A health development organisation is hoping to save two million lives by 2015 by tackling diarrhoea and pneumonia, the leading killers of children globally. Read more »

United Nations has accused the Lord's Resistance Army of using powerful weapons to kill elephants for their ivory in Central Africa. Read more »

Scientists have drawn up the first Soil Atlas of Africa to help farmers, land managers and policymakers to better understand the resource and manage it sustainably. Read more »

U.S. President Barack Obama will visit Africa the second time in his presidency without stopping in Nigeria - "due to security concerns." Read more »

Kenya and Tanzania have moved to secure the borders in a bid to curb illegal firearms and criminal gangs from both countries. Read more »

Hospitals across the continent are adopting Kangaroo Mother Care to help curb high mortality rates for preterm infants. The technique emphasizes skin-to-skin contact between ... Read more »

African soccer coaches and administrators are meeting in Cairo to take stock of soccer and infrastructural development on the continent. Read more »

President Jakaya Kikwete has vowed to bring to book the perpetrators of the Arusha church bombing and promised that the government will beef up security at places of worship. Read more »

A new report by the Legal and Human Rights Centre has indicated an increase in human rights violations, including child abuse, in the country. Read more »

Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has embarked on a regional diplomatic offensive tour to up pressure on President Robert Mugabe to implement reforms before elections. Read more »