Mauritius grapples with a drug epidemic of unprecedented proportions, years after use and peddling peaked in the ’90s.
Achieving pharmaceutical sovereignty should be a priority for all developing nations.
Planting trees has been promoted as a method for addressing global warming, but could it do more harm than good?
The blaze occurred when a home-made refinery ignited a nearby oil reservoir, leaving victims severely burned.
UN Security Council approves troop deployment, months after Kenya proposed sending 1,000 officers to Haiti.
Startups trying to help African public health systems cater to the needs of everyday people, say they face barriers too.
The government declares three days of national mourning following the attack by suspected armed groups near Mali border.
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Haitian officials call Security Council resolution a ‘a glimmer of hope’, despite concerns over foreign intervention.
Nobel Peace Prize-winning doctor worked with victims of rape and brought attention to sexual violence during conflicts.
R21/Matrix-M vaccine, made by Serum Institute of India, is approved already for use in Burkina Faso, Ghana and Nigeria.
Late US official Colin Powell’s dance 15 years ago was a seminal moment for Afrobeats, long before its global success.
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Nigerians of all ages say they are disillusioned with the country’s progress in six decades, so patriotism is waning.
Brazil is the world’s largest producer of coffee, producing about one-third of global supply.
