Security concerns remain a major impediment in the control of the Ebola outbreak, with people living in Ugandan districts bordering the DR Congo at high risk as well as the safety ... Read more »
Reductions in malaria cases have stalled after several years of decline globally, according to the new World Malaria Report 2018, triggering a new country-led response to scale up ... Read more »
The six were part of the United Nations Force Intervention Brigade killed in the mineral-rich east, where rival militia groups control parts of the region more than a decade after ... Read more »
The United Nations Security Council has voted unanimously to lift sanctions against Eritrea after nearly a decade. The Eritrean government has welcomed the "belated" move, and ... Read more »
The World Bank has withdrawn U.S.$300 million loan which was intended to help Tanzania's education system amid concerns about the nation's policy of expelling pregnant girls from ... Read more »
Mwanza Salima, one of Malawi's female chiefs promotes girls' education and has used her authority to eliminate harmful cultural practices, including child marriage. One practice ... Read more »
The selection of little known Martin Fayulu as the the opposition's single candidate sparked outrage from the grassroots, forcing the more popular Felix Tshisekedi to pull out of ... Read more »
The latest outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has killed over 209 people, World Health Organization emergency response chief Peter ... Read more »
For fear of cross-border spill, Uganda is vaccinating at least 3,000 healthworkers in five districts that border DR Congo, where the latest outbreak has killed at least 180 people. Read more »
The International Monetary Fund has named former president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf as a member on one of its external advisory groups on surveillance. Read more »
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