Here, we present a 30 arc-second, gridded population distribution projection for every year between 2000 and 2100 for the African continent conforming to both the Representative Concentration Pathways (RCPs) urban fractions9and Shared Socio-Economic Pathways (SSPs) population (major characteristics prese...
Africa is exceptionally important for global raptor conservation, supporting high numbers of threatened species13. Over the past ca. 60 yr, however, the continent’s human population has expanded rapidly10, driving widespread land conversion and habitat degradation, and creating areas where cumulative...
Citizens with local passports have more difficulty moving across the continent than European and American visitors Save December 10 2024 South Africa McKinsey’s $122mn bribery settlement in South Africa sparks outrage Politicians and campaigners say penalty is insufficient as country struggles with ...
Regional integration in Africa is seen as a priority by many of the continent's policymakers and economic stakeholders. With all Africa now signed up to the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), the challenge now is to implement a continental market for goods and services and establi...
While the recently concluded COP27 provided an opportunity to voice out issues related to climate adaptation and mitigation in the continent, it also helps to assess the achievements made toward supporting the local population in adapting to the devastation of climate change. To ensure the effective...
Africa has the youngest population in the world. Among the 35 countries with the lowest median age worldwide, only three fall outside the continent. In 2023, the median age in Niger was 15.1 years, the youngest country. This means that at this age point, half of the population was younge...
's move to set up a special envoy for the Horn of Africa affairs, Mathuki said, "we welcome that proposal because where there is peace then there is promise of development," adding that once the Horn of Africa remains peaceful it potentially becomes an economic hub for this continent....
Despite challenges that have slowed development in some parts of Africa, fast-growing economies such as South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, and Ghana have become major gambling destinations in the continent. It is partly becauseat least 60% of the youthful population in these countries...
These include the use of a single laboratory for measuring lipid biomarker levels for all the samples, as well as the same genotyping array and joint imputation for capturing genotype data which ensured much higher comparability of the data from different parts of the continent. The population ...
MRC-UKRI: The MRC and the UKRI jointly fund research programs that span the African continent. One prominent example is the “African Research Leaders” funding program. These programs provide crucial support for young researchers, enabling them to delve into critical health issues, including those ...