The Zimbabwean expert based in Botswana heads the laboratory that sequenced the omicron variant of the coronavirus. A leading figure in the fight against HIV, he argues that Africa should aim to produce its own vaccines to end dependency
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, approximately 80% of those who have died from the virus are minors under 15 years old. Often, they are also facing other challenges, including conflicts, displacement, droughts, floods and malnutrition
The Democratic Republic of the Congo, where most cases of mpox are concentrated, is facing a health emergency amid a humanitarian crisis. Thirteen African countries have so far confirmed cases of the virus
The organization has taken the measure due to the expansion of an apparently more lethal variant of the virus in Africa, which declared its first-ever public health emergency in response
Lenacapavir, an antiviral drug already approved as a treatment that costs $40,000 in the US, prevented 100% of infections in a study on African women with just two injections a year. UNAIDS is asking the drugmaker Gilead to reduce the cost in order to make it more widely available
Competition over females drove Jacob and Tibu to leave their territory in Uganda and search for a new habitat. Scientists filmed the entire journey
Chemical analysis of several plants ingested only in specific instances show that they inhibit the development of pathogenic strains of bacteria such as ‘E. coli’
Residents of the Albertine region blame the damage to farmlands on global warming, as well as the mass felling of trees to make way for the massive infrastructure
While welcomed in principle, the abrupt charcoal ban has left both traders and buyers unsure of where to turn
A report from a human rights defense organization includes 300 cases of abuse against LGBTQ+ Ugandans so far this year
The continent, which is holding its climate summit on Monday, has more countries with a majority of ‘green’ electricity than any other region, but a significant proportion of its inhabitants lacked electricity in 2021
A 20-year-old man has been accused under one of the harshest homophobic laws in the world, which has been condemned by the international community and human rights organizations
President Ebrahim Raisi spoke in Uganda, which recently passed anti-gay legislation prescribing the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality
The African country’s harsh anti-gay law was passed after a long campaign promoted by certain religious groups on the continent to stigmatize same-sex relationships
Some students were burned beyond recognition, and others were shot or hacked to death after militants armed with guns and machetes attacked Lhubiriha Secondary Schoo
Ugandan authorities have recovered the bodies of 41 people, including 38 students, who were burned, shot or hacked to death after suspected rebels attacked a secondary school near the border with Congo
Frightened LGBTQ+ Ugandans are searching for a way to escape a new law prescribing the death penalty for ‘aggravated homosexuality’
The harsh law punishes the ‘promotion of homosexuality’ with up to 20 years in prison, while President Yuseveni says, ‘nobody will move us’
The bill prescribes the death penalty for ‘aggravated homosexuality,’ which is defined as cases of sexual relations involving people infected with HIV as well as with minors and other categories of vulnerable people
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy have both agreed to separately host the delegation of presidents from South Africa, Senegal, Egypt, Republic of Congo, Uganda and Zambia
In Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya, homophobia has worsened, with political and religious leaders pushing for tougher laws. Much of this agenda is being supported by foreign money
The legislation prescribes jail terms of up to 10 years for offenses related to same-sex relations, piling more pressure on the East African country’s LGBTQ community
