Africa: Innovators Working to Meet Africa's Unmet Health Needs

An exhibition by the 30 WHO Innovation Challenge finalists was officiated by President of Cabo Verde Jorge Carlos Fonseca with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The innovators exhibited… Read more »

South Africa: Thuso Mbedu Makes History with New Hollywood Role

She did it again... Read more »

South Africa: How An Irish Suburb Got Mixed Up in the South African Election

An African National Congress election billboard in Port Elizabeth generated some social media amusement in South Africa on Tuesday. Read more »

South Africa: Sam Smith Stops Cape Town Show Midway Over 'Strained Voice'

The popular singer left thousands of fans disappointed and worried after he stopped his performance midway due to voice strain. Read more »

Africa: CAF Official Fired After Accusing Boss of Corruption - Report

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has fired a senior official after he made corruption accusations against the organization’s president, Reuters reports. Read more »

South Africa: Singer Moonchild Sets Coachella Stage on Fire

The world definitely needs to know who Moonchild is... Read more »

Sudan: We Will Hand Power as Soon as Possible, Says Sudan's Military

The head of the political committee of the newly established military transitional council has said in a press conference on Friday that the military has no political agenda for… Read more »

South Africa: Mnangagwa a Sellout Who Won't Finish His Term - Malema

South Africa's Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has lashed out at Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa for his plans to pay compensation to white farmers who… Read more »

Sudan: Sudan's Army Ousts Al-Bashir

Sudan's military has announced that long time president Omar al Bashir has been arrested and taken to a safe place. His nearly 30 years as president of Sudan was brought to and end… Read more »

Sudan: Army Set to Make Announcement, Reports That Bashir Will Step Down

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir is set to step down, Al Arabiya is reporting. Read more »

Kenya: Woman's Birth Nightmare Unites Kenyans on Twitter

Kenyans have taken to Twitter to share stories of their experiences in maternal wards under the hashtag #MaternalNegligenceKE and MaternalNegligence after one vlogger who goes by… Read more »

Algeria: Abdelkader Bensalah Elected Interim Leader

Algeria's parliament has elected Abdelkader Bensalah as Interim President following the resignation of long term ruler Abdelaziz Bouteflika on April 2, 2019. Read more »

Sudan: Protests Enter Fourth Day, Bashir 'to Step Down Soon'

Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir will step down soon, Egyptian publication Ahram Online is reporting. Read more »

South Africa: If You Think Legalising Marijuana is Bad, Think Again

With the cannabis industry exploding, the Cannabis Expo in Cape Town provides the perfect platform for international and local medical health professionals, agribusiness and… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Belgium Apologises for Colonial-Era Abduction of Children from Africa

Belgium has apologised for kidnapping thousands of mixed-race children from Africa between 1959 and 1962, Reuters reports. Read more »

Africa: Hague Court Chief Prosecutor Bensouda's U.S. Visa Denied

The United States government has withdrawn the entry visa for Fatou Bensouda, chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, her office has confirmed. Read more »

Sierra Leone: Unifying a Nation, Building an Economy for the Digital Age – President Bio

A year after taking office as Sierra Leone's fifth president, Julius Maada Bio believes his government is changing the country's negative image. A retired brigadier general, Bio… Read more »

Libya: Army Commander Orders Forces to Advance on Tripoli

Libyan army commander Khalifa Haftar has ordered his eastern military forces to advance on Tripoli, the capital of the UN-backed government, Aljazeera reports. Read more »

South Africa: Jazz Legend Hugh Masekela Honoured with Google Doodle

Have you checked out your google homepage? If not, what are you waiting for!? Read more »

Africa: A World of Health Innovation...

Preparing for my first international conference was exciting, but it was also stressful. I wasn't sure what to expect. I just knew that Portuguese is spoken in Cape Verde so I kept… Read more »

Senegal: Senegal-Born Woman is New French Government Spokesperson

French President Emmanuel Macron has appointed a Senegalese-born woman, Sibeth Ndiaye, as his government's new spokesperson. Read more »

Eritrea: Eritrean-American Rapper Nipsey Hussle Shot Dead in Los Angeles

Eritrean-American Nipsey Hussle, a rapper who earned a Grammy nomination this year for album Victory Lap, has died, authorities have said. He was 33. Read more »

Africa: Cape Verde Gives Pointers on Achieving Universal Health Coverage

After three days of intense work and great debates, the second Africa Health Forum came to an end in Cape Verde. The conference was the follow up meeting to the first Africa Health… Read more »

Somalia: Series of Car Bombings Hit Mogadishu

The month of March has been the most bloody in Mogadishu with new bombings almost every day over the past week.Harun Maruf of Voice of America listed the past week on his Twitter… Read more »

Africa: Diseases Cost Africa U.S.$2.4 Trillion a Year - WHO

The World Health Organisation has launched a new report titled "A Heavy Burden - An Indirect Course of Illness in Africa" at the second Africa Health Forum in Praia, Cape Verde. Read more »