Category: Medical

End Excessive Force, Investigate Deaths and InjuriesZimbabwe security forces fatally shot at least five people and wounded 25 others during a crackdown on nationwide protests beginning January 14, 2019, Human Rights Watch said today. President Emmerson...

JOHANNESBURG Election officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo have sparked surprise and outrage by naming opposition leader Felix Tshisekedi the winner of the nation's presidential election, after counting delays and a poll marred by irregulariti...

JOHANNESBURG South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) celebrated its anniversary this week by counting the party's successes in the past 25 years. But the ANC is battling with factionalism and corruption allegations against senior party me...

The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org), through its Trade Finance operations, has approved a US$14.12 million facility to support the Federal Republic of Nigeria's membership in the African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI). This is a critical an...

FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOTProduction outlook for 2019 cereal crops diminished by unfavourable weather conditions at start of cropping seasonSupplies of cereals mostly satisfactory due to above-average 2018 harvest and large carryover stocksSteep price incr...

MOGADISHU, The Somali government accused the United Nations special envoy, of "violating protocols" and "deliberately interfering" in the internal affairs of the Horn of Africa country.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, decl...

MOGADISHU, The Somali government accused the United Nations special envoy, of "violating protocols" and "deliberately interfering" in the internal affairs of the Horn of Africa country.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, decl...