In his 2013 annual letter, Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, awarded the Gates Vaccine Innovation Award to Margarida Matsinhe for her work in helping ... Read more »
At the end of the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, donors pledged to commit some U.S.$455 million for an African-led military intervention and humanitarian aid. Read more »
The World Health Organisation has confirmed an increase in the number of Hepatitis E cases that has so far infected thousands and killed scores in refugee camps. Read more »
The International Monetary Fund has approved a disbursement of U.S.$18.4 million as part of a "broad-based support by Mali's development partners". Read more »
The militant group has promised more assaults following the recent suicide bomb attack that targeted the Prime Minister's house. Read more »
South Africa has become the latest country to donate financial aid to help curb the violence in Mali. At a Mali donor conference at the African Union meeting in Ethiopia the ... Read more »
A study has suggested that strategies be developed to exploit the knowledge of Benin's traditional healers regarding the treatment of malaria with medicinal plants. Read more »
Food is getting scarce in many of the markets in the Gao region of northern Mali and stocks are likely to end in few weeks, according to the international charity group, Oxfam. Read more »
Former Liberian President Charles Taylor has expressed optimism about winning his appeal hearing as defence lawyers challenge the court's April verdict. Read more »
Aid organizations have warned that border closures as a result of the ongoing military conflict could aggravate already high levels of food insecurity. Read more »
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