The government has arrested activists and members of the opposition and placed restrictions on social media ahead of elections later this month, watchdog groups have said. Read more »

The country has introduced the low priced GAVI-supported Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccine to protect school girls against cervical cancer. Read more »

In disclosing in the New York Times on Tuesday that she underwent a double mastectomy, actress and humanitarian Angelina Jolie also called attention to the many women in developing ... Read more »

A new international study provides a clear picture of the impact and most common causes of diarrheal diseases, the second leading killer of young children globally. 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 »

Music legend Oliver Mtukudzi left fans yearning for more after his electric performance in Canada. Read more »

Multiple Grammy-award winning singer, songwriter and guitarist, Lenny Kravitz, is urging people to join UNICEF to bring about an end to preventable child deaths through ... Read more »

On a fact-finding mission to Kenya, film actress Li Bingbing - one of China's most popular celebrities and a rising Hollywood star - has urged greater effort by governments and ... Read more »

The late Makueni Senator Mutula Kilonzo will be buried next to his parents at his Mbooni home, Makueni County in accordance with his wishes and not Maanzoni ranch, Machakos County ... Read more »

The U.S. ambassador to Nigeria, Terence P. McCulley, has expressed his country's concern over alleged extra-judicial killings and human rights abuses by Nigerian authorities. Read more »