Health
Public health, healthcare investment, pharmaceutical manufacturing, and health policy across Africa. Africaspoint covers disease outbreaks, health system reforms, drug regulation, and the continent’s growing ambition to produce its own medicines — reporting that serves health professionals, investors, and policymakers alike.
Tanzania cuts maternal deaths by 80%
Tanzania has slashed maternal mortality from 556 to 104 per 100,000 live births and cut under-five deaths from 67 to…
Africa’s youth mental health goes digital
Economic pressure, insecurity and stigma are driving a mental health crisis among young Africans. A growing pan-African digital movement is…
East Africa’s cyber gap is now a macro risk
82% of African organisations cannot find enough cybersecurity professionals, the highest recruitment gap in the world, as East Africa recorded…
India and Ghana Just Signed Four Health Deals. 70% of Ghanaians Will Feel It.
India and Ghana signed four institutional agreements in Accra that open clinical training, scholarship pipelines, and joint research in Ayurveda…
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Egypt opens Africa’s longest monorail line
President Sisi inaugurated the 56.5km East Nile Monorail on March 20, connecting Cairo Stadium in…
Ghana’s lithium problem isn’t geology. It’s people.
Ghana's Ewoyaa lithium project is set to produce 3.6 million tonnes of spodumene concentrate over…
From Alexandra township to running Africa’s biggest bank
Mary Vilakazi grew up in Alexandra township, sold sweets for pocket money, financed her education…
All four SA banks are chasing Kenya
All four of South Africa's biggest banks are targeting Kenya simultaneously. Nedbank is buying NCBA.…