When conflict erupted in the Middle East in 2026, the consequences were felt far beyond the region. One was the disruption to Gulf airspace. The ripple effects hit the global aviation network, including Africa. Airlines have been forced to reroute flights and there’s been a spike in operating costs, delayed cargo and disrupted passenger travel….
The global push for a transition to green energy has sparked demand for critical minerals such as lithium, vanadium, copper and cobalt. These are needed for electric vehicles, wind turbines and solar panels. Sub-Saharan Africa hosts about 30% of the world’s mineral reserves, including huge quantities of critical minerals: 92% of all platinum, 36% of…
An illustration showing magnetic activity in an exoplanet that is a gas giant like Jupiter but orbits very close to its host star and is tidally locked. ESO/M Kornmesser, L Calcada Based on the behaviour of winds on seven large and hot gas exoplanets, astronomers have obtained the strongest evidence to date that planets beyond…
Kampala, Scidev.Net — As Uganda rolls out mandatory nationwide screening of newborns for sickle cell disease this month, a gene therapy celebrated in the United States and Europe remains financially out of reach for most patients in Africa. Ayoola Olajide, president of Ikorodu Sickle Cell Club in Nigeria and a person living with sickle cell…
