Africa Science Focus
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Africa Science Focus is SciDev.Net's award-winning weekly podcast. We dive deep into the impacts that science has on everything from health, to technology, agriculture and life. Subscribe to get the best science and development news from the continent delivered straight to you!
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Can climate-smart feed cut livestock methane?
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Jun 08, 2026 |
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Turning climate science into advice farmers can use
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Apr 27, 2026 |
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Climate-smart actions to reduce crop loss in Africa
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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How can better data curb Africa’s crop loss crisis?
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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Why plant health matters for One Health systems
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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Advancing gender equality in research
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Jul 30, 2025 |
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Unlocking stronger food systems with African research
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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Forest loss adds to Africa's food crisis
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May 29, 2025 |
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Space innovation in Africa tackling local problems
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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Researching Africa's oceans to support livelihoods
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Mar 28, 2025 |
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Can AI bridge the gaps in Africa’s healthcare systems?
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Feb 28, 2025 |
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How language barriers are impeding science learning
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Jan 24, 2025 |
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Women in STEM make strides in education, climate change
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Dec 19, 2024 |
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Making Science Fun!
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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Scientists harness gene editing for climate-resilient wheat
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Nov 16, 2024 |
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Why researchers should drop the jargon and speak out
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Oct 30, 2024 |
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Inclusive policies key to expanding women’s tech access
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Oct 02, 2024 |
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Reviving Africa's indigenous science knowledge
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Aug 09, 2024 |
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Can hydroponics help ease Africa's food shortages?
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Jul 25, 2024 |
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Nigerian farmers, scientists divided over GM maize
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Jul 18, 2024 |
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Citizen science paves the way to policy
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Jul 14, 2024 |
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Anti-HIV vagina ring limited by cost, access
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Jun 28, 2024 |
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Science informed policy could unlock progress in Africa
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Jun 21, 2024 |
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Can mini grids solve Nigeria’s electricity problems?
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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Drones deliver vaccines to the ‘last mile’
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May 30, 2024 |
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Malawi and Mozambique combat wild poliovirus
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May 21, 2024 |
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Ghana reduces malaria deaths by 90 per cent
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May 10, 2024 |
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Why ethics matters in science
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May 02, 2024 |
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Can drones and AI fly Africa to the next level?
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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Reviving use of local seeds in African farming
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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Respiratory tech saving babies’ lives in Nigeria
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Apr 12, 2024 |
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Unwrapping Africa’s food packaging problems
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Apr 05, 2024 |
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Why women in Sub-Saharan Africa battle fibroids
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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Tackling maternal mortality in Africa
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Mar 22, 2024 |
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SPOON Chair improves lives of kids with cerebral palsy
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Mar 15, 2024 |
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Tales of success, setbacks and advice
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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Repurposing glass waste
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Feb 28, 2024 |
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Can telemedicine bridge Africa's healthcare divide?
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Feb 16, 2024 |
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Boosting Africa science through collaborations
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Feb 09, 2024 |
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Burning e-waste contaminating breast milk in Ghana
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Feb 02, 2024 |
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Navigating climate challenges for year-round crops
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Jan 26, 2024 |
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Containing Ebola with fast detection kits
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Jan 24, 2024 |
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Igniting a passion for science in African kids
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Jan 16, 2024 |
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Women with disability battle sexual health challenges
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Jan 04, 2024 |
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Managing Africa’s water for sustainable agriculture
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Dec 28, 2023 |
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Gold mining’s toll on Nigeria’s Osun River
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Dec 21, 2023 |
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Can science heal Nigeria’s sacred Osun River?
