The virus usually spreads by contact with the urine or feces of infected rodents like rats and mice. It can cause a severe and sometimes deadly lung infection. The World Health Organization (WHO) on Sunday reported a suspected outbreak of a hantavirus infection on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean. “To date, one case of hantavirus infection…
Nigeria is the only AU member state to have served continuously since its establishment in 2004. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that Nigeria has assumed leadership of the African Union Peace and Security Council (PSC) for May 2026. The development marks Nigeria’s return to the leadership of the 15-member body for the first…
Modern medicine prides itself on being a universal science, built on evidence from clinical trials. But there’s a bias in medical research. While Africa accounts for roughly 25% of the global disease burden and 19% of the global population, the continent’s people are largely invisible in some clinical trials. The scale of the erasure is…
A quiet but consequential shift is underway in Africa’s economic order. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), long defined by paradox vast wealth amid deep poverty,is now projected to become sub-Saharan Africa’s fifth-largest economy in 2026. This is not speculation. Projections from the International Monetary Fund place the DRC’s GDP at around $123 billion,…
MTN South Africa CEO Ferdi Moolman Online gambling has emerged as a surprising drag on MTN South Africa’s prepaid business, with the parent group citing the surge in betting activity as a key reason its local mobile arm is struggling to grow. In its 2025 integrated report, published on Wednesday, MTN said muted prepaid growth…
Each animal species has an optimal temperature at which it can metabolise food and its immune system can best fight off pathogens. As our recent research shows, temperature directly affects the immune systems of vertebrates – regardless of how they moderate their own body temperatures. At first, slightly hotter temperatures actually give many animal immune…
When performance evaluations conflict with partisan leanings, which way do voters turn? In many electoral contexts, voters are increasingly cross-pressured between long-standing identity attachments and evaluations of economic performance. While cross-pressured voters have been shown to behave differently in advanced democracies, far less is known about how they navigate electoral choice in African contexts. We…
Today is a great day. From today on, China will officially implement the zero-tariff treatment for 53 African countries with which it maintains diplomatic relations, thereby charting a new chapter of the mutually beneficial China-Africa cooperation. This is the major upgrade of China’s preferential trade policies towards Africa. In December 2024, China granted zero-tariff treatment…
Dar es Salaam — TANZANIA is aiming to deliver the most iconic Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in history, with Prime Minister, Dr Mwigulu Nchemba, confirming plans to integrate elite training facilities directly into the country’s world renowned national parks. As part of the nation’s preparations for the 2027 tournament, which Tanzania is co-hosting, the…
In recent years, local businesses, including state-owned enterprises, have repeatedly struggled to implement critical IT systems on time and on budget. From retail giants experiencing warehouse bottlenecks to telecommunications and municipal services plagued by billing and operational outages, the warning signs are clear: systems drift, deadlines slip and costs spiral. The technology itself – ERP…
