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WHO’s Tedros says narrow window to ‘prevent genocide’ in Ethiopia

World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday there was…

Senegal hones its home-grown rice to cut dependence on Asian imports

Senegalese cook Amy Gueye always tries to use imported rice at her…

Kenya issues alert amid cholera outbreak

Kenya has reported an outbreak of cholera in six out of 47…

Chad declares emergency amid exceptional flooding

Chad's military ruler, Mahamat Idriss Déby, has declared a state of emergency…

Uganda: Ebola Death Toll Rises to 44- WHO

The death toll from the Ebola epidemic declared last month in Uganda…

Zimbabwe approves long-acting HIV prevention drug

Zimbabwe has become the first county in Africa to approve a long-acting…

WHO to switch to one dose of two-dose cholera vaccine amid rising outbreaks

The World Health Organization said on Wednesday it will temporarily suspend the…

Seychelles: EU Donates Vessel to Fishing Authority for Reearch Work

The Seychelles Fishing Authority (SFA) has received a new 9-metre boat from…

Uganda announces lockdown as Ebola cases rise

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has declared an immediate three-week lockdown in two…

Medics and patients kidnapped in Nigeria hospital attack

Gunmen have carried out a deadly attack on a hospital in central…