Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, UNEP Deputy Executive Director, says AMCEN marks 40 years of African leadership in environmental action, uniting for policy, green growth, and a resilient, inclusive future.

A team of paleontologists led by National Geographic Explorer Paul Sereno uncovered a trove of dinosaur fossils in the Sahara ...

Cancer is now a major public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa, with the disease among the three leading causes of premature death (ages 30-69) in almost all countries in the region. About 820,000 ...

Most people in sub-Saharan Africa are Christian. Christians and Muslims grew rapidly in number in the region from 2010 to 2020, according to Pew Research Center.

U.S. Wheat Associates recently held its first Sub-Saharan Africa buyers conference for 20 different countries. “Africa provides a tremendous opportunity for wheat and U.S. agricultural products ...

UC Santa Cruz researchers unveiled a strontium isotope map of Sub-Saharan Africa, revolutionizing efforts to trace origins in archaeology, wildlife trafficking and human migration. This open-access ...

The map is available for public use through open access. It is the first bioavailable strontium isotope map to show predicted strontium isotope ratios across all of Sub-Saharan Africa.

The research team’s methods, and a few demonstrations of the map’s capabilities, are published in the journal Nature Communications. The map is available for public use through open access. It is the ...

Both it and El Niño impact weather patterns in sub-Saharan Africa, causing droughts, floods and other challenges. Don’t have time to read about climate change as much as you’d like?

Prescribing widespread antibiotics to children under age 5 in Niger reduced mortality among infants. Expanding current guidelines for sub-Saharan Africa to this age group could save kids’ lives.

For many people across sub-Saharan Africa, Cleome gyandra, commonly known as the spider plant, is not food: it’s a weed. A tall, leggy plant with stars of almond-shaped leaves and clusters of ...

The digital payment landscape in sub-Saharan Africa is going through a remarkable transformation, promising greater financial inclusion and economic empowerment.