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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‘Solar basin’ designed to fight plastic pollution
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Dec 08, 2023 |
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HPV vaccine push to fight cervical cancer in Nigeria
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Dec 01, 2023 |
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Young 'techies' tackle development challenges
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Nov 23, 2023 |
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Empowering Africa’s researchers
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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Nourishing Ugandan families with kitchen gardening
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Nov 10, 2023 |
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Preparing Africa for future pandemics
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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Advancing Africa’s sexual and reproductive health services
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Oct 26, 2023 |
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Nigeria's breast milk bank a lifeline for babies
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Oct 20, 2023 |
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Africa's readies for new malaria vaccines
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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Bridging South Africa’s maths language gap
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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How AI can shape a brighter future for Africa
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Sep 28, 2023 |
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Network bridges healthcare gaps in Nigeria
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Sep 22, 2023 |
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Antiretrovirals in chicken feed
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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Transforming lives of people living with HIV
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Sep 06, 2023 |
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Funding Women in Academia
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Aug 30, 2023 |
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Kenya’s walking pioneer
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Jul 24, 2023 |
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Empowering African women in STEM
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Jul 06, 2023 |
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Turning waste into compost
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Jun 11, 2023 |
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Preventing and managing spina bifida
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Jan 20, 2023 |
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Insights from science conferences
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Dec 22, 2022 |
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Climate education for future progress
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Dec 16, 2022 |
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Inequality still hampers Africa’s HIV fightback
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Dec 08, 2022 |
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Tackling inequities in oral health
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Nov 30, 2022 |
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Building Africa’s capacity for vaccine production
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Nov 25, 2022 |
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Regulating African traditional medicines
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Nov 16, 2022 |
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Depreciating currencies
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Nov 09, 2022 |
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Poor dam management escalating floods in Nigeria
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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Rising sea levels drive poverty in coastal communities
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Oct 26, 2022 |
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Turning the suicide tide in Africa
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Oct 19, 2022 |
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Climate finance ‘not reaching communities’
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Oct 12, 2022 |
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Ebola outbreak hits Uganda
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Oct 05, 2022 |
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Superbugs ‘a growing health threat’
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Sep 28, 2022 |
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Climate adaptation ‘critical’ for Africa
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Sep 21, 2022 |
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Curbing the cost of sickle cell disease in Africa
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Sep 14, 2022 |
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Fertiliser stranglehold in Africa
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Sep 07, 2022 |
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Africa’s water woes ‘driving up food prices’
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Aug 31, 2022 |
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The post-injection injury you should know of
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Aug 24, 2022 |
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Preventing the next pandemic
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Aug 17, 2022 |
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Remote network plugs Sudan’s health gaps
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Aug 10, 2022 |
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Is the cow hide ‘ponmo’ safe to eat?
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Aug 03, 2022 |
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Why you’ve never heard of this common disease
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Jul 27, 2022 |
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The cost of endometriosis
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Jul 20, 2022 |
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‘Millions’ abandoning cancer treatment
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Jul 13, 2022 |
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Building expertise for cancer management
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Jul 06, 2022 |
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Cancer care ‘transforming’ in next decade
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Jun 29, 2022 |
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Ethiopia: Drought drives deadly child hunger
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Jun 22, 2022 |
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Africa leads global monkeypox research
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Jun 15, 2022 |
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Can you code better than a 3-year-old?
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Jun 08, 2022 |
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Can coffee survive in a warmer world?
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Jun 01, 2022 |
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On the tail of a rabies solution
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May 25, 2022 |
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Maize shortage ‘biggest issue in Africa’
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May 18, 2022 |
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Cost of living crisis deepens malnutrition
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May 11, 2022 |
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Africa cracks the mRNA code
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May 04, 2022 |
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Lack of early warning systems leaves millions at risk
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Apr 27, 2022 |
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COVID-19 – is the pandemic over in Africa?
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Apr 20, 2022 |
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Review: girls and computers
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Apr 13, 2022 |
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Review: agriculture and conservation
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Apr 06, 2022 |
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Review: child marriage
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Mar 30, 2022 |
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Review: Africa’s changing climate
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Mar 23, 2022 |
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Review: bones, schools, and dementia
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Mar 16, 2022 |
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Unity, technology drive Africa forward
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Mar 09, 2022 |
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Africa’s ‘staggering’ neuroscience needs
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Mar 02, 2022 |
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Girls who code ‘can change the world’
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Feb 23, 2022 |
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Building a future from plastic waste
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Feb 16, 2022 |
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Ugandan schools reopen, but has learning been lost?
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Feb 09, 2022 |
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Growing Africa’s green belt
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Feb 02, 2022 |
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‘COVID changed how we were taught medicine’
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Jan 26, 2022 |
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Bugs ‘next big thing’ in culinary world
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Jan 19, 2022 |
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Good vision ‘key to survival’
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Jan 12, 2022 |
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Gorillas, coffee, and communities
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Dec 15, 2021 |
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Taking the stigma out of disability
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Dec 08, 2021 |
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How much does Africa trust science?
