Rise in size of African families may be tied to less schooling
Analysis offers new explanation for mysterious “stall” in fertility rates in some countries
Africa
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Fighting Ebola is hard. In Congo, fake news makes it harder
Armed conflict and political tensions stoke rumors and misinformation about the outbreak -
Canada denied visas to dozens of Africans for a big artificial intelligence conference
The country risks losing conferences and respect -
Ebola vaccine is having ‘major impact’ but worries about Congo outbreak grow
Armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo hampers health care response and vaccine distribution to combat deadly virus -
A ‘rediscovered’ drug against sleeping sickness gets the green light
European Medicines Agency’s OK for an oral treatment renews hopes of eliminating human African trypanosomiasis -
Ebola outbreak in Congo is not yet international emergency
The World Health Organization, on advice of experts, holds back from sounding loudest public health alarm -
Swapping daily pills for monthly shots could transform HIV treatment and prevention
Long-acting treatments now in clinical trials may work as preventatives, too -
How the ‘other malaria’ escaped from Africa
New genetic study suggests Plasmodium vivax hitched a ride with early human migrants -
Congo’s new Ebola outbreak is hitting health care workers hard
International help ramps up as virus continues to spread in two provinces -
Out of the frying pan, into the fire with a new Ebola outbreak in Congo
A Q&A with Peter Salama, leader of the World Health Organization’s response team -
Updated: Officials move to use vaccine against new Ebola outbreak
Inoculations showed promise in curbing previous outbreak, but proof lacking -
Congo’s Ebola outbreak is all but over. Did an experimental vaccine help?
Traditional containment strategies potentially boosted by new tool, but it’s difficult to untangle why deadly virus stopped spreading -
Alarming polio outbreak spreads in Congo, threatening global eradication efforts
Vaccine-derived virus spreads despite emergency response -
In Nigeria, a battle against academic plagiarism heats up
Young researchers champion good conduct and push for offenders to be punished -
New radio telescope in South Africa will study galaxy formation
MeerKAT will form part of the multicontinent Square Kilometre Array -
After a bar opens, the Baka pygmies of Cameroon have fewer babies
Drinking cheap alcohol linked to drop in foragers’ fertility
