Kenya's military has been deployed to rescue victims of heavy rains that have killed dozens of people across East Africa over the past month. The Kenya Red Cross says at least 45 people have died in the floods since March, including 10 since Monday.
The military junta of Niger has formally requested the United States (US) to commence the withdrawal of its military personnel stationed in the country.
Head of Laboratory for Antimalarial Resistance Monitoring and Malaria Operational Research at the South African National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), Jaishree Raman says more still needs to be done to eradicate malaria in the country.
Burkina Faso's military in February summarily executed about 223 villagers, including at least 56 children, as part of a campaign against civilians accused of collaborating with jihadist militants, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said this Thursday.
Benin, Liberia and Sierra Leone launched large-scale malaria vaccine programmes yesterday under an Africa-focused initiative that hopes to save tens of thousands of children’s lives per year across the continent.
Tanzania's Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa has reported a devastating toll of at least 155 fatalities due to severe flooding and landslides triggered by the relentless El Niño rains.
As South Africa (SA) commemorates three decades of democracy, United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) SA has issued a powerful call to action with the release of its 'Manifesto for Every Child in SA 2024'.
Israel stepped up airstrikes on Rafah overnight, killing at least six Palestinians, medics said this Thursday, after saying it would evacuate civilians from the Gaza border city and storm it despite allies' warnings this could cause mass casualties.