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Dec 01, 2021 |
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‘Most exciting era’ for HIV
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Nov 24, 2021 |
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Investigating worms of the brain
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Nov 17, 2021 |
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Taking on the climate crisis
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Nov 10, 2021 |
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Battling diseases of poverty
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Nov 03, 2021 |
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From security gates to the operating room
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Oct 27, 2021 |
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Meet Bones, SuperScientist explorer
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Oct 20, 2021 |
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Breast cancer ‘rampant in Africa’
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Oct 13, 2021 |
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Engineering Africa’s banana future
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Oct 06, 2021 |
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Integrating public health, urban farming
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Sep 29, 2021 |
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‘Witchcraft’ stigma surrounds dementia
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Sep 22, 2021 |
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Science leaders ‘can tackle child marriage’
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Sep 15, 2021 |
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Hacking Africa’s next tech geniuses
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Sep 08, 2021 |
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The maternity taxi service saving lives in Kenya
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Sep 01, 2021 |
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The plastic waste fueling fungal diseases
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Aug 25, 2021 |
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Malaria mosquito thriving in cities
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Aug 18, 2021 |
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Narrowing the mobile gender gap
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Aug 11, 2021 |
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Science 'lost in translation' in Africa
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Aug 04, 2021 |
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Africa’s great cannabis debate
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Jul 28, 2021 |
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AgriAfrica: Blockchain for farming
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Jul 21, 2021 |
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AgriAfrica: Toxins threaten food safety
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Jul 14, 2021 |
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AgriAfrica: Food loss driving hunger
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Jul 07, 2021 |
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‘We needed the vaccines yesterday’
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Jun 30, 2021 |
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Imaging ‘the technology of our time'
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Jun 23, 2021 |
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Africa’s emerging climate superstars
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Jun 16, 2021 |
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Africa’s young leaders light up Europe
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Jun 09, 2021 |
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Genetically modified mosquitoes and Africa
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Jun 02, 2021 |
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Awakening Africa’s underground forests
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May 26, 2021 |
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Energising Africa: internet, interrupted
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May 19, 2021 |
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Energising Africa: crude oil vs climate
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May 12, 2021 |
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Energising Africa: energy poverty rising
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May 05, 2021 |
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Artemisinin resistance and malaria vaccines
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Apr 28, 2021 |
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Giving plastic waste a new life
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Apr 21, 2021 |
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Behind the wall: Africa’s prison health crisis
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Apr 14, 2021 |
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Family planning lags as myths persist
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Apr 07, 2021 |
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In Africa, music is life — and health
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Mar 31, 2021 |
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COVID-19: What’s next for Tanzania?
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Mar 24, 2021 |
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Can Ebola virus be sexually transmitted?
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Mar 17, 2021 |
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Bananas, indigenous knowledge, and GMOs
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Mar 10, 2021 |
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East Africa’s rising flood threat
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Mar 03, 2021 |
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Youth, women bridge Africa health gaps
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Feb 24, 2021 |
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Science and you: Africa’s COVID-19 vaccines
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Feb 17, 2021 |
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Debunking COVID-19 myths and remedies
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Feb 10, 2021 |
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Rising COVID-19 cases and vaccine doubt
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Feb 03, 2021 |
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Locust invasion spawns new food threat
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Jan 27, 2021 |
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Zambia’s leaky condoms crisis
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Jan 20, 2021 |
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Maggots new protein craze in Uganda
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Jan 13, 2021 |
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Focus on diabetes, mental health in 2021
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Jan 06, 2021 |
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Catch up: Africa Science Focus in 2020
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Dec 30, 2020 |
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‘Eating lake fish is damaging our eyes’
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Dec 23, 2020 |
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Unravel disability with assistive tech
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Dec 16, 2020 |
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COVID-19, fear and maternal health
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Dec 09, 2020 |
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From human waste to liquid gold
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Dec 02, 2020 |
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Labia stretching and its controversies
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Nov 25, 2020 |
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Health costs and the ‘ugly’ gender gap
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Nov 18, 2020 |
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Life with fistula – and stigma
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Nov 11, 2020 |
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The need to create a sound mental health policy
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Nov 04, 2020 |
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Accessing sexual reproductive health information
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Oct 28, 2020 |
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Boosting women in health research
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Oct 21, 2020 |
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Africa’s edtech future
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Oct 14, 2020 |
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Rebuilding science after conflict
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Oct 07, 2020 |
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Malaria: Africa’s nagging health burden
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Sep 30, 2020 |
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East Africa’s operation locust swarm
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Sep 23, 2020 |
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Pandemic tech innovation silver lining
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Sep 16, 2020 |
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Where are Africa’s women in STEM?
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Sep 09, 2020 |
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Foreign funding ‘controlling’ African research
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Sep 02, 2020 |
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Robots and one tap payment in Rwanda
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Aug 26, 2020 |
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Meet the finance, agriculture innovators reshaping Zambia
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Aug 19, 2020 |
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Changing Africa’s abortion laws
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Aug 12, 2020 |
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Africa Science Focus
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Aug 05, 2020 |