Unprotected African health workers die as rich countries buy up COVID-19 vaccines
Growing toll on fragile health systems prompts calls for more global equity
Africa
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New funds could help grow Africa’s Great Green Wall. But can the massive forestry effort learn from past mistakes?
Fresh infusion of $14 billion promises to accelerate ambitious greening project -
South Africa suspends use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine after it fails to clearly stop virus variant
Small efficacy trial doesn’t show whether vaccine may prevent severe disease caused by antibody-dodging strain -
Africans begin to take the reins of research into their own genomes
Their studies of their continent’s rich human diversity will benefit everyone, everywhere -
A mysterious disease is killing chimps in West Africa. Scientists may now know the culprit
At least 53 apes have died at the Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary since 2005 -
Humans were drinking milk before they could digest it
Study of ancient Africans suggests dairy consumption predated evolution of lactase persistence genes -
A Kenyan health economist investigates the pandemic’s puzzling course in his country
Edwine Barasa helps guide the government’s response with data—and quiet persistence -
First-of-its-kind African trial tests common drugs to prevent severe COVID-19
But decision to prioritize failed hydroxychloroquine treatment draws criticism -
Leprosy, ancient scourge of humans, found to assail wild chimpanzees
Genetic sequencing suggests apes caught pathogen from an unknown reservoir -
Lava lake rises at dangerous African volcano
Funding for volcano’s lone monitoring station lost as warning signs flash -
Spread of city-loving malaria mosquitoes could pose grave threat to Africa
Millions at risk in urban centers -
Scientists worried the pandemic would cause malaria deaths to soar. So far, it hasn’t happened
Countries averted disaster by resuming suspended bed net distribution campaigns -
The pandemic appears to have spared Africa so far. Scientists are struggling to explain why
Antibody studies suggest large numbers of infections have occurred but the death toll remains low -
‘Invasion’ of ancient Egypt may have actually been immigrant uprising
Hyksos rulers may have come from Egypt itself -
‘It’s a tricky thing.’ COVID-19 cases haven’t soared in Nigeria, but that could change
Nigeria’s top public health scientist says the pandemic may accelerate worries about access to vaccines -
South Africa slashes science budget, funds for giant radio telescope
As COVID-19 cases mount, Square Kilometre Array construction delayed into 2021
