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Turkey aids Palestinian cancer patients amid Israel-Hamas conflict

16 Nov 2023

Source: Reuters. Following last night's deadly strike on a hospital in Gaza, US President Joe Biden's trip to Jordan has been cancelled.

High casualties reported in Gaza hospital strike

18 Oct 2023

New study: Improved housing doubles in Sub-Saharan Africa between 2000-2015

New study: Improved housing doubles in Sub-Saharan Africa between 2000-2015

1 Apr 2019

#SeamlessSA: How Ramona Kasavan is taking Mimi Women to the rest of Africa

#SeamlessSA: How Ramona Kasavan is taking Mimi Women to the rest of Africa

Maroefah Smith 14 Mar 2019

Port Louis remains Africa's top city in Mercer's 2019 Quality of Living Ranking

Port Louis remains Africa's top city in Mercer's 2019 Quality of Living Ranking

14 Mar 2019

Zipline drone distribution centre, Rwanda.

#DesignIndaba2019: Bringing 'Wakanda' to life with life-saving drones

Louise Marsland 1 Mar 2019

How Africa can catch up with the world in the fight against poverty

How Africa can catch up with the world in the fight against poverty

M Niaz Asadullah and Antonio Savoia 28 Feb 2019

#BizTrends2019: Key trends in wellness and ethical retail for 2019

#BizTrends2019: Key trends in wellness and ethical retail for 2019

Robyn Smith 24 Jan 2019

ECA launches Africa Poverty Clock

ECA launches Africa Poverty Clock

3 Jan 2019

Pan-African Forum to promote a culture of peace on the continent

Pan-African Forum to promote a culture of peace on the continent

2 Jan 2019

12 African social enterprises awarded funding from Google

12 African social enterprises awarded funding from Google

4 Dec 2018

Africa to feature on Al Gore's 8th annual 24 Hours of Reality broadcast

23 Nov 2018

Palm oil boycott could actually increase deforestation - sustainable products are the solution

Palm oil boycott could actually increase deforestation - sustainable products are the solution

Jake Bicknell, Eleanor Slade and Matthew Struebig 19 Nov 2018

Empowering women lies at the centre of controlling population growth in Africa

Alex Ezeh 28 Sep 2018

Microplastics. Image by Oregon State University, CC BY-SA 2.0,

We are guinea pigs in a worldwide experiment on microplastics

John Meeker 15 Aug 2018

#Mandela100: Africa needs leaders who live and exude integrity

#Mandela100: Africa needs leaders who live and exude integrity

Rudo Kwaramba-Kayombo 19 Jul 2018

Africa needs to build its statistical capacity

Africa needs to build its statistical capacity

13 Jul 2018

Climate change will make rice less nutritious, putting millions of the world's poor at risk

Kristie Ebi 13 Jun 2018

Zayed Future Energy Prize Awards ceremony 2017

2018 Zayed Sustainability Prize open for entries

6 Jun 2018

Can meat exports be made humane? Here are three key strategies

Can meat exports be made humane? Here are three key strategies

Andrew Butt, Andrew Fisher & Shakira Hussein 11 May 2018

Picking Penja pepper. Image Source:

GI labelling promotes inclusive food systems, sustainable development

2 May 2018

Building capacity of science journalism in Africa

Building capacity of science journalism in Africa

30 Apr 2018

#WTMA18: 2018 African Responsible Tourism Awards finalists announced

#WTMA18: 2018 African Responsible Tourism Awards finalists announced

12 Apr 2018

Why Africans must be recognised as partners in fight against global poverty

Why Africans must be recognised as partners in fight against global poverty

Robert Burroughs 12 Apr 2018

(L to R): Thierry Zomahoun, president and CEO of AIMS, and founder and chair of NEF, Elsevier CEO, Ron Mobed.

New scientific publication boosts African research

28 Mar 2018

Facebook partners for a safer internet in Africa

Facebook partners for a safer internet in Africa

6 Feb 2018

Jaha Dukureh named UN Women regional goodwill ambassador for Africa

Jaha Dukureh named UN Women regional goodwill ambassador for Africa

6 Feb 2018

Solar project helps resolve power outages in Malawi hospitals

Solar project helps resolve power outages in Malawi hospitals

26 Jan 2018

Scientists are breeding super-nutritious crops to help solve global hunger

Heather Ohly, Nicola Lowe 23 Jan 2018

The future of agriculture, food security is knowledge-intensive

The future of agriculture, food security is knowledge-intensive

28 Nov 2017

Africa has focused on tackling undernutrition caused by low calorie diets. IFPRI

Seven African countries show how the battle against malnutrition can be won

Sheryl L Hendriks, Katrin Glatzel, Ousmane Badiane 27 Oct 2017

Three outstanding African innovators walk away with Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) 2017.

