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Knowledge-sharing hub in Cape Town reverse engineered the Moderna vaccine, but future of the initiative to reduce inequity remains unsure

Tunisian tennis star Ons Jabeur eased into the second round of her home tournament at Monastir on Tuesday with a straight sets win over American Ann Li. Top seed Jabeur, a finalist at both Wimbledon and the US Open this year, won 6-2, 6-3 in the first ever WTA tour…

MIAMI — Tropical Depression Twelve formed west of Africa on Tuesday afternoon, and has some potential to reach tropical storm status Tuesday night or Wednesday. But forecasters expect it to be “short-lived” and sputter out in the open ocean.

Top economist believes internet access issues are standing in the way of decarbonisation and more efficient production

In tonight's edition: Days after the latest coup, Burkina Faso's new military leaders finally meet with a delegation from West African regional bloc ECOWAS at the airport in Ouagadougou, after anti-ECOWAS protesters gathered outside the designated conference venue. Also, Ukraine's foreign minister promises to send boats full of grain to…

The whole region knows the drill by now. Dateline Ouagadougou. If you are watching images of pro-junta demonstrators protesting the visit of West African mediators looking for rule-of-law guarantees from their new interlocutors after a coup, there's no need to reach for the remote control as this is not a…

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba promised that his embattled country will do all it can to send more grain to Africa as he began his tour this week of the continent in Senegal. Ukraine will be sending “boats full of seeds for Africa,” Kuleba said after meeting with Senegal's president…

The world is experiencing a steep rise in the number of people living with diabetes, a chronic condition of significant public health concern. Many developing countries like South Africa now bear the greatest burden.

Sophie Wessex is currently visiting the Democratic Republic of the Congo to address the devastating impact of sexual and gender-based violence in conflict - and has become the first member of the royal family to visit the African country

Ouagadougou (AFP) - Several dozen protestors waving Russian flags rallied in Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou on Tuesday, as West African envoys wrapped up a fact-finding mission following the country's second coup in less than nine months.

Billionaire Jeff Bezos's environmental fund is seeking to build a coalition with African and European countries around this year's U.N. climate summit to add heft to land restoration efforts, its top official told Reuters.