Budget reallocations in South Africa raise alarm bells for cancer patients as funds shift away from critical healthcare ...

The Africa Cancer Atlas, set up by a genomics research company in Ghana, seeks to counter a yawning research gap: Less than 2 ...

Sequencing the human genome enables scientists to study human biology in a granular fashion and use that information to create treatments for things like cancer. Yet, of the human genomes studied so ...

With Africa contributing less than 2% to global research output, Ghana’s Yemaachi Biotech is working to change the narrative, ...

A Nigerian Consultant Urological/Robotic Surgeon, Professor Kingsley Ekwueme on Monday in Lagos pioneered the first West African robotic surgery on a prostrate cancer patient.Ekwueme, a UK-based ...

ABSTRACT: Introduction: Breast cancer is a public health problem in Cameroon because of its high frequency and lethality rates. Diagnosis and treatment can be problematic in settings that are very ...

The use of drones by several African countries in their fight against armed groups is causing significant harm to civilians, according to a new report. More than 943 civilians have been killed in ...

Budget announcements are rarely memorable events in South Africa. But the statement on March 12th by Enoch Godongwana, the finance minister, was one of the most notable since the end of white rule ...

Emerging data from African countries point to the pervasive nature of the problem in the continent. PFAS exposure is linked to liver damage, thyroid diseases, cancer, and reproductive health ...

Athol Fugard, who has died aged 92, was widely acclaimed as one of South Africa's greatest playwrights. The son of an Afrikaner mother, he was best known for his politically charged plays ...

One such mega-city can be found in Africa. The place in question is Lagos in Nigeria, which is on track to become the largest city in the world by the end of the century, with a projected ...