African health experts have renewed commitment to accelerate efforts to end Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) that continue to affect over a billion people globally, 40% of whom live in the African ...

In a determined effort to alleviate the burden of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) across the continent, African health experts convened in the Togolese capital, Lomé, issuing a strong call for ...

In the 1980s and 1990s, National Animal Production Research Institute started a cross breeding programme to produce the Nigerian goat.

It may feel like 2024 has been a terrible year — just like 2023, if not worse. The devastating wars in the Middle East, Ukraine and Sudan have dragged on, while the United States has seen an ...

Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT, or African sleeping sickness) was selected as the initial disease focus to accelerate fundamental research being undertaken at the UoD. The founding grant was ...

it almost seems surprising that these slow breeders have evolved to spread one of the most debilitating diseases on Earth: human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) or sleeping sickness. Unlike most insects ...

Found in Sub-Saharan Africa, tsetse flies are known vectors of African trypanosomiasis, or sleeping sickness. This disease, if left untreated, is often fatal. The flies transmit the trypanosome ...

The highly anticipated first African adaptation of the global hit scripted format “Liar” has been unveiled, marking a milestone for Botswana’s growing film industry. The series, produced by ...

Travel represents more than geographical movement for African Americans seeking connections to their heritage. By visiting cultural and historical landmarks, travelers gain deeper understanding of ...

WASHINGTON ‒ Adam Sanchez remembers tears streaming down a student’s face as his high school class left the lower level of the National Museum of African American History and Culture a few ...

Nigerian filmmaker and creative director, Andy Amadi Okoroafor, has stated that African stories struggle with authenticity because Africans fail to design their own future. Speaking at the iREP ...