Countries represented at China’s Belt and Road Journalists Forum say AI-generated fake news is having a destabilising effect.

Using sugarcane bagasse — a fibrous by-product that is left after extracting juice from sugarcane — the young researcher is working on a hydrogel patch to treat cutaneous leishmaniasis, a devastating ...

[KAMPALA, SciDev.Net] In Uganda’s Kyaka II refugee settlement, once discarded food waste is being put to better use to provide clean cooking fuel for the community — and reduce deforestation.

Despite rising immunisation rates, 14.3 million children received no protection from diphtheria, tetanus and whooping cough.

As Africa leads the G20 for the first time, with South Africa holding G20 Presidency in 2025 and the African Union now fully part of the G20, this is the moment to champion Africa’s digital ...

“The risk of a blanket commitment to eliminate all trans-fatty acids is that it unnecessarily discourages the consumption of highly nutritious dairy, meat and other animal-source foods,” the group ...

Operated by Norway’s Institute of Marine Research and commissioned by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) under the EAF-Nansen Programme, the vessel supports sustainable management of ...

[BUENOS AIRES, SciDev.Net] The declaration of Suriname as the first malaria-free Amazonian country by the World Health Organization should spur other countries in the region affected by illegal mining ...

[ACCRA, SciDev.Net] Ghana has become the first African country officially to trade carbon credits under Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement, marking a major milestone in international climate ...

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Didier Koumavi Ekouevi, président du Conseil scientifique mis en place dans le cadre à la riposte à la COVID-19, regrette le ...

[BUENOS AIRES, SciDev.Net] La reestructuración de diversos organismos de ciencia y tecnología por parte del gobierno de ...