In this bibliometric analysis, we evaluated authorship of publications about sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) funded by the Fogarty International Center (FIC) of the US National Institutes of Health, an ...

With biogas as a powerful catalyst, and with a concerted effort from government, innovators, investors, and communities, ...

The number of women killed in conflict doubled in 2023, underscoring the devastating impact of war on civilians. At the same time, women remain underrepresented in peace processes—despite evidence ...

A solar minigrid in a Goma neighborhood where almost everyone lacked access to electricity just five years ago is offering a ...

Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest maternal mortality rate in the world, estimated in 2020 to be 545 maternal deaths per 100 000 livebirths, more than 136 times higher than that of the lowest region.1 ...

For years, Fentie Wabi worked as a fisherman on Ethiopia’s Lake Tana, until an aggressive green invader changed everything. Water hyacinth, a fast-spreading aquatic weed, began choking the lake that ...

Although nearly 92 per cent of the global population now has basic access to electricity, more than 666 million people still ...

Energy Access Has Improved, Yet International Financial Support Still Needed to Boost Progress and Address Disparities. New report urges scaled-up tailored fi ...

A resident and the chairman of the Butchers Association, Chanchaga, Mallam Garba, said, “Mostly women and children always come to the site between 5–6 p.m. and even at midnight”.

Stories such as this were repeated in almost every village that we visited. Often, children or their caregivers attempt to get the medication without the activists.

The burden of hypertension is rising rapidly in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), posing significant health challenges and economic costs that hinder national development. Despite being well-studied in ...