Africa: Malaria Deaths Drop to Pre-Covid Levels, but WHO Warns Progress Still Too Slow

Deaths from malaria have returned to pre-Covid levels, but the World Health Organization (WHO) says progress remains too slow in fighting a disease that killed 597,000 people last… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Mystery Illness Claims More Than 140 Lives in Remote DRC Province

An unknown disease has killed at least 143 people in Democratic Republic of Congo's southwestern Kwango province, with local officials warning the death toll will continue to rise. Read more »

Madagascar: How Fishing Villages in Madagascar Are Leading a Toilet Revolution

In Madagascar, only one in three people has access to proper toilets. But in the country's southern fishing villages, a quiet revolution is taking place as communities swap… Read more »

Africa: Africa Is Battling Plastic Pollution and Waste Crisis, Activists Say

Africa continues to grapple with plastic pollution, a waste crisis, and limited investment, activists report, as discussions unfold at the UN climate meetings in Azerbaijan. To… Read more »

Zambia: Zimbabwe Reports First Two Mpox Cases, After Zambia Week Before

Zimbabwe has confirmed its first two cases of mpox, days after Zambia reported its first case. The cases, whose variants have not been identified, were detected in people who were… Read more »

Ghana: Ghana Reports First Mpox Case but Variant Not Yet Clear

Ghana's health service has announced the country's first case of mpox this year, without disclosing the specific variant of the highly contagious virus - which continues to spread… Read more »

Africa: Quebec to Stop Hiring African Nurses to Protect Vulnerable Healthcare Systems

The Canadian province of Quebec will stop recruiting nurses from most African countries to avoid creating shortages of healthcare workers in their countries of origin. Read more »

Rwanda: Eight Dead in Rwanda As Marburg Virus Outbreak Declared

Rwanda says at least eight people have died so far from the highly contagious, Ebola-like Marburg virus, just days after the country declared an outbreak of the hemorrhagic fever… Read more »

Africa: WHO Reports 30,000 Suspected Mpox Cases in Africa, Mainly in DRC

Nearly 30,000 suspected mpox cases have been reported in Africa so far this year, most of them in Democratic Republic of Congo where tests have run out, the World Health… Read more »

Africa: Gavi Alliance Secures 500,000 Doses of Mpox Vaccine for Africa Amid Outbreak

The Gavi vaccine alliance has reached an agreement with Danish pharmaceutical company Bavarian Nordic to obtain 500,000 doses of mpox vaccine for African countries dealing with an… Read more »

Nigeria: Severe Flooding in Northeast Nigeria Impacts One Million, Sparks Disease, Food Shortage Fears

Severe flooding continues to wreak havoc in northeastern Nigeria, impacting over one million people and raising concerns about the spread of diseases and widespread food shortages.… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo to Receive Its First Shipment of Mpox Vaccines

The Democratic Republic of Congo, the epicentre of an mpox outbreak, it to receive its first delivery of vaccines, with 100,000 doses to arrive on Thursday, and a second batch on… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Mpox Outbreak Widens As Different Strains Reach Côte d'Ivoire, Thailand

Côte d'Ivoire has reported cases of mpox Clade 2 for the first time since the start of the multi-country outbreak in 2022, while Thailand has confirmed Asia's first known… Read more »

Africa: France to Donate 100,000 Mpox Vaccines As It Prepares for Outbreak At Home

France will donate 100,000 mpox vaccine doses to countries hit by an outbreak of the disease as it readies vaccination centres at home, outgoing Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo On Standby for First Vaccines to Fight Mpox Outbreak

Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) hopes to receive its first doses of an mpox vaccine by next week, following promises from the United States and Japan to help it fight its… Read more »

Sudan: Sudan's Health Ministry Declares Cholera Epidemic After 22 Deaths

Sudan's Health Minister this weekend declared a cholera epidemic after 22 deaths were reported. The situation has become dire in the northeast African nation, where the population… Read more »

Africa: African Authority Declares Mpox a Public Health Emergency

The African Union's health watchdog on Tuesday declared a public health emergency over the growing mpox outbreak on the continent. Read more »

Ghana: EU Creates €32 Million Fund to Boost Drug and Vaccine Production in Ghana

Accra - The European Union (EU) has announced a 32 million euro initiative aimed at enhancing vaccine production in Ghana. The announcement was made during the Ghana-EU Business… Read more »

Africa: Who Are the African Athletes to Watch Out for At Paris Olympics?

Africa is represented in most disciplines at the Paris Games and every athlete is striving for a medal. RFI looks at a selection of the favourites. Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Côte d'Ivoire Kicks Off African Rollout of Promising New Malaria Vaccine

Côte d'Ivoire has begun vaccinating children against malaria using a new, affordable vaccine that it's hoped will prove a game changer in the fight against the deadly… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Côte d'Ivoire Receives First Life-Saving Malaria Vaccines

Côte d'Ivoire this week received its first vaccines against malaria, a disease that kills four people a day in the country, mostly small children, the government said… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: WHO Urges Swift Response As DRC Hit By Mutated Mpox Strain

The spread of mpox in Africa needs to be addressed urgently, the World Health Organization has warned, as more deaths were reported from a mutated strain of the virus in the… Read more »

Africa: Leaders Gather in Paris to Discuss Boosting Vaccine Production in Africa

Several senior African politicians are in Paris on Thursday for talks with French President Emmanuel Macron at a global summit where a billion dollars will be formally pledged to… Read more »

Africa: UN Alarmed Over Ever-Rising Cases of Female Genital Mutilation

The number of female genital mutilation survivors now exceeds 230 million worldwide, with most living in Africa, according to Unicef. That represents an increase of 15 percent… Read more »

Africa: Undernutrition and Obesity a 'Double Burden' in Africa - WHO Study

According to a World Health Organization study published by The Lancet medical journal, obesity has increased alarmingly in low and middle income countries, particularly in Africa.… Read more »