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African cities are struggling with food supply chain in coronavirus lockdowns

Astrid Haas - April 18, 2020

Before the Covid-crisis, food was already expensive in African cities. Now with the pandemic, supply chains are struggling to function.

UN Economic Commission estimates Covid-19 may kill 3,00,000 in Africa despite interventions

Alonso Soto - April 18, 2020

Overcrowded slums with no access to water & fragile health-care systems make Africa especially vulnerable, the Addis Ababa-based body said in a report.

One thing common in most pandemics: They begin their deadly work in Asia or Africa

Suresh V Kuchipudi - March 7, 2020

Coronaviruses alone have caused three global outbreaks in the last 20 years. Even more troubling, the duration between these three pandemics has gotten shorter.

These wildlife sanctuaries in India could host cheetahs brought in from Africa

Mohana Basu - January 31, 2020

Based on a 2010 govt report, ThePrint lists the sites that could be used to serve as cheetah habitat in India, including the Kuno sanctuary in MP.

How Google images helped us pin down the diet of Africa’s largest eagle

Vincent Naude - January 12, 2020

Martial eagles are in rapid decline in Africa. So we trawled through 4,872 photos to find out the problem.

How African footballers playing in Europe spend their money

Ernest Yeboah Acheampong - September 1, 2019

When deciding how to give back, the players considered those who had significantly contributed to their professional football careers.

Alongside Modi, G7 members have 8 more ‘special invitees’ for company in Biarritz

Srijan Shukla - August 26, 2019

Apart from the 7 permanent members, this year France and G7 president Emmanuel Macron has extended invitation to 9 other nations including India.

Nollywood to oil: Nigeria is now Africa’s powerhouse

Kate Whiting - August 25, 2019

Nigeria's GDP surpassed that of South Africa about a decade ago, according to the World Bank.

Promising cures found for Ebola and TB, and Bill Hader’s Tom Cruise deep fake goes viral

Sandhya Ramesh - August 18, 2019

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to the best sources to read them.

Africa’s cities are about to boom – and maybe explode

Judd Devermont - July 26, 2019

Africa is urbanised, and its future in joining the global economy rests on the success or failure of cities, not rural communities.

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