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Ghana is the first country to approve highly effective malaria vaccine

A malaria vaccine that is 77 per cent effective in clinical trials has been approved for use in children 3 to 5 years old, the group most vulnerable to dying from the disease

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Fungus that kills frogs and salamanders is rapidly spreading in Africa

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Cardioglossa melanogaster, a species of African frog

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

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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.
W7T0TC Banded mongooses (Mungos mungo) at den site, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Mweya Peninsula, Uganda, Africa.

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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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Striking photos show scale of development in sub-Saharan Africa

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Sabratha in Libya

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Over 190 African heritage sites threatened by rising seas this century

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A West African writing system shows how letters evolve to get simpler

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A West African writing system shows how letters evolve to get simpler

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The Jubbah Oasis in northern Saudi Arabia, where humans were repeatedly present during periods of increased rainfall over hundreds of thousands of years

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Humans reached Arabia in at least five waves thanks to wetter climates

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Guinea confirms West Africa’s first case of deadly Marburg virus

Marburg, a virus similar to Ebola that causes a deadly haemorrhagic fever, has been detected in Guinea. Local health authorities are working with the World Health Organization to contain the spread

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Guinea confirms West Africa’s first case of deadly Marburg virus

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A wall of trees is being built across Africa to hold back the desert

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Seven new coronaviruses have been found lurking in bats in Africa

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A skull suggests humans have been getting piercings for 12,000 years

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What’s it like to be a rabbit?

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