Publications

3RD GLOBAL CONGRESS ON NEW AND EMERGING BIOCONTROL TECHNOLOGIES COMES TO NAIROBI: THE AFRICAN GENETIC BIOCONTROL CONSORTIUM PREPARES TO WELCOME DELEGATES TO KENYA.

July 14, 2026

The 3rd Global Congress on New and Emerging Genetic Biocontrol Technologies will now take place from March 15-18, 2027 at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya. The planning team at the secretariat, announced the change of destination citing logistical challenges encountered during the planning for the Congress. Committees have been established and will begin to […]

Call for Subject Matter Experts

October 3, 2025

Invitation to Join as a Subject Matter Expert The African Genetic Biocontrol Consortium is seeking qualified and passionate subject matter experts to join our growing network dedicated to responsible innovation and the safe application of genetic biocontrol technologies across Africa. About the Consortium The African Genetic Biocontrol Consortium brings together scientists, regulators, policymakers, and stakeholders […]

Trends and cross-country inequalities in dengue, 1990–2021

June 25, 2025

DALYs burden decomposition highlighted population growth as the key driver of global burden, yet impacts differed across Socio-Demographic Index (SDI) quintiles. Dengue fever burden inequalities related to SDI have remained, with benefits shifting from poor to rich populations. Bayesian Age-Period-Cohort (BAPC) model projections indicate stable incidence and prevalence ASRs, but declining DALYs and mortality ASRs, […]

Male-dependent resistance to Spiroplasma-induced cytoplasmic incompatibility

June 19, 2025

Cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI) caused by bacterial endosymbionts is an embryonic developmental failure between infected host males and uninfected females. Although even closely related hosts can have different CI phenotypes, little is known on the resistance mechanism in non-susceptible hosts. The parasitoid wasp species complex of Lariophagus distinguendus encompasses at least three species, termed clades A, B and […]

Climate change and malaria control: a call to urgent action from Africa’s frontlines

June 11, 2025

In December 2024, L’Initiative-Expertise France organized a workshop in Musanze, Rwanda, for National Malaria Control and Elimination Programmes (NMC/EPs) representatives from 19 sub-Saharan African countries. The workshop focused on surveillance, modeling, climate forecasting, and innovative control methods to mitigate climate change impacts on malaria. Participants shared challenges, experiences and best practices. Key challenges highlighted include […]