Africa's top innovators announced

31 Jul 2017

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New study: Improved housing doubles in Sub-Saharan Africa between 2000-2015

New study: Improved housing doubles in Sub-Saharan Africa between 2000-2015

1 Apr 2019

#SeamlessSA: How Ramona Kasavan is taking Mimi Women to the rest of Africa

#SeamlessSA: How Ramona Kasavan is taking Mimi Women to the rest of Africa

Maroefah Smith 14 Mar 2019

Port Louis remains Africa's top city in Mercer's 2019 Quality of Living Ranking

Port Louis remains Africa's top city in Mercer's 2019 Quality of Living Ranking

14 Mar 2019

Zipline drone distribution centre, Rwanda.

#DesignIndaba2019: Bringing 'Wakanda' to life with life-saving drones

Louise Marsland 1 Mar 2019

How Africa can catch up with the world in the fight against poverty

How Africa can catch up with the world in the fight against poverty

M Niaz Asadullah and Antonio Savoia 28 Feb 2019

#BizTrends2019: Key trends in wellness and ethical retail for 2019

#BizTrends2019: Key trends in wellness and ethical retail for 2019

Robyn Smith 24 Jan 2019

ECA launches Africa Poverty Clock

ECA launches Africa Poverty Clock

3 Jan 2019

Pan-African Forum to promote a culture of peace on the continent

Pan-African Forum to promote a culture of peace on the continent

2 Jan 2019

12 African social enterprises awarded funding from Google

12 African social enterprises awarded funding from Google

4 Dec 2018

Africa to feature on Al Gore's 8th annual 24 Hours of Reality broadcast

23 Nov 2018

Palm oil boycott could actually increase deforestation - sustainable products are the solution

Palm oil boycott could actually increase deforestation - sustainable products are the solution

Jake Bicknell, Eleanor Slade and Matthew Struebig 19 Nov 2018

Empowering women lies at the centre of controlling population growth in Africa

Alex Ezeh 28 Sep 2018

Microplastics. Image by Oregon State University, CC BY-SA 2.0,

We are guinea pigs in a worldwide experiment on microplastics

John Meeker 15 Aug 2018

#Mandela100: Africa needs leaders who live and exude integrity

#Mandela100: Africa needs leaders who live and exude integrity

Rudo Kwaramba-Kayombo 19 Jul 2018

Africa needs to build its statistical capacity

Africa needs to build its statistical capacity

13 Jul 2018

Climate change will make rice less nutritious, putting millions of the world's poor at risk

Kristie Ebi 13 Jun 2018

Zayed Future Energy Prize Awards ceremony 2017

2018 Zayed Sustainability Prize open for entries

6 Jun 2018

Can meat exports be made humane? Here are three key strategies

Can meat exports be made humane? Here are three key strategies

Andrew Butt, Andrew Fisher & Shakira Hussein 11 May 2018

Picking Penja pepper. Image Source:

GI labelling promotes inclusive food systems, sustainable development

2 May 2018

Building capacity of science journalism in Africa

Building capacity of science journalism in Africa

30 Apr 2018

#WTMA18: 2018 African Responsible Tourism Awards finalists announced

#WTMA18: 2018 African Responsible Tourism Awards finalists announced

12 Apr 2018

Why Africans must be recognised as partners in fight against global poverty

Why Africans must be recognised as partners in fight against global poverty

Robert Burroughs 12 Apr 2018

(L to R): Thierry Zomahoun, president and CEO of AIMS, and founder and chair of NEF, Elsevier CEO, Ron Mobed.

New scientific publication boosts African research

28 Mar 2018

Facebook partners for a safer internet in Africa

Facebook partners for a safer internet in Africa

6 Feb 2018

Jaha Dukureh named UN Women regional goodwill ambassador for Africa

Jaha Dukureh named UN Women regional goodwill ambassador for Africa

6 Feb 2018

Solar project helps resolve power outages in Malawi hospitals

Solar project helps resolve power outages in Malawi hospitals

26 Jan 2018

Scientists are breeding super-nutritious crops to help solve global hunger

Heather Ohly, Nicola Lowe 23 Jan 2018

The future of agriculture, food security is knowledge-intensive

The future of agriculture, food security is knowledge-intensive

28 Nov 2017

Africa has focused on tackling undernutrition caused by low calorie diets. IFPRI

Seven African countries show how the battle against malnutrition can be won

Sheryl L Hendriks, Katrin Glatzel, Ousmane Badiane 27 Oct 2017

Three outstanding African innovators walk away with Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) 2017.

Africa's top innovators announced

31 Jul 2017

Service delivery starts with data. See who's been missing from the spreadsheets

Service delivery starts with data. See who's been missing from the spreadsheets

Dominic Haslam 1 Mar 2017

Rotary adds $35m to polio-fighting coffers

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Africa's food security improves

Africa's food security improves

7 Aug 2013