Itafos is a phosphate and specialty fertilizer company with businesses and projects spanning three continents: ...

Names like Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, or John Rockefellar immediately typify ‘world’s richest,’ but the undisputed title of the richest of all times belongs to an African man, Kankam Musa ...

Copyright protection in African jurisdictions remains decentralised, which is good for national sovereignty but ultimately harms the education, culture and economic development of the region, argues ...

This small West African nation, whose mangrove-fringed coastal waters and expansive estuaries are important spawning grounds for fish species that migrate along the West African coast, long appeared ...

Guinea-Bissau blocks U.S.-funded hepatitis B vaccine trial WHO calls trial unethical, warns of irreversible harm Danish researchers defend trial, stress importance of research Feb 18 (Reuters) - ...

Danish researchers were set to begin a controversial United States-funded vaccine trial on newborns in the West African nation of Guinea-Bissau last month when public outrage derailed their plans. The ...

Guinea-Bissau is making its first appearance at the Winter Olympics, with 19-year-old skier Winston Tang set to compete in the slalom at the Milano-Cortina Games in Italy, which run until 22 February.

The $1.6m (£1.2m) trial was funded by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (stock image) A now-halted plan to run a hepatitis B vaccine trial involving thousands of newborns in ...

Domingos Simoes Pereira, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau, speaks during the 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters, Monday, Sept. 29, 2014. Minions & Monsters ...

Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on Mastodon and Bluesky. You can reach Helen on ...