The mosquito retains its grim title as Africa's deadliest creature. Malaria, transmitted through the bite of infected Anopheles mosquitoes, claims hundreds of thousands of lives across the continen…
Eskom announced on Thursday a landmark debt relief programme that will write off approximately R23 billion owed by struggling municipalities across South Africa. The state-owned power utility confi…
A radio station in the Democratic Republic of Congo launched an aggressive campaign on Friday to counter false information about Ebola, as health officials work to contain an outbreak that has ratt…
The long-acting anti-HIV injection has arrived in South Africa, offering a twice-yearly alternative to daily oral pills for people at risk of infection. Healthcare providers across the country are …
Two people were shot dead on Thursday as violent protests erupted in Kenya over a United States plan to establish an Ebola quarantine centre in the country, according to local media reports. The de…
Traders in Kano and Maiduguri are scrambling to secure supplies of Kurkura after demand from South African buyers sent prices climbing in the first quarter of 2025. The surge marks Kurkura's emerge…
The World Health Organisation and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention launched a $518 million emergency Ebola response strategy on Thursday, as Uganda struggles to contain an outb…
The Ebola epidemic devastating West Africa has now claimed more than 2,000 lives across Guinea, Sierr…
President William Ruto has publicly defended a United States-backed health facility in Kenya, pushing back against mounting protests that have raised concerns among investors monitoring the country…
Kenya is grappling with a deepening crisis involving missing children, and the implications extend far beyond the human tragedy unfolding across the country. The failure of systems designed to prot…
The escalating conflict in the Middle East is forcing African nations to divert critical funds away f…
The Ebola outbreak centred in Bunia, Democratic Republic of Congo, has forced …
