While elimination of human African trypanosomiasis (HAT)—also known as sleeping sickness—is within reach across the continent, AAT remains a significant burden, with an estimated annual loss ...

While elimination of human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) – also known as sleeping sickness – is within reach across the continent, AAT remains a significant burden, with an estimated annual ...

Trypanosoma brucei, the causative agent of African sleeping sickness, represents a paradigm of parasite evolution and immune evasion. Its ability to periodically change its variant surface ...

Here we use cryogenic electron microscopy to determine the structure of TbAQP2 from Trypanosoma brucei, bound to either the substrate glycerol or to the sleeping sickness drugs, pentamidine or ...

An all-oral medicine, Fexinidazole Winthrop, is now available and is being administered for free across Ethiopia, Malawi, ...

This valuable manuscript investigates the localisation of nutrient receptors in bloodstream stage trypanosomes, with implications for both nutrient uptake and immune evasion. Results after direct ...

New research analyzing isotopes from ancient African remains reveals how societies adapted strategies to survive major climate change.

In celebration of World Camel Day on 22 June 2025, global attention turns to the historical, economic and cultural significance of camels—especially within the Middle East and Gulf region. This annual ...

President Trump’s top diplomat in Africa, Troy Fitrell, will retire from the State Department next month, and Jonathan Pratt, the Bureau of African Affairs deputy assistant secretary, will take ...

About 2,000 Russian mercenaries remained in Mali, although the division between Wagner and Africa Corps operatives was unclear. Tanzania's Activist Crackdown Threatens Regional Bonds ...