Newswise Location Channel: Africa

Expert Available: Kenya's President Rejects Finance Bill After Violent Protests

George Washington University — Wed, 26 Jun 2024 12:00:08 EST

Kenya's president said Wednesday he will not sign a finance bill that included tax hikes, bowing to pressure from protestors had stormed parliament, launched demonstrations across the country and... ...

CDC Concerned Over Monkeypox Spread in Africa

George Washington University — Tue, 28 May 2024 11:05:26 EST

Africa is no longer the carbon sink of the world

University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg — Wed, 03 Apr 2024 15:00:03 EST

In only nine years between 2010 and 2019, Africa has turned from being a net carbon sink, to being a net carbon source.

Building Financial Resilience in Africa to Address Labor Trafficking

School of Social Work, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign — Tue, 05 Mar 2024 16:55:04 EST

Through a multi-institutional partnership funded by the U.S. Department of State, a new research partnership seeks to reduce vulnerability to labor trafficking by enabling youth and young adults to achieve financial security and stability at home.

Droughts may trigger HIV transmission increase among women in rural sub-Saharan Africa, study finds

University of Bristol — Mon, 19 Feb 2024 20:00:00 EST

Droughts have the potential to increase the spread of HIV for women living in rural parts of Africa, researchers at the University of Bristol have found.

WCS Joins Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi to Advance Conservation Efforts

Wildlife Conservation Society — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 13:05:49 EST

The Wildlife Conservation Society was honored to be invited to participate in a high-level event today hosted by His Excellency Filipe Jacinto Nyusi, the President of the Republic of Mozambique, at Maputo National Park.

Protected areas for elephants work best if they are connected

Duke University — Fri, 05 Jan 2024 15:05:36 EST

Conservation measures have successfully stopped declines in the African savanna elephant population across southern Africa, but the pattern varies locally, according to a new study.

New study concludes finding cure for malaria may be even more challenging than thought

Case Western Reserve University — Wed, 06 Dec 2023 12:05:37 EST

Researchers who have studied malaria for decades, hoping to find a cure, long thought they'd identified a type of blood that seemed to defend against the disease. But a new study published Dec. 5 in Cell Host & Microbe concludes that even some people with the protective blood type became infected. The question now is, "how?"

New Agreement Provides Long-term Annual Funding to Protect Climate-Critical Madagascar Wilderness Area

Wildlife Conservation Society — Tue, 28 Nov 2023 14:05:34 EST

Madagascar's Makira-Masoala wilderness will receive an annual $1 million grant through a new agreement between the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and Legacy Landscapes Fund (LLF), with support from Arcadia.

First evidence of how the Asian malaria mosquito is spreading drug-resistant malaria in Africa

Lancaster University — Wed, 08 Nov 2023 17:05:18 EST

Asian malaria mosquito found to spread drug and diagnosis-resistant malaria in Africa.

S&T professor's glass powder that controls bleeding may also prevent infections

Missouri University of Science and Technology — Wed, 08 Nov 2023 15:05:40 EST

Scientist to collaborate with South African researcher to test glass powder for antibacterial properties.

Why companies should report what CEOs and workers earn

University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg — Tue, 07 Nov 2023 10:05:15 EST

Changes in the law will ensure that companies can't go on ignoring inequalities in earnings and wealth in South Africa.

Bouldering in South-Central Madagascar: A New "Rock-Climbing" Gecko Species of the Genus Paroedura

Pensoft Publishers — Wed, 11 Oct 2023 13:35:17 EST

Named after its habitat preference, Paroedura manongavato, from the Malagasy words "manonga" (to climb) and "vato" (rock), is a bouldering expert. Part of its "home range" is also very well-known to rock climbers for its massive granitic domes.

The 2023 Ameri Prize Recognizes Innovative Use of Artificial Intelligence at the U.S. Embassy in Guinea

USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism — Wed, 11 Oct 2023 09:45:07 EST

The USC Center on Public Diplomacy (CPD) announced the 2023 recipient of the Ameri Prize for Innovation in Public Diplomacy.

$7.3M Grant to Expand Wheat Pathogen Surveillance

Cornell University — Wed, 11 Oct 2023 09:05:51 EST

One of the world's largest crop pathogen surveillance systems is set to expand its capacity to protect wheat productivity in food vulnerable areas of East Africa and South Asia.

Breaking down the Niger coup and its global impact

University of Florida — Fri, 22 Sep 2023 10:05:03 EST

Poor infrastructure and rising sea levels exacerbated flooding in Libya, says expert

Virginia Tech — Wed, 13 Sep 2023 11:55:13 EST

Thousands of people are dead and at least 10,000 missing after devastating flooding in Libya. The Mediterranean storm brought heavy rains to the northeastern part of the country, already crumbling from more than a decade of conflict. "Although Storm Daniel caused the devastating flood, a combination of factors exacerbated the nation's vulnerability to natural hazards, resulting in enormous casualties," says Virginia Tech geophysicist Manoochehr Shirzaei.

GW Search & Rescue Expert Available to Discuss Devastating Earthquake in Morocco

George Washington University — Mon, 11 Sep 2023 11:20:55 EST

Extreme weather events linked to increased child marriage

Ohio State University — Tue, 29 Aug 2023 08:05:01 EST

Among the negative impacts of extreme weather events around the world is one that most people may not think of: an increase in child marriages.

The swan song of African hydropower?

International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) — Thu, 24 Aug 2023 06:05:40 EST

The attractiveness of new hydropower is decreasing fast, both due to the increasing economic competitiveness of solar panels and to the increasingly uncertain effects of climate change on river flows.