Difficulties in accessing healthcare and bribery goes hand in hand in Africa
Roughly 14% of respondents said they had to bribe to obtain care at least once in the past year.
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Wildfires in Africa keep the Amazon lush with fertilizing smoke
Ashes to bananas.
New research paints the history of East Africa’s farmers, and how they evolved to eat dairy
It's a surprisingly rich history.
More than 20 African countries are planting a 8,000-km-long ‘Great Green Wall’
Finally a 'wall' we can all support.
Fossil Friday: Newly-found fossil teeth solve ancient monkey mystery
Take a bite out of this story.
We can eradicate malaria — but we need to use new tricks
Improvise, adapt, eliminate.
DNA sequencing might help finally link smugglers to ivory shipments
There are not many people I dislike as intensely as ivory poachers.
Biologists discover new bird species in Africa — and it’s already in trouble
There's some good news, but also a lot of bad news.
The earliest monument in east Africa was built without anyone being ‘the boss’
Scientists find massive cemetery complex in the plains of Kenya.
Ancient human fossil finger found in Arabia could rewrite our species’ history
A tiny fingerbone is re-writing the story of human dispersal out of Africa.
Big dinosaur is a big piece of evidence for Africa’s geological past
This isn't the last piece of the puzzle -- in fact, it's the very first.
Trump Administration reverses ban on African ivory
Even when you'd think he couldn't possibly stoop any lower, there he is, defying all odds.
Tiny, fossilized ape skull brings us closer to the common human-ape ancestor, fuels debate over humanity’s place of birth
Not bad for such a small thing.
These are the world’s fastest growing cities. They’re all in Africa
Worldwide, more and more people are starting to move from rural areas to urban areas. But nowhere is this as ...
Poachers responsible for 30% drop in savanna elephant populations in Africa
Africa's elephants might become endangered soon because of widespread poaching.
Your party is saved! Scientists find a massive stash of Helium beneath Tanzania
We just bought some more time.
Poachers kill three rangers, wound park manager in Congo
Sad news comes from African wildlife parks again: three rangers were killed in Democratic Republic of Congo's Garamba wildlife park. Two ...
Countries most in need of HIV treatment are least able to afford it
One study estimates that over the next 35 years, nine African countries would have to spend $98 billion to $261 ...
First ancient African genome sequenced
The complete genetic code book of a person who lived 4,500 years ago in Ethiopia was completed by US researchers. ...
New vaccine against Ebola is 100% effective in Guinea trial
“Having seen the devastating effects of Ebola on communities and even whole countries with my own eyes, I am very ...
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