Authorities in Nigeria have stepped up diphtheria vaccination as the latest outbreak of the disease kills more than 600 people.
Data from hospitals show that...
The Kenyan government has announced its intention to end a six-year agreement that allowed more than 100 Cuban doctors to work in Kenyan hospitals.
Health...
French military convoys have started withdrawing from bases in southwest Niger after the ruling military junta demanded their exit.
The troops were seen in pickup...
Liberians are voting on Tuesday in a general election that would enable them to decide their new president.
Incumbent president George Weah, 57, is making...
Landslides triggered by heavy rains have killed at leat 30 people in Cameroon's capital Yaounde, officials have said.
Emergency services have said the death toll...
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine has been arrested after arriving at the Entebbe International Airport as he arrived from abroad, his party officials have...
Burkina Faso's junta leader, Ibrahim Traore has said elections would only take place towards transition when he deems the country safe.
Currently the coup leader...
The military junta in Burkina Faso has foiled an attempted coup. The coup was foiled by Burkina Faso's security and intelligence services.
Reports say the...
