The Latest Breaking News from Africa

South Africa is in the grips of a food system paradox. It’s a country known for its agricultural production and has a sophisticated policy framework. Yet, millions of its residents are malnourished. Nearly one in four children are stunted as a result of their mother’s poor nutrition during pregnancy and…

South Africa-born Jonathan Trott, 41, played 52 tests for England before retiring in 2015.

Wayne Pivac has more information to mull over after Wales' tight Test showdown against the Springboks.

Three people have died from 13 cases so far of a worrying new "nosebleed" disease which appears to be a viral haemorrhagic fever but is leaving doctors mystified

South Africa’s power utility, Eskom, has not been able to provide a steady electricity supply for several years now. At the start of the 2022 winter the utility warned the public to expect up to 100 days with rolling power outages. At the end of June there was at times…

Here's a roundup of top developments in the biotech space over the last 24 hours:

Defending champions Nigeria face a test of their mettle on Thursday night in Rabat when they take on Botswana in their second pool match at the women's Africa Cup of Nations.

A group of Nigerian scientists, in conjunction with the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, established the Noncommunicable Diseases Genetic Heritage Study consortium in February 2020. The aim is to produce a comprehensive catalogue of human genetic variation in Nigeria and assess the burden of noncommunicable diseases in 100,000…

The African Football Confederation have moved the dates of the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations tournament to January 2024.