A single shot of a new formulation of the antiretroviral drug lenacapavir could potentially provide protection against HIV infection for as long as a year. Spotlight reports on this and some of the other exciting research on long-acting anti-HIV medicines presented at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections. Several new developments in long-acting therapies […]
TLDR Co-founder of blockchain infrastructure firm Mysten Labs launched a $1.3 million endowment fund to address Africa’s software engineering talent gap The five-year fund, managed by Inurere Foundation, will provide student loans for aspiring software engineers The fund will offer ₦5 million ($3,300) loans at a 12% annual interest rate. Loan repayments will be recycled
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The Graça Machel Trust’s Pan-African Adolescent Girls’ Movement recently introduced a community outreach initiative–the Innovation Challenge–that enabled girls to identify key issues in their communities and design creative solutions with real impact. By collaborating with Womandla Foundation Trust and Errymaple High School in Zimbabwe, Future Lift Foundation and Break-through Centre in South Africa, and the
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Nearly 116 million people in eight African countries, hardest hit by severe water crises, lack access to drinking water. Globally, flash floods have become 20 times more frequent between 2000 and 2022 The climate crisis has dramatically worsened water scarcity in Eastern and Southern Africa over the past few decades, leaving nearly 116 million people
Piecing together the story of Europe’s earliest settlers is a challenge, largely because relevant human fossils are scarce. On March 12, researchers announced thediscovery of a new fossil from the excavation site of Sime del Elefante, near Burgos in Spain. Known as ATE7-1, the new fossil consists of a partial face belonging to an ancient
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Held on 20 March, International Francophonie Day – or, in the spirit of the day, Journée internationale de la francophonie – celebrates the French language, spoken by more than 321 million people across five continents, and the diversity of francophone culture. French is the fifth most spoken language in the world – fourth on the
The road to the 2026 FIFA World Cup continues as Africa’s top national teams battle it out in Matchday 5 of the qualifiers. With the tournament set to take place in Canada, the USA, and Mexico, teams across the continent are looking to strengthen their chances of qualifying for the prestigious global event. As the
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Nairobi — The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for greater focus on oral health in Africa, where 42 per cent of the population is affected by oral diseases. Speaking on World Oral Health Day 2025, Acting WHO Regional Director for Africa, Chikwe Ihekweazu, emphasized the urgent need to prioritize oral health, warning that conditions
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Rather than seeking a single cure — a magic bullet — for Alzheimer’s disease, a shotgun blast of different drugs with different targets may be a better approach to this very complex condition. Listen to this article 8 min Listen to this article 8 min Why are researchers still fumbling in the quest to cure
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On the occasion on World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, marked on 24 March, the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for an urgent investment of resources to protect and maintain tuberculosis (TB) care and support services for people in need across regions and countries. TB remains the world’s deadliest infectious disease, responsible for over 1 million
