The RBM Partnership to End Malaria today announced the appointment of Dr Abdourahmane Diallo, MD, MPH as the Partnership’s next CEO. Dr Diallo, currently Minister and […]

WHO sending urgent health assistance after Cyclone Idai displaces thousands of people in Southern Africa The World Health Organization (WHO) is providing urgent assistance to meet […]

The death toll in Mozambique from Cyclone Idai could be as high as 1,000, President Filipe Nyusi has said. Mr Nyusi flew over some of the […]

UN Middle East Coordinator strongly condemns ‘arrests and violence’ by Hamas security forces during Gaza protests The UN’s Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process […]

UN standing with Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique as Southern Africa death toll from deadly cyclone mounts The UN chief has expressed his sadness at the loss of […]

A deadly fire has burnt a 13-year-old boy to death in Kumasi Friday morning. The blaze trapped Emmanuel Akurugu, who was unable to escape his room, […]

People living in one of Mozambique’s largest cities have been cut off by a huge storm. Cyclone Idai, which is carrying heavy rains and winds of […]

Three months after Sudanese protesters rose up against President Omar al-Bashir, the longtime autocrat has bound himself more tightly to the military and refuses to bow […]

Following the crash of Ethiopian Airlines plane leading to the death of 157 people from 33 countries, Ethiopia parliament has declared tomorrow March 11 to be […]

The pilot of a Nairobi-bound Boeing 737 that crashed six minutes after takeoff from Addis Ababa on Sunday, had alerted controllers “he had difficulties” and wanted […]

An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 passenger jet has crashed on a flight from Addis Ababa to Nairobi in Kenya. The flight is believed to have had […]

Accra will in October this year host the Climate Chance Summit Africa 2019, a major annual international conference that discusses how the world should tackle climate […]

Tens of thousands of Algerian students have joined the protests against 81-year-old President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s decision to run for a fifth term. In the capital, Algiers, […]

At least 12 people have been killed and several others injured by a large fire at the main railway station in the Egypt’s capital, Cairo. Security […]

Cameroonian students and school staff who were kidnapped on Saturday have been freed the Bishop of Kumbo said. A total of 176 people, mostly students, were […]

Former President Jerry John Rawlings has called for a culture of global political accountability to stem the tide of impunity being exhibited by some states. He […]

Azali Assoumani has stepped down as president of Comoros to seek re-election in upcoming elections scheduled for March and April 2019. In an interview with privately-owned […]

Missing Kenyan activist Caroline Mwatha has been found dead, police have told the BBC. Ms Mwatha worked documenting extrajudicial police killings but police believe she may […]

Algeria’s 81-year-old President Abdelaziz Bouteflika will seek a fifth term in April’s elections, he announced in a message published by state media. Mr Bouteflika has been […]

‘A total of 12 Lassa Fever cases have been confirmed to date in Benin, Guinea, Liberia and Togo, including two deaths, with more suspected cases being […]