The Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, has urged G20 leaders to address the urgent issue of global hunger, which affected one in every 11 peopl Read more »

World Toilet Day marks the urgent need for safe, hygienic toilets, particularly in Africa. The United Nations warns that progress is far behind schedule in achieving the Sust Read more »

COP29 negotiators are racing to make breakthroughs on climate finance commitments, the main focus of this year's conference.  UN Secretary-General Ant&oac Read more »

The 2023 Nature study, possibly the first statistical combination of results from separate studies "exploring prevalence, risk factors and symptomatology of long COVI Read more »

Gabonese voters approved the new Constitution proposed by the country's military rulers. The proposed new Constitution sets out a vision of a presidency with a maxi Read more »

Archbishop Thabo Makgoba, the Anglican Primate of Southern Africa has warned that reports of abuse by church leaders are likely to rise in the wake of Archbishop of Canterbur Read more »

The Australian firm Resolute Mining has announced that it will pay Mali's government $160 million to resolve a tax dispute. Mali detained its CEO Terence Holohan and two othe Read more »

We have the tools and the opportunity to eliminate cervical cancer. Realizing that opportunity requires determined political leadership. As world leaders gather in Rio de Janeiro ... Read more »

South Africa's Mia le Roux pulled out of the Miss Universe finals in Mexico, citing health concerns, the organizers have announced. Due to her last-minute withdrawa Read more »

The Africa Centres For Disease Control has warned that the Mpox epidemic on the continent is not yet over as hundreds of new cases have been confirmed and thousands more supe Read more »