U.S. State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland has urged Uganda not to pass an anti-homosexuality bill. An earlier version of the bill was tabled in 2009, but Parliament ... Read more »
A partnership between the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation as well as the Federal and Kano state governments, Dangote Group could see the eradication of polio in Kano State. This ... Read more »
The United Nations voiced their growing concern for civilians affected by the recent fighting, fearing a refugee crisis. Read more »
The Tanzania Metereological Agency has reported oddities in sea temperatures, and has warned of uncertain rain patterns that may mean flooding or drought. Read more »
Children are caught in the frontlines as clashes between M23 rebels and government soldiers continue in eastern Congo, with reports of water and food scarcities, and many having to ... Read more »
Researchers have called for an increasing focus on agriculture in climate change discussions ahead of a United Nations summit in Doha. Read more »
The African Union has called on M23 rebels occupying a key town in eastern Congo to stop fighting, as diplomatic efforts to resolve the crisis continue. Read more »
A key member of the militia group Al Shabaab has been killed following a raid by the army. Read more »
Regional heads of state have ordered the M23 rebels to withdraw from Goma in the eastern DR Congo within 48 hours. Read more »
Mosques in Masaka district are under tight surveillance by the army and police, after a suspected rebel pointed them out as recruitment centres for Allied Democratic Forces, a ... Read more »
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