The Latest Breaking News from Africa

The UN World Food Programme director has warned that ‘50 million people in 45 countries are now just one step from famine’

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, lung disease, diabetes, obesity and mental disorders, are often chronic and develop over a long period. Collectively, NCDs account for about 70% of all deaths globally (and 60% of deaths in Sub-Saharan Africa, where they account for over 55% of hospital admissions…

Sadio Mane helped Senegal winning the Africa Cup of Nations earlier this year but Liverpool tried to stop him playing after he suffered concussion

Most of the global cases of sickle cell disease are diagnosed in African countries. The Economist Intelligence Unit – the research and analysis division of the Economist media group – estimated that in 2020 the total annual cost of treatment and impact on the economy of sickle cell disease across…

It said three people had now died in connection with the outbreak, all of them in Africa

Pfizer will now supply the COVID-19 pill that is highly effective in preventing hospitalisations and deaths.

The 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon) opened in Morocco with several storylines that include challenges to perennial giants, broadcast to a global audience, increased monetary payout to the winner and an expanded number of finalists. There are 12 teams left standing.

Calls are growing to invest more in the continent’s traditional grains as a way to break its reliance on imported wheat, rice and maize

Leaders of the world’s seven advanced economies have once again pledged economic support for Africa and other developing countries. But the realisation of these commitments depends on political developments in the Group of Seven (G7) countries, specifically the United States, the outcome of Russia’s war with Ukraine, and whether Russian…