Nigeria has become the first country in the world to roll out the "revolutionary" new Men5CV vaccine against meningitis, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said.
The South African Higher Education Department says it has appointed a team to ensure that outstanding National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) allowances are urgently paid to its beneficiaries.
The first trucks carrying food aid entered Gaza through the newly opened northern crossing point on Thursday, the military said this Friday, as Israel stepped up supplies following mounting pressure to ease the humanitarian crisis in the enclave.
Nigeria's military said this Friday it had inflicted heavy losses on Islamist militant groups in the north and oil thieves in the south, arresting hundreds, seizing weapons and rescuing kidnap victims in a week-long operation.
An agreement that has been reached by communities of a South Sudanese State could herald an end to the long-standing cattle-related violence that has claimed scores of lives in that area.
The prospect of Gazans crossing into Egypt from the border town of Rafah to escape a military assault would make the resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict impossible and cause an "atrocious dilemma" for the people fleeing, the UN refugee chi
Soaring prices have helped fuel a food crisis in West and Central Africa, where nearly 55 million people will struggle to feed themselves in the coming months, United Nations (UN) humanitarian agencies warned on Friday.
Somalia will never accept Ethiopia's plan to build a naval base in its breakaway region of Somaliland, but would consider granting Ethiopia commercial port access if discussed bilaterally, a senior Somali official said on Friday.
The President of Liberia, Joseph Boakai, has declared Friday, April 12, 2024, as “National Fast and Prayer Day” that is to be observed throughout the country.