On 13 August 2024, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) declared mpox a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security. 1 The following day, the WHO declared the ...

Much of the rich world has turned its back on Africa and is no longer shy about it. President Donald Trump’s drastic aid cuts are well documented, but Britain and the EU have also trimmed their ...

After a decade building her eponymous brand in New York, designer Tia Adeola is now relocating her entire supply chain to Nigeria. Her Fall/Winter 2025 collection, titled From Lagos with love, will ...

Kanye West has reportedly sold off his second Wyoming ranch, back to the original owners for $14 million, in the midst of reported money woes. After West neglected the ranch, the rapper, 48, returned ...

Kanye West sold his Wyoming ranch back to its original owners after the property fell into disrepair following years of inactivity and personal upheaval. Kanye West handed over the keys to his $14 ...

There are only about 350 mature leopards left in West Africa, according to the latest regional assessment by the IUCN, the global wildlife conservation authority. Leopards (Panthera pardus) in West ...

Museum of Black Civilizations, Dakar. Image © Pierre Laborde via Shutterstock The history of the museum as a typology is a long and complex one. Since prehistoric ...

The French navy has seized nearly 10 tons of cocaine worth more than $600 million from a fishing vessel off the coast of West Africa, French authorities said on Thursday. The seizure by two navy ships ...

Robertsonian chromosomes (ROB) are a type of structurally variant chromosome that is created when two chromosomes fuse together to form an unusual bond. Found commonly in nature, these chromosomes are ...

In about one out of every 800 people, two chromosomes fuse together to form an unusual bond. These are known as Robertsonian chromosomes. It's a mystery that has long stumped scientists. Now, ...

The Iraqi National Intelligence Service (INIS) announced yesterday that it rolled up an Islamic State (IS) financial network that spanned three unspecified West African countries. According to Iraqi ...