As Bill Gates promises US$200 billion for Africa, experts say lasting impact depends on supporting local innovation.

[ADDIS ABABA, SciDevNet] For years, Fentie Wabi worked as a fisherman on Ethiopia’s Lake Tana, until an aggressive green invader changed everything. Water hyacinth, a fast-spreading aquatic weed, ...

[SYDNEY, SciDev.Net] Mechanical engineers in the US have decided to make their exoskeleton design open source, ensuring the assistive technology for people with severe physical disabilities is free to ...

As the tobacco sector targets youth with flavoured products, control efforts turn to AI to weed out digital marketing.

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Climate change, conflicts, drug resistance and funding cuts block progress towards ending malaria in the Asia Pacific region by 2030.

Every dollar invested in drought resilience could avert up to ten times as much in future losses, says the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in its Global Drought Outlook, ...

[طرابلس، SciDev.Net] ظهرت سوسة النخيل الحمراء مجددًا في شرق ليبيا، إذ انتشرت بسبع مزارع في واحة أوجلة، التي لم تعهدها من قبل ...

The global science community must make its voice heard and shape responses to our ocean crisis, write scientists from the International Science Council’s Ocean Expert Group. [SciDev.Net] The ocean is ...

[ENTEBBE, UGANDA] Pioneers of a fish smoking kiln designed to reduce the risk of cancer and other health problems say it is improving the lives and livelihoods of hundreds of women in Uganda. The ...

Nshuti Mbabazi, DG de Better Than Cash Alliance, appelle les pays africains à utiliser un Guide récemment publié pour créer leur propre infrastructure publique numérique.

[CAIRO] Buildings in the ancient Egyptian city of Alexandria have been collapsing at an alarming rate over the last two decades—a fate which could await coastal cities around the world, according to ...