Access to reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy is critical for powering economies, delivering essential services, and spurring job creation for Africa’s growing population. With nearly 600 ...

The map is available for public use through open access. It is the first bioavailable strontium isotope map to show predicted strontium isotope ratios across all of Sub-Saharan Africa.

To chart a new path toward inclusive, resilient, and sustainable growth, North African countries must forge stronger economic ...

UC Santa Cruz researchers unveiled a strontium isotope map of Sub-Saharan Africa, revolutionizing efforts to trace origins in archaeology, wildlife trafficking and human migration. This open-access ...

A hard-won recovery in sub-Saharan Africa has been overtaken by recent events. The sudden shift in the global outlook has clouded the region’s short-term prospects and made policy even more ...

In contrast, sub-Saharan Africa has the highest global rate of child labor — about 1 in 4 kids work. And the report points out there has only been a slight improvement, with the rate dropping ...

Plans to build the tallest tower in sub-Saharan Africa in Ethiopia have been reignited after a yearlong hiatus.

The effect of humans on sub-Saharan Africa’s plant and vertebrate species has been assessed, including in rural areas, such as this near Calitzdorp in the Western Cape of South Africa.

The research team’s methods, and a few demonstrations of the map’s capabilities, are published in the journal Nature Communications. The map is available for public use through open access. It is the ...