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DRC Ebola crisis: The volunteers taking a chance on a treatment trial

DRC Ebola crisis: The volunteers taking a chance on a treatment trial

DRC Ebola crisis: The volunteers taking a chance on a treatment trial

Back in the DR Congo, participants in the Ebola treatment trial are hoping their involvement will bring scientists closer to finding a way to tackle the disease.

France rocked by nationwide clashes, fires and looting as cost-of-living protests turn violent

France rocked by nationwide clashes, fires and looting as cost-of-living protests turn violent

France rocked by nationwide clashes, fires and looting as cost-of-living protests turn violent

Clashes between police and protesters left streets devastated, shops looted and public buildings ablaze, with 1,200 people arrested and 150 officers injured as anger over rising living costs spills onto the streets.

Raila Odinga: Kenya feels void one year after political enigma's death

Raila Odinga: Kenya feels void one year after political enigma's death

Raila Odinga: Kenya feels void one year after political enigma's death

It is one year since Kenya's former Prime Minister Raila Odinga succumbed to an illness, and the East African nation feels the void caused by his absence.

How far can a virus travel undetected? The race to trace the 3,000km journey of Kenya’s first Ebola

How far can a virus travel undetected? The race to trace the 3,000km journey of Kenya’s first Ebola

How far can a virus travel undetected? The race to trace the 3,000km journey of Kenya’s first Ebola

As authorities trace contacts of Kenya’s first confirmed imported Ebola case, his journey raises questions about regional surveillance, cross-border coordination and the risk of further transmission.

By Sylvia Chebet

Navi Pillay: From fighting apartheid in South Africa to exposing Israel's genocide in Gaza

Navi Pillay: From fighting apartheid in South Africa to exposing Israel's genocide in Gaza

Navi Pillay: From fighting apartheid in South Africa to exposing Israel's genocide in Gaza

The South African jurist's career spans the struggle against apartheid, landmark genocide prosecutions and a UN investigation that concluded Israel had committed genocide in Gaza.

By Zeynep Conkar

Field to fortune: Kenya’s Kajiado hay revolution takes root

Field to fortune: Kenya’s Kajiado hay revolution takes root

FIELD TO FORTUNE: KENYA’S KAJIADO HAY REVOLUTION TAKES ROOT

A section of cooperatives in Kenya are making profitable business from hay storage; turning seasonal surplus into year-round animal-feed supply that becomes a lifeline for livestock keepers when drought strikes.

By Pauline Odhiambo

Can biotechnology help revive Madagascar’s coffee industry?

Can biotechnology help revive Madagascar’s coffee industry?

Can biotechnology help revive Madagascar’s coffee industry?

Firmain Eric Mbadinga

Beyond the battlefield: How Somalia is trying to defeat terrorism

Beyond the battlefield: How Somalia is trying to defeat terrorism

Beyond the battlefield: How Somalia is trying to defeat terrorism

Natural vs. artificial grass: Why Salah's exclusion from South Sudan match sparks wider conversation

Natural vs. artificial grass: Why Salah's exclusion from South Sudan match sparks wider conversation

Natural vs. artificial grass: Why Salah's exclusion from South Sudan match sparks wider conversation

Who really profits from shea? Ghana's workers are changing the answer

Who really profits from shea? Ghana's workers are changing the answer

Who really profits from shea? Ghana's workers are changing the answer

As the world's top shea exporter moves to capture more value at home, its workers are demanding—and winning—a fairer share of the wealth they create.

By Pauline Odhiambo

Will Africa ever get permanent seats on UN Security Council?

Will Africa ever get permanent seats on UN Security Council?

Will Africa ever get permanent seats on UN Security Council?

World leaders, particularly from Africa and the wider Global South, have argued that a body created more than 80 years ago no longer reflects the world it represents.

By Susan Mwongeli

Will elections bring much-needed stability to South Sudan?

Will elections bring much-needed stability to South Sudan?

Will elections bring much-needed stability to South Sudan?

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir is confident the country will hold elections on December 22, 2026 after several years of delay.

Blood feathers: The cruelty behind fashion’s ostrich plume

Blood feathers: The cruelty behind fashion’s ostrich plume

Blood feathers: The cruelty behind fashion’s ostrich plume

An investigation by World Animal Protection has uncovered ostriches in South Africa being cornered, bagged and plucked with pliers to supply the fashion industry.

By Sylvia Chebet

South Africa’s hunt for a killer and the technology women are turning to for protection

South Africa’s hunt for a killer and the technology women are turning to for protection

South Africa’s hunt for a killer and the technology women are turning to for protection

The recent killings come against a deeply troubling South African history, reviving memories of Moses Sithole, one of the country's most notorious serial killers.

By Charles Mgbolu

From five babies to a fight for survival: Africa’s multiple-birth challenge

From five babies to a fight for survival: Africa’s multiple-birth challenge

From five babies to a fight for survival: Africa’s multiple-birth challenge

Multiple births can turn the joy of a pregnancy into a high-risk medical journey, with the dangers rising as the number of babies increases. But are African health systems prepared when multiple pregnancies turn into medical emergencies?

By Sylvia Chebet

Kenya's coffee farming: How low-cost solutions protect health and livelihoods

Kenya's coffee farming: How low-cost solutions protect health and livelihoods

KENYA'S COFFEE FARMING: HOW LOW-COST SOLUTIONS PROTECT HEALTH AND LIVELIHOODS

A participatory safety training is changing the way coffee farmers in Kenya work — using low-cost, locally adapted solutions to protect health and livelihoods.

By Pauline Odhiambo

Spotlight Authors

Firmain Eric Mbadinga

PhiDoc: Moroccan startup launches platform to support PhD researchers in Africa

You don’t smoke. Could being around smokers affect your chances of having a baby?

You don’t smoke. Could being around smokers affect your chances of having a baby?

Ruto's thorn? Inside rapid rise of Kenyan Senator Edwin Sifuna

Pauline Odhiambo

Five African nations curb polio outbreaks, but the fight is not over

Five African nations curb polio outbreaks, but the fight is not over

Nigeria 2027 election: Tinubu’s palliatives vs Atiku’s fuel subsidy promise

Nigeria 2027 election: Tinubu’s palliatives vs Atiku’s fuel subsidy promise

NIGERIA 2027 ELECTION: TINUBU’S PALLIATIVES VS ATIKU’S FUEL SUBSIDY PROMISE

Barely three years after Nigeria removed its fuel subsidy, the debate over bringing it back is returning to the political discourse as the country heads towards the 2027 general elections.

By Abdulwasiu Hassan