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Militiamen killed 22 people in two separate attacks in the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) Ituri province on Sunday and Monday, a local official and a human rights group said,…

To expedite the end-to-end integration of influenza and SARS-CoV-2 surveillance, the WHO Ethiopia Country Office and the WHO Regional Office for Africa organized a two-week on-site laboratory training course for…

Points fortsViolence linked to militant Islamist groups in Africa has risen sharply by 22% over the last twelve months, with 6,859 events. This represents a new record of extremist violence…

A rash of killings across Africa has renewed focus on the risks facing those working to expose wrongdoing.The killings of two journalists in Cameroon and a respected human rights defender…

Malawi is experiencing the deadliest cholera outbreak in its history, say World Health Organization officials, who note that the disease has left more than 1,200 people dead and nearly 37,000…

DAKAR, The leading factor driving people to join fast-growing violent extremist groups in sub-Saharan Africa is lack of job opportunities, according to a new report released by the UN Development…

Calling for a swift crackdown on infant formula corporations’ exploitative marketing tactics, a leading World Health Organization (WHO) scientist said, in a paper published on Wednesday, that nursing mothers need…

M23 rebels killed at least 171 civilians during a massacre in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in November, the United Nations said Tuesday, revising an earlier reported toll of 131.In…