While genetic tests can reveal the ancestry of enslaved individuals, strontium analysis can now home in on where they actually grew up.

(click to enlarge) The conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo escalated last weekend when the M23 rebel group advanced into North Kivu, seizing ...

Such new developments are a response to the growth of the middle class in Africa; however, while the middle class is growing rapidly and has significant economic influence, they are not influencing ...

The study outlines a methodology to create a systematic map that compiles evidence on the evolution and impacts of digital Climate-Smart Agriculture in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. It will ...

African rankings methodology looks beyond traditional research-focused metrics on teaching and research to include societal impact, writes Phil Baty ...

DECATUR, Ga., Jan. 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — On 30 January 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that Niger has been verified for eliminating the transmission of onchocerciasis ...

This risks a conflict between climate mitigation ambitions and Africa ... and political instability. That makes it more difficult for them to influence climate policy. 3. Sub-Saharan African ...

Eight Billion Voices Surveys and polls on the most important issues affecting the world’s population. Diplomatic Courier editor Melissa Metos explores issues of human rights and identity in ...

Texas Children’s Global HOPE and Baylor College of Medicine Global Health, collaborating with the independent charity Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation, have announced a pioneering program to combat ...

The study provides a useful snapshot of the status of digital agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa against six focal themes essential to understanding digital agriculture, namely: infrastructure, digital ...