Hantavirus in Africa: why climate change, rats and weak surveillance are worrying scientists
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Hantaviruses are not new. They have circulated for decades in rodent populations, particularly in rats and mice.





Hantaviruses are not new. They have circulated for decades in rodent populations, particularly in rats and mice.
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Africa needs USD 100B+ annually to transform its agriculture sector and feed 2.5 billion people by 2050. In 2026, capital is finally moving — but into specific corridors most institutional allocators are not tracking. Here is where DFI commitments and private capital are landing.
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Agriculture is the lifeblood of Africa. More than 60% of African households depend directly or indirectly on the land for their livelihoods. And the continent has nearly 60% of the world’s uncultivated arable land.
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Wars rarely stay where they start.
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Zimbabwe has announced it will return 67 farms that were seized from foreign nationals during the violent land reform programme initiated under former president Robert Mugabe, as the country intensifies its drive to mend relations with Western governments and unlock long-stalled debt relief.
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Across South Africa’s rural landscape, thousands of hectares of fertile land lie unused. Irrigation systems have collapsed, water no longer reaches crops reliably, and many farmers lack the support needed to keep production going.
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