WHO monitors Kenya Ebola case
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday it is working closely with the Kenyan government to intensify control measures…
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Rising CO₂ is making African savanna grasses grow more – what this means for grazing, fire and carbon storage
Kimberley Simpson, University of Sheffield Plants use carbon dioxide (CO₂) in photosynthesis to make the carbohydrates they need to grow.…
17 killed in plane crash in DR Congo
A plane crash in the southwest of the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed 17 people, including two of the…
EU Commission provides €710 million in crisis aid for displaced people in Africa
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced Saturday that the EU is releasing 710 million euros to help people…
Climate change is fuelling African conflict – governments are developing a shared response
Katongo Seyuba, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute and Gracsious Maviza, CGIAR Climate change is making life tougher. Across Africa, failed…
Houthi advance boosts Iran’s leverage over the US and Saudi Arabia – but may cost rebel group its legitimacy back in Yemen
Mahad D. Darar, Colorado State University It took just a few days for Houthi forces to seize most of Yemen’s…
DRC’s Ebola epidemic could be the worst in history: 4 things that could help end it
Yap Boum, Mbarara University of Science and Technology and Marie Roseline Belizaire, Universidad de Alcalá The Democratic Republic of Congo’s…
Sudanese mothers dying in childbirth as war cuts off access to hospital care, UN warns
Pregnant women in Sudan’s Central Darfur region are losing their babies, and in some cases their own lives, owing to…
Global trade boom is a mirage fuelled by war, UN economists warn
The value of world trade hit a record $13.7 trillion in the first half of this year, but the surge…
Trafficking victims forced to run online scams deserve protection, not prosecution, says UN agency
Organised crime networks are trafficking hundreds of thousands of people into forced labour inside online scam compounds, according to the…