Malaria is a disease as old as humankind, yet we may be closer than ever to eliminating it, says medical entomologist Abdoulaye Diabaté. He explains the potential of "gene drive" technology — which aims to disrupt mosquito reproduction...

In 2013, an Ebola outbreak began in Guinea. The country had no formal response system and the outbreak became the largest Ebola epidemic in recorded history. Guinea then completely overhauled their response system, and were able to...

The democratic process is messy, complicated and often inefficient -- but across Africa, activists are redefining democracy by putting protest at its center. In an illuminating talk, political scientist Zachariah Mampilly gives us a...

Emily Oster re-examines the stats on AIDS in Africa from an economic perspective and reaches a stunning conclusion: Everything we know about the spread of HIV on the continent is wrong.

Diébédo Francis Kéré knew exactly what he wanted to do when he got his degree in architecture... He wanted to go home to Gando in Burkina Faso, to help his neighbors reap the benefit of his education. In this charming talk, Kéré shows...

In 1972, Thomas Sankara was swept into the revolution seeking to wrest control of Madagascar from France’s lingering colonial rule. The protests inspired the West African native to read works by socialist leaders and seek wisdom from...

Side note: I did this all in Flip-flops LOL. I believe this is the narrowest salient chokepoint in the world between 3 countries (There is a disputable narrower one possibly on the tip of Slovenia however...

This video is a fast-paced and entertaining rundown of interesting facts about every country in the world, from Afghanistan to Georgia. The host shares unique tidbits about each country, drawing from previous episodes of his Geography...

Have you got the links? “He helps her to get here and there.” Today: Spelling Lesson 29: I Just Can’t Stop Finding Words Inside Words. Livestream at 2pm BST.

In March 2007, as a meningitis epidemic was raging in Burkina Faso, we filmed a poignant and revealing account of the devastating impact meningitis epidemics have on individuals, families, and communities. Meningitis is a deadly...

A chemical developed by China for use by the Vietcong in the Vietnam War to fight malaria is providing new hope for million of malaria sufferers. The chemical called artemisinin, which is extracted from the ginghao plant, is providing...

This video explores the various alternative ways in which economic development within countries can be measured beyond the commonly used Human Development Index (HDI). The video discusses the limitations of HDI and introduces alternative...