Africa

Recommendations for regional action to combat marine plastic pollution

Feb 17, 2021 06:14

In recent years, images of whales and sea turtles starving to death after ingesting plastic waste or becoming entangled in so-called ghost nets have led to a growing awareness of the crisis of marine plastic pollution.
Study finds climate crisis driving great white sharks into colder waters, with devastating effect on wildlife

Feb 17, 2021 06:08

Warming oceans—a key meausure of the climate crisis—are forcing great white sharks into colder waters, where they are causing a devastating decrease in wildlife populations, according to new research reported by The Guardian.
Larger panel finds more gene mutations, treatment targets for leukemia

Feb 08, 2021 06:54

Investigators said a gene panel that looks for about 10 times the number of cancer-causing genes as panels currently used to diagnose and fine tune treatment for a variety of cancers is effective at identifying problematic genes in the most common leukemia.
Uneven recovery from COVID recession could hit poorer countries hard

Feb 07, 2021 06:20

The World Bank estimates that the COVID-19 pandemic will push up to 150 million additional people into extreme poverty by the end of 2021, with food insecurity rampant.
Defense minister asks Madagascar to help Iranian fishermen against pirates

Feb 05, 2021 10:10

Defense Minister of Iran Brigadier General Amir Hatami called on the Republic of Madagascar to assist the Iranian fishermen facing pirates off the coasts of the East African country.
'Extreme urgent need': Starvation haunts Ethiopia's Tigray

Jan 20, 2021 12:32

From “emaciated” refugees to crops burned on the brink of harvest, starvation threatens the survivors of more than two months of fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray region. The first humanitarian workers to arrive after pleading with the Ethiopian government for access describe weakened children dying from diarrhea after drinking from rivers. Shops were looted or depleted weeks ago.
Astronomers find oldest, most distant galaxy to date

Jan 11, 2021 12:35

Thanks to new research by an international team of astronomers, the oldest and most distant galaxy observed in our Universe to date (GN-z11) has been identified. The team, whose research was recently published in the journal Nature Astronomy, was led by Linhua Jiang of the Kavli Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics and Prof. Nobunari Kashikawa of the University of Tokyo.
Ethiopia says TPLF members killed, captured in fresh Tigray operation

Jan 11, 2021 11:13

The military confrontation in Ethiopia's Tigray seems far from over two months after a violent conflict erupted in the northern region, with government forces now saying they have killed more than a dozen members of the former ruling party in the restive region.
UNHCR concerned about over 30,000 Central Africans fleeing election violence

Jan 08, 2021 15:52

More than 30,000 people have been forced to flee the Central African Republic due to violence surrounding its elections, the UN said Friday, and tens of thousands more have been internally displaced.
French drone strike in Mali kills 19 civilians at wedding event

Jan 08, 2021 08:54

A French military drone strike in Mali has reportedly killed civilians attending a wedding event in a remote village amid France’s persisting military intervention in its former African colony under the pretext of fighting rising militancy in the impoverished -- though minerals-rich – nation.