Health Care

A military convoy struck a roadside bomb in the northwest of the conflict-wracked Central African Republic, leaving two police officers and three Russian paramilitaries dead, the government said Sunday.Tensions have been high in the country of 4.7 mil...

The World Health Organization is asking for 20 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine for African countries to administer second doses to those who have received their first shot. After three weeks of declining rates of COVID-19 infections in Africa, the W...

Drones are providing life-saving care to women in remote parts of the southern African country, Botswana, who otherwise may die in childbirth, thanks to support from the United Nations. For women in Botswana, especially those living in remote communit...

Fellow South Africans,It has been some time since we last held a family meeting.When I last spoke to you, exactly two months ago, South Africa was recovering from a deadly second wave of coronavirus infections.Then, the number of new daily infections h...

Hired thugs on attacked peaceful labour union protesters in Kaduna city, the capital of Kaduna State in northwest Nigeria. The protest was organised by the...

BRAZZAVILLE, Africa needs at least 20 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine within six weeks if those who have had their first shot are...

Britain has confirmed yet another spike in new COVID-19 infections, with close to 4,200 cases identified across the country Friday, the highest daily number...

Zimbabwe has been facing a shortage of COVID-19 vaccine for more than a week, despite a government push to inoculate at least 60 percent of the country's estimated 14 million by year's end.That shortage means Wilkins Hospital — the country's main vacci...