LONDON: The number of outbreaks of diseases that jumped from animals to humans in Africa has surged by more than 60% in the...
LONDON: The number of outbreaks of diseases that jumped from animals to humans in Africa has surged by more than 60% in the...
BENGHAZI, Libya:The energy committee of Libya's eastern-based parliament on Thursday rejected a government move to sack the head of National Oil Corporation (NOC),...
MOMBASA,kenya: Countries on Africa's west coast are increasingly turning to climate funding initiatives to boost livelihoods of oceanside communities, aid biodiversity and take...
LONDON/KISUMU, Kenya:After decades of work, the World Health Organization endorsed the first-ever malaria vaccine last year - a historic milestone that promised to...
JOHANNESBURG: Gunmen armed with rifles and pistols opened fire at people in a tavern in the South African township of Soweto in the...
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso's former President Blaise Compaore returned to the West African country on Thursday, the first time since being ousted...
JOHANNESBURG: Africa's top public health body said on Thursday it had signed a memorandum of understanding with Pfizer for countries on the continent...
Abuja: Nearly 900 inmates escaped in a jailbreak in Abuja, Nigeria's capital city, officials said on Wednesday, blaming the attack on Islamic extremist...
Dar El Salaam: Tanzania said on Monday it had signed an agreement with a Turkish firm, Yapi Merkezi, to build a $900 million...
JOHANNESBURG: Over four decades after they became extinct locally, rhinos are roaming again the wilds of Mozambique, which is bringing the endangered species...
JOHANNESBURG: South African state power utility Eskom said on Sunday it would extend daily power cuts all through next week as generation capacity...
JOHANNESBURG: South African police are investigating the deaths of at least 20 people at a nightclub in the coastal town of East London...
KIGALI, Rwanda: The African nations of Gabon and Togo have been admitted into the Commonwealth group of nations. "We welcome them,” Rwandan President...
KIGALI: Britain's Prince Charles expressed deep sorrow over slavery in a speech to Commonwealth leaders in Rwanda on Friday and acknowledged that the...
The Nigerian government made a sudden U-turn on Thursday and cleared its national basketball teams to return to competition immediately. The decision to...
South Africa’s government and national airline are being sued by a little-known investment firm, which wants the sale of a majority stake in...
JOHANNESBURG: South Africa has repealed COVID-19 rules that made masks mandatory in indoor public spaces, limited the size of gatherings and imposed entry...
Nairobi: The World Bank said on Wednesday it had approved a $2.3 billion programme for Eastern and Southern African countries to help them...
