Doctor behind trial of HIV prevention drug recounts breakthrough moment
Prof Linda-Gail Bekker receives ovation at Aids summit after presenting trial results of ‘miracle’ drug lenacapavir When the doctor behind the trial of a new...
Category : Global development
Green economy could generate 3.3m jobs across Africa by 2030 – report
Policymakers and funders are being urged to invest in training a workforce to serve the industries of the future A greener economy could bring millions...
‘Smoking gun’ evidence points to UAE involvement in Sudan civil war
Exclusive: Discovery of Emirati passports in wreckage suggest covert boots on the ground, despite Gulf state’s denials Passports recovered from battlefields in Sudan suggest the...
Ten people drown in Darién Gap while trying to cross swollen river
People were probably on their way to US, Panama’s border force says, highlighting perils of jungle Ten people have drowned in a swollen river while...
Africa to overtake Asia with highest number of hungry people by 2030, says UN
Annual report says climate crisis, conflict and economic shocks leave the global food system ‘disastrously vulnerable’ Africa will overtake Asia as the continent with the...
Most new HIV infections occurred outside sub-Saharan Africa for first time – UN report
African countries hailed for achievements, but UNAids says cases on the rise in other areas of the world The majority of new HIV infections last...
Women forced to have sex with soldiers for food in Sudanese city
Victims tell Guardian about widespread practice in war-torn Omdurman Women struggling to survive in the war-torn Sudanese city of Omdurman say they are being forced...
Crisis at Tres Fronteras: how criminal syndicates threaten Amazon’s future
At the lawless triple border between Brazil, Colombia and Peru, drug trafficking, illegal logging and gangs jeopardise the ecological and social fabric of the rainforest...
Thousands of children swept up in El Salvador mass arrests, rights body says
Human Rights Watch says ill-treatment of some minors arbitrarily held in gang crackdown amounts to torture About 3,000 children – including some as young as...
Rwanda’s Paul Kagame cruises to crushing election victory
President wins 99.15% of the vote, allowing him to extend authoritarian rule by further five years The Rwandan president, Paul Kagame, is gearing up for...
