Nigeria’s three-year milestone takes Africa towards polio eradication
Polio is a viral infection that attacks the nervous system and can cause irreversible paralysis… Read More
6 years ago
Africa
Ban on sending wild elephants to zoos a step closer
The vote was the first rendered during a 12-day meeting of the parties to the… Read More
6 years ago
‘Oldest remains’ outside Africa reset human migration clock
A 210,000-year-old skull has been identified as the earliest modern human remains found outside Africa,… Read More
6 years ago
44 killed as air strike hits Libya migrant detention centre: UN
It was the highest publicly reported toll from an air strike or shelling since eastern… Read More
6 years ago
‘An estimated 4 million people would be deprived of access to safe water’
Interruptions to water supplies are common after eight years of near-anarchy since Muammar Gaddafi was… Read More
6 years ago
Hundred children feared trapped in collapse of building that housed school
An unknown number of people died and up to 100 children were among those feared… Read More
6 years ago
Combination insecticide launched to fight resistance malaria
After several years of steady declines, annual cases of the mosquito-borne disease are leveling off Read More
6 years ago
New footage released of rare giant pangolins in Africa
Researchers hope the imagery could provide new insights into the secretive nocturnal species only found… Read More
6 years ago
African growth may be affected by US-China trade tensions: African Development Bank
The ongoing trade battle between the US and China could "have a negative impact of… Read More
7 years ago
Cave findings shed light on enigmatic extinct human species
Pendants made of animal teeth and bone points from the cave were determined to be… Read More
7 years ago
Journalist who exposed African football graft shot dead
Ahmed Husein was part of a team led by award-winning journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas, whose… Read More
7 years ago
Congo election raises Ebola epidemic anxiety
Global health teams battling the world’s second largest Ebola epidemic in Democratic Republic of Congo… Read More
7 years ago
In Yemen, World’s worst cholera outbreak traced to eastern Africa
LONDON: Scientists have found that a strain of cholera causing an epidemic in Yemen –… Read More
7 years ago
Rediscovering truth: African storytellers tap into rich tradition
NAIROBI: Why don’t chickens fly? When did the moon learn to be kind? Those and… Read More
7 years ago
US to counter China, Russia influence in Africa: Bolton
WASHINGTON: The United States plans to counter the rapidly expanding economic and political influence of… Read More
7 years ago
Tens of thousands die in Africa each year due to fake drugs
DAKAR: When Moustapha Dieng came down with stomach pains one day last month he did… Read More
7 years ago
Ethiopia appoints Africa’s only female president
Ethiopia appointed a woman to the largely ceremonial position of president for the first time,… Read More
7 years ago
Gandhi statue sparks controversy in Malawi
Over 3,000 people have signed a petition opposing a planned statue of Mahatma Gandhi in… Read More
7 years ago
Melania Trump rounds off Africa tour in Egypt
US First Lady Melania Trump held talks in the Egyptian capital on the final leg… Read More
7 years ago
Melania Trump goes on safari in Kenya and visits an orphanage
NAIROBI: US first lady Melania Trump read to children at an orphanage, fed a baby… Read More
7 years ago