Shaping Africa’s Industries with AI, Health Tech

Fresh voices from the intersection of Artificial Intelligence, heath technology and communications are beginning to shape industries from across Africa, writes Emma Okonji For many, it might be difficult to begin to imagine how Artificial...

With ‘terrifying’ trade in African hornbills, scientists call for increased protection

With an alarming rise in the international trade of African hornbills, wild populations are plummeting. As key seed dispersers, their demise also threatens the survival of the forests they inhabit. According to recent studies, the United States is...

Guinea Silent as Liberia Grants Rail Access for Its Ore to Be Shipped Despite Guinea’s $18 Billion Railway Nearly Ready

Monrovia – The Government of Guinea is conspicuously silent as Liberia moves to ratify a major rail access deal that would allow Guinean iron ore to be transported through Liberian territory. Lack of any position from Guinean officials is raising...

Guinea: New report reveals workers’ rights abused in plantations linked to state-owned company Soguipah

The Guinean authorities must immediately guarantee the human rights of Soguipah workers and smallholder planters affiliated with the state-owned company, and investigate widespread abuses particularly regarding workers’ right to decent work, said...

The Jospong Group: Engineering an Environmental Renaissance in Africa

In Africa's vibrant business landscape, the Jospong Group is a behemoth of innovation and power. While its diversified business investments span ICT, banking, and manufacturing, it is in the area of waste management that the Group is hatching a...

Pra River Basin experiencing extreme weather conditions — Water research scientists

Water research scientists say a study of the Pra River Basin has shown marked increases in extreme rainfall indices in recent decades, particularly between 2011 and 2020. The Basin was also experiencing temperature extremes, revealing consistent...

Attention With Intention -By Tony Osakpamwan Agbons

Some days ago, I was scanning through journal archives on my computer for some important information. There is a research presentation which am due to make in the next few weeks. As its oft the case search techniques learnt in graduate school came...

Piracy drops in Gulf of Guinea but root causes remain

By Buertey Francis BORYOR A steep drop in piracy incidents in the Gulf of Guinea could be short-lived if the region fails to address the drivers of maritime crime, Vice Admiral (Rtd.) Issa Yakubu, Executive Chairman of the Gulf of Guinea Maritime...

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation (NYSE:WAB) Q3 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation (NYSE:WAB) Q3 2025 Earnings Call Transcript October 22, 2025 Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation beats earnings expectations. Reported EPS is $2.32, expectations were $2.28. Operator:...

ASX Market Open: Wall Street tech drop keeps Aussies skittish; week’s sharp gold dump not done yet | Oct 23

Join our daily newsletter At The Bell to receive exclusive market insights ASX today – A technology-themed selloff over the pond in the U.S. is dampening Australian investors’ spirits somewhat, with the ASX 200 heading towards a -0.32% downtrend...

Primatology goes high tech — from bioacoustics to drones & AI

From thermal cameras to deep learning AI, researchers are reinventing how they study primates in the wild. What began with Jane Goodall’s observational notes has evolved into artificial intelligence that identifies chimpanzees and decodes their...

Ghana — and All of Africa — can stand on its own

It will get me into trouble again!” laughs Ghana President John Mahama upon the conclusion of our interview. A few weeks earlier, Mahama’s Foreign Minister had visited the U.S. State Department, only to be immediately confronted with an op-ed that...

I want to prove Ghana and all of Africa can stand on its own – Mahama tells Time Magazine

“It will get me into trouble again!” laughs Ghana President John Mahama upon the conclusion of our interview. A few weeks earlier, Mahama’s Foreign Minister had visited the U.S. State Department, only to be immediately confronted with an op-ed...

Bauxite exports surge 23% in Q3 despite challenges in Guinea 

Despite seasonal weather disruptions and increased regulatory scrutiny, Guinea’s bauxite exports witnessed a significant 23% year-on-year (YoY) increase in the third quarter of 2025 (Q3 2025). As per the Ministry of Mines and Geology, the...

ESSAY: David and Goliath Collaborate in Africa, Africa Research Group, 1969

“Israel has played a relatively invisible but strategically important role in Africa as a servant of the United States…” If there was any doubt that the zionist entity serves as the rabid attack dog of US imperialism in West Asia, the recent...

Israel’s engagement with Africa 

In July 2021 Israel was granted observer status at the African Union ((AU), a major move that followed two past failed attempts in the 2010s.This diplomatic victory for the Jewish State remained the object of fierce dispute among member states....

Aging chimps show human-like cognitive decline

Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. New field observations suggest that wild chimpanzees—our closest primate relatives—may also show signs of cognitive decline with age. In a study...

Baboons filmed sharing meat like hunter-gather humans

Baboons share meat in accordance with the unwritten rules that govern their society, according to new research in the journal iScience. The finding, which echoes patterns seen in hunter-gatherer tribes, may help to explain the evolution of some...

Wild chimpanzees show human-like cognitive decline with age

For decades, scientists assumed only humans experienced dementia. Now, new field observations suggest that wild chimpanzees—our closest primate relatives—may also show signs of cognitive decline with age. In a study published in eLife, an...

World Time Ghana’s President Wants to Show Africa Can Stand on Its Own

Ghanaian President John Mahama in his office at Jubilee House in Accra, Ghana, on July 18, 2025. Credit - Photograph by Natalija Gormalova for TIME “It will get me into trouble again!” laughs Ghana President John Mahama upon the conclusion of our...