Health Care

Police in Nigeria’s southeast Imo state are investigating after gunmen allegedly from the separatist group the Indigenous People of Biafara (IPOB), shot and killed a traditional ruler and three others. The group has previously denied responsibility for...

MOGADISHU– At least 613 civilians have been killed and 948 injured in Somalia, since Jan this year, a senior United Nations (UN) official said, yesterday.Volker Turk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, decried the sharp rise in civilian casualt...

ALGIERS– Sixteen people were killed and three others injured, yesterday, in a road accident in southern Algeria, said a statement of the Algerian civil protection authority.The accident occurred when two vehicles collided, in the southern province of B...

A baby born somewhere on Tuesday will be the world's eight billionth person, according to a projection by the United Nations."The milestone is an occasion to celebrate diversity and advancements while considering humanity's shared responsibility for th...

In Cameroon, health workers and diabetics are marching on World Diabetes Day (Nov 14) to protest insecurity that is being blamed for a jump in deaths among diabetic patients. Health workers say Cameroon's separatist conflict and terrorism near the bord...

Malaria exploded this year in the Ethiopian city of Dire Dawa, which saw more than 10 times as many cases between January and May as it did in all of 2019.What made this spike in cases unusual is that it happened outside the rainy season, when malaria ...

BEIRUT– Lebanon and Algeria condemned yesterday, the deadly bomb attack in Türkiye’s Istanbul, that killed at least six people and injured 81.In a statement, Lebanon’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, offered its condolences to the Turkish government and f...