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Is Africa about to see the solar energy boom it needs?

African countries imported a record number of solar panels in the past year, which could be the beginning of a green energy boom on the continent

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New subtype of diabetes found in youths from sub-Saharan Africa

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Great apes threatened by mining for electric vehicle batteries

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Oil field in Venezuela

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COP28: Energy transition may cut oil-producing states’ revenue by 60%

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Do honeyguides really help honey badgers find bees’ nests?

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City in Sierra Leone covers buildings in mirrors to fight extreme heat

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City in Sierra Leone covers buildings in mirrors to fight extreme heat

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Wild African primates have flame retardants in their faeces

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Ghana is the first country to approve highly effective malaria vaccine

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Cardioglossa melanogaster, a species of African frog

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Fungus that kills frogs and salamanders is rapidly spreading in Africa

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2JK2T3W Illustration of the Marburg virus, a tubular RNA (ribonucleic acid) virus which belongs to the Filoviridae family. It is responsible for Marburg haemorrhagic fever in humans. Symptoms includefever, muscle pain, rash, diarrhoea and haemorrhage.

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Marburg virus: What you need to know about the disease outbreak

The deadly Marburg virus has been detected in Equatorial Guinea and neighbouring Cameroon, and the World Health Organization is deploying teams to trace the spread of the disease

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Long-haul flights: bad for the planet, necessary for global research

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Malaria outbreak in Ethiopia linked to invasive mosquito from Asia

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Striking photos show scale of development in sub-Saharan Africa

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Over 190 African heritage sites threatened by rising seas this century

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