Apr 2018
An open access multi-disciplinary journal to boost the global reach of research from Africa has been launched by the next Einstein Forum...
28 Mar 2018
UN Women has named renowned activist Jaha Dukureh of The Gambia as a regional goodwill ambassador for the organisation...
6 Feb 2018
Facebook today announced a number of partnerships across Africa to explore ways to make the internet safer for all...
6 Feb 2018
Resolve, an Imperial Logistics company, has delivered a solar energy solution in Malawi that aims to ensure patients at hospitals are not compromised by power outages...
26 Jan 2018
Micronutrient deficiencies, also known as hidden hunger, occurs when there is a lack of essential vitamins and minerals in a person's diet. Supplementation and food fortification has long been used around the world to alleviate micronutrient deficiencies...
Heather Ohly, Nicola Lowe 23 Jan 2018
As gains from the green revolution come up against limited natural resources, agriculture is poised for another major transformation...
28 Nov 2017
A number of African countries are taking bold action to tackle malnutrition... Senegal, Ghana, Rwanda, Angola, Cameroon, Ethiopia and Togo
Sheryl L Hendriks, Katrin Glatzel, Ousmane Badiane 27 Oct 2017
Three outstanding African innovations walk away with Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) 2017 total cash prize of US$150 000...
31 Jul 2017
Tanzania's most recent national census tells us that about one in 16 people has a disability in the Ruvuma region. But what if the true number was closer to one in five?..
Dominic Haslam 1 Mar 2017
Following three new cases of polio in Nigeria, Rotary has added $35m in grants to support the global effort to end the disease..
21 Sep 2016
Food security in the sub-Saharan African region improved this year because of greater food availability and income growth‚ the DuPont global food security index shows.
7 Aug 2013