Central Africa

Mothers and children, husbands and wives, doctors, truck drivers and religious leaders are all grappling with the fallout from the sudden U.S. cuts in aid.

Trump's WHO withdrawal and cuts to research and aid are making it harder to prepare for the next pandemic.

Earth's largest living land animals appear to factor several key elements into their travel plans.

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Friday that potentially life-saving food and nutrition assistance in Central Sahel and Nigeria will have to end next month, unless emergency funds can be secured.

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The humanitarian emergency in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has deteriorated sharply with serious human rights violations and abuses, including reported summary executions of children and generalised sexual violence.

The Kenya Space Agency identified the metal ring that fell in the country as a separation ring from a launch rocket.

Many victims are children. The WHO is reportedly sending a team to investigate

Kolwezi has some of the world's largest copper and cobalt reserves and that makes it a key location at the heart of the U.S. and China's jostle for mineral supremacy on the African continent.

Paleontologists have described a new genus and species of trogonophid amphisbaenian (worm lizard) from fossilized specimens found in Tunisia.

A person in California has tested positive for the emerging strain, which can cause a more serious illness.

The authorities said the risk of a rapid spread remained low because the new cases had had household contact with the first infected person.

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 05 (IPS) - Chad is currently in the midst of a dire humanitarian crisis due to persisting armed conflict, mass displacement, widespread hunger, natural disasters, and an overall lack of essential services. Due to security challenges from the Boko Haram militant group, millions of Chadians have faced decreased mobility as well as human rights violations including imprisonment, beatings,…

Tools and networks that have helped control HIV/AIDS are now working against mpox

HARARE, Oct 04 (IPS) - African policymakers, local leaders and the private sector have been asked to create an enabling environment that will help African traders and farmer folks build reliable systems for food security and resilience through territorial markets.

Companies that bring solar power to some of the poorest homes in Central and West Africa are said to be among the fastest growing on a continent whose...

Nearly one million people have been forced to flee their homes after floods devastated towns across western and central Africa, humanitarian agencies said.

Ethnobotanists have long studied how Indigenous peoples use plant medicines in ways that are more advanced than Western science. Turns out, it isn't just native peoples who may hold secrets…

ADDIS ABABA, Sep 12 2024 (IPS) - As the mpox virus continues to spread to new countries across Africa, triggering a continental health emergency, health authorities are sparing no effort in taking targeted measures to control the outbreak—and have called on funders to ensure that resources are distributed fairly.