Africa’s untapped data advantage: How the continent can leapfrog in the AI era

By Benedict ASHIEDU For years, conversations around Africa and technology have focused on catching up. Whether it be catching up with digital infrastructure, internet access, and even with data systems. But what if the next wave isn’t about...

Experts push reforms, resource mobilisation to drive growth in Africa’s fragile states

African economists and development leaders have called for urgent governance reforms, stronger domestic resource mobilisation, and innovative financing partnerships to accelerate growth and transformation in Africa’s fragile and transition states....

UMass Amherst Researcher Awarded $1.12M NSF Grant to Investigate Water Governance Effects on Child Health Across Five Nations

A groundbreaking multinational research initiative has recently received a substantial boost in funding with a $1.12 million grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), awarded to a public health researcher at the University of...

Kenya risks health crisis without urgent reform in health funding, experts warn

Kenya could be heading toward a health crisis if it fails to address its health funding system, with experts warning that rising population and health needs are outpacing the growth of the country’s healthcare workforce. According to projections,...

Kenwood Academy High School program preparing Chicago students for medical school

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A Chicago high school is preparing students for medical school. The program aims to reduce disparities in the medical field and medical outcomes. A group of teenage students at Kenwood Academy High School want to be doctors. "When...

Brits in the Canary Islands issued with 'health problems' warning

Liv Clarke Tourism writer and Liam Ryder Digital Production Editor 01:23, 18 Sep 2025 Visitors to the Canary Islands are warned over an unusual phenomena that causes a risk to health. British tourists in the Spanish tourist hotspots have been told...

MTN, MTV Base champion online safety for youth across Africa

In a call to action, MTN Group and MTV Base have united policymakers, tech leaders, and civil society in a joint effort to protect young Africans from online harm and build a safer digital future. The message took center stage at the conclusion of...

Learners dressed like their favourite teachers and left South Africans laughing at their creativity

School learners went viral after dressing up as their teachers in a Facebook clip, leaving South Africans in stitches The viral video captured the effort learners put into mimicking their teachers, from clothing to mannerisms, sparking laughter...

Verve, Google Play Partner to Extend VerveLife 8.0 across Africa

Verve, Africa’s leading domestic payments card scheme and a subsidiary of Interswitch Group, has partnered Google Play to bring the eighth edition of VerveLife, which has progressively gained acclaim as Africa’s largest and most celebrated fitness...

Merck Foundation CEO meets Maldives First Lady & 13 First Ladies of Africa and Asia at the 7th Edition of MFFLI Summit

BusinessWire India Male [Maldives]/ Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 17: Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, conducted the 7th Edition of Merck Foundation First Ladies Initiative - MFFLI Summit 2025 recently. It...

Solving Ghana’s and Africa’s radiology crisis – AI as an engine for equitable care

A chest X-ray was administered to an adolescent boy in Wa, located in the Upper West Region of Ghana, due to his persistent cough, which was suspected to be tuberculosis. The official report did not appear for several days, even though the image...

Revolutionizing Conservation: Innovative AI Tools Monitor Ecosystem Health

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing ecology, bringing forth new methodologies that allow researchers to delve deeper into the complexities of ecosystems. At Rice University, César A. Uribe, the Louis Owen Assistant Professor of...

Acting CDC director says agency too involved in Americans' health decisions

In an email welcoming CDC staff back to the office weeks after a gunman fired bullets at the agency’s headquarters, acting Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Jim O’Neill wrote Tuesday that the agency had lost the trust of...

International SOS boosts medical evacuation service offering

Security and health risk management services provider International SOS has teamed up with SAF Aerogroup, a European operator of mission-critical aviation services, to deliver aerial medical evacuation services. Under the agreement, SAF Aerogroup...

UMass Amherst Researcher Receives $1.12 million NSF Grant to Study Impacts of Water Governance on Children’s Health in Five Countries

Image Daniel Lopez-Cevallos A University of Massachusetts Amherst public health researcher has been awarded a three-year, $1.12 million grant from the National Science Foundation to lead a multinational examination of the relationship between...

Thyssenkrupp nucera and well:fair to support clean-water projects in East Africa

September 17, 2025 | By Mary Bailey Thyssenkrupp nucera AG & Co. KGaA (Dortmund, Germany) and nonprofit well:fair have agreed on a two-year partnership contributing to projects focusing on access to clean water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in...

Travel advocate Jeremy Jauncey is keynote speaker for The Global Wellness Summit

The Global Wellness Summit (GWS) announced on Wednesday, 17th September, that global travel influencer Jeremy Jauncey will be a keynote speaker at its 19th edition in November. At the event slated for 18th to 21st November in Dubai, the founder...

Africa’s hidden AI advantage

Africa’s hidden AI advantage September 2025 IT in Manufacturing By Archana Arakkal, lead research engineer: Technology Office at Synthesis. Africa stands at a crossroads. While global AI spending surges to $632 billion by 2028, we face a critical...

Trump cuts leave 4 000 Namibian health workers facing the sack

The Ministry of Health and Social Services has terminated the employment contracts of thousands of United States (US) programmes donor-funded health workers countrywide. According to the 2022 ministry’s staffing report, the US President’s...

Top 10 African countries with the highest diesel prices in September 2025

Diesel powers a lot in developing nations yet to explore alternative energy sources. From buses that transport workers to their places of work to high-powered agriculture machines to generators that sustain establishments and medical facilities in...