Rift Valley Fever primarily is an illness of livestock such as sheep, goats and camel. Photo Credit: AFP
Health officials in Niger have confirmed the...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
Some new apartments built at the residence of the Nigerian High Commissioner in Ghana’s capital city Accra, have been demolished by bulldozers.
The apartments have been constructed to...
Ghanaian health officials on Saturday said over 10,000 persons infected with the coronavirus have now recovered.
The significant number of recoveries means the country now...
Zimbabwe's Health Minister Obadiah Moyo has been arrested over corruption allegations related to procurement of medical equipment worth $60 million.
Moyo is accused of illegally...
