Kidney disease, leading to kidney failure, afflicts disproportionately more black people than white people. Thus, there is a huge burden of kidney healthcare costs among black people all over the ...

Our study thus confirmed what was found in people of African descent in the US: the genetic origin underpinning the excess ...

Geographical name changes can be a result of a shift in regimes, indigenous movements, decolonisation, or political factors.

A new retrospective, laboratory-based observational study provides detailed insights into the causes of fevers of unknown ...

While genetic tests can reveal the ancestry of enslaved individuals, strontium analysis can now home in on where they actually grew up.

A map of deadly infectious diseases known to attack the central nervous system (CNS) of people who are already suffering with HIV has unearthed diagnosis "blank spots" in Africa, according to research ...

FILE -Members stand for the arrival of dignitaries at a joint press conference by African Union (AU) and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) electoral observers in Abuja, Nigeria, Feb.

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The junta-led West African nations of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn from the regional bloc known as ECOWAS, the body said Wednesday. The previously ...

(AP Photo, File) DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The junta-led West African countries of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali have created a joint force that will soon be deployed in the restive Sahel region against ...

YOUR risk of dementia could depend on where you live and it's quality of tap water, a new study claims. Studies have shown people living in deprived areas are more likely to die from heart disease ...

The study outlines a methodology to create a systematic map that compiles evidence on the evolution and impacts of digital Climate-Smart Agriculture in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. It will ...