Tag: Africa
Madagascar's vanilla farmers are being inspired to plant trees – by a gecko
Vanilla has brought prosperity to Madagascar's farmers, but often at the cost of forests. A gecko is helping restore the balance
Agriculture Conservation Environment Sustainable Development
A ‘public health triumph’: Africa declared free of wild polio
The WHO confirmed yesterday that the continent has defeated the virus, following a successful vaccination programme
Health Science Wellbeing
The African tailors sewing face masks to halt the spread of coronavirus
The masks are being distributed to some of the world’s poorest communities, whilst helping provide jobs during the crisis
Health Society
Photo series explores the beauty of first-generation immigrants
Photographer Elizabeth Okoh, who was raised in Nigeria, wanted to explore the experiences of others in the African diaspora
Arts Society World
Capturing a continent: the comic anthology rewriting Africa
Tired of seeing Africa misrepresented or watered down in the western media, three self-confessed African comic ‘geeks’ decided to tell their...
Arts Society World
Why we need to start listening to insects
You may not think of the buzz and whine of insects as musical, but the distinctive pitch of mosquito wingbeats could tell us how to fight ma...
Science
