The Latest Breaking News from Africa

Infectious disease was first recorded in 1970 but a surge in cases has led to the largest outbreak in Europe to date

North-easterly winds and bad weather in southern Europe have delayed the arrival of many birds from Africa this year

Building work is quiet, for now, on £200m project that pits different visions of South Africa’s future against one another

African community leaders say many voters feel sidelined this election, with many promises not resonating with the community.

Portuguese health authorities have confirmed five cases of monkeypox in young men, marking an unusual outbreak in Europe of a disease typically limited to Africa

The use of herbicides – substances that control unwanted plants – is on the rise across Africa. This trend has been referred to by some researchers as the “herbicide revolution”. This trend is driven by cheap herbicides flooding into the continent from Asia and global agrochemical companies discovering Africa’s emerging…

In April 2022, 70 refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) were reportedly detained and then deported by the Zimbabwe government. Once back in the DRC, their government rejected 15 of them, who were sent back to detention facilities in Harare. The incident raises legal questions around human rights…

Mikey Bryant had to race home from Africa after wife Bethany gave birth to Finley 11 weeks premature.

Monkeypox was first discovered back in 1958 and is most seen across Africa

It's noisy inside the Mamprobi clinic in Accra as kids clamber over their mothers while they wait to get their measles vaccines. Outside, an area reserved for COVID-19 shots is empty. A health worker leans back in his chair and scrolls on a tablet.

Worsening outdoor air pollution and toxic lead poisoning have kept global deaths from environmental contamination at an estimated 9 million per year since 2015 – countering modest progress made in tackling pollution elsewhere, a team of scientists reported Tuesday.