Month: October 2026

Blood Pressure Rising: Over 50% of Nigerians We Tested Had Hypertension and Over 65% Didn’t Know It

Blood Pressure Rising: Over 50% of Nigerians We Tested Had Hypertension and Over 65% Didn’t Know It

Hypertension – persistent high blood pressure – is one of the biggest contributors to strokes,…

African Countries Could Save Billions by Cutting Air Pollution and Greenhouse Gases at the Same Time

African Countries Could Save Billions by Cutting Air Pollution and Greenhouse Gases at the Same Time

Lowering air pollution in Africa has many economic benefits, according to new research by environmental…

Study of 20,000 Nigerians Explores the Links Between Drug Use, Climate Change and Poverty

Study of 20,000 Nigerians Explores the Links Between Drug Use, Climate Change and Poverty

For years, the world has understood climate change as an environmental problem – melting glaciers,…

Hot Days Become Twice as Common Between 1960 and 1990 in the Congo Basin: Proofs Rescued from Paper Archives

Hot Days Become Twice as Common Between 1960 and 1990 in the Congo Basin: Proofs Rescued from Paper Archives

New research led by Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), and published today in the journal Earth…

Malaria Remains the Leading Cause of Hospital Admission and In-Hospital Death in Children Under Two in Sierra Leone

Malaria Remains the Leading Cause of Hospital Admission and In-Hospital Death in Children Under Two in Sierra Leone

A study involving more than 20,500 children shows that the majority of hospitalisations and deaths…

U.S. Migrant Flights to Liberia Evoke Troubling History of Sending People Deemed Unwanted to the West African Nation

U.S. Migrant Flights to Liberia Evoke Troubling History of Sending People Deemed Unwanted to the West African Nation

The Supreme Court’s recent decision to temporarily allow the United States to resume deporting migrants…