New species of cobra-like snake discovered – but it may already be extinct

The Nyanga rinkhals can tell us about our own evolution.

Wolfgang Wüster, Reader in Zoology, Bangor University • conversation
Oct. 2, 2023 ~7 min

Farmed rhinos will soon 'rewild' the African savanna

What would you do with 2,000 farmed rhinos? An African charity wants them to help their wild cousins.

Jason Gilchrist, Lecturer in the School of Applied Sciences, Edinburgh Napier University • conversation
Sept. 22, 2023 ~6 min


Was the freak 'medicane' storm that devastated Libya a glimpse of North Africa's future?

Climate models suggest North Africa will get drier in future. But its caves tell a different story.

Mahjoor Lone, Postdoctoral Research Associate in Palaeoclimatology, Northumbria University, Newcastle • conversation
Sept. 21, 2023 ~7 min

Giraffes range across diverse African habitats − we’re using GPS, satellites and statistics to track and protect them

The largest ever giraffe tracking study shows how these massive animals are responding to human pressures across many different habitats throughout Africa.

Michael Brown, Conservation Science Fellow, Smithsonian Institution • conversation
Aug. 30, 2023 ~9 min

New clean air and water labs to bring together researchers, policymakers to find climate solutions

Labs in Africa, the Middle East and North Africa, and South Asia will be led by J-PAL with support from Community Jameel.

Sarah DiCioccio | Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) • mit
Aug. 29, 2023 ~5 min

Death tolls from climate disasters will ‘balloon’ without investment in Africa’s weather stations

Investment in ‘hydromet systems’ using technologies from AI to SMS would provide a nine-to-one ROI in saved lives and assets across African nations.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Aug. 14, 2023 ~6 min

New MIT fellowship supports student research on governance innovation with Global South governments

A new cross-institute initiative between MIT Governance Lab, MISTI, and the Priscilla King Gray Public Service Center to support graduate student work in public sector innovation.

Seongkyul Park | MIT Governance Lab • mit
June 5, 2023 ~5 min

Education gap remains among religions in West Africa

Over three generations, Christian children in Africa have surpassed their parents' education level at a much higher rate than Muslim and traditionalist children.

Jill Kimball-Brown • futurity
May 30, 2023 ~10 min


Lakes, not just caves, hold clues to human survival of ice age

New findings expand the range of livable regions in interior South Africa nearly 200,000 years ago, during an ice age called MIS6.

Morgan Sherburne-Michigan • futurity
May 23, 2023 ~10 min

Algorithm leads to new theory of human origins in Africa

To shed light on where, when, and how humans originated in Africa, researchers took a new approach using contemporary genomic evidence.

Shirley Cardenas-McGill • futurity
May 18, 2023 ~5 min

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