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21 die, 22 hospitalised in Cameroon after drinking local gin

Twenty-one people have died in Cameroon after consuming a locally produced alcoholic drink that can often be toxic, state radio said. A further 22 people...

Thousands of children risk dying of hunger in Nigeria

The UN says that overall 400,000 children in Nigeria's north-east urgently need humanitarian aid. Photo Credit: AP   The United Nation has announced that thousands of...

2016 ‘very likely’ to be world’s warmest year

High temperatures can lead to devastating droughts. Photo Credit: Getty Images 2016 looks poised to be the warmest year on record globally, according to preliminary...

Why Ghanaian frogs need a hero

Gilbert Adum leads Ghana's "Save the Frog" organization   Ghana is home to over 80 frog species, but environmentalists say the amphibians are disappearing. Now one...

[Photos] Update: Tanzania’s first lady discharged from hospital

Photo Credit: Tanzania, State House Tanzania's First Lady Janet Magufuli has been discharged from hospital. A statement from the government said doctors at the state hospital,...

Manhunt for suspect who gave children poisoned sweets in South Africa

Some of the sweets given to school children. Photo Credit: Yusuf Abramjee   South African police are hunting for a man who is suspected of giving poisoned...

Ghana battles another cholera outbreak

Officials in Ghana have raised alert over the outbreak of Cholera in parts of the country. Local media Starrfmonline.com is reporting that the Ministry of...

Better Imaging Brings Better Cardio Treatments in Algeria

Adults in Algeria face a greater than one-in-five chance of dying from one of four main non-communicable diseases. Top among these is cardiovascular disease. Government education...

Alarm in Ghana over rise in unsafe abortions

Unsafe abortions put women's lives unnecessarily at risk. In Ghana, the high fatality rate is prompting calls for the easing of the abortion law...

Today is World Polio Day – Nigeria still Africa’s only ‘victim’

Every October 24 is marked as ‘World Polio Day’ by the World Health Organization (WHO) and its allied agencies in the fight against the...

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