Johannesburg, 15 July– Soaring inflation, acute food shortages and a decline in foreign investment are seen as some of the factors contributing to Zimbabwe’s slip in this year’s human development rankings. According to the UN […]

Lagos, 15 July– Two influential Islamic groups in Nigeria have urged Muslims to resist the government’s immunisation programme aimed at eradicating the polio virus. They alleged the immunisation is dangerous. The Supreme Council for Shari’ah […]

Johannesburg, 15 July– Doctors in Mozambique are hoping that a new malaria vaccine will provide a breakthrough in lowering the toll the disease is taking. Trials starting on Thursday are expected to test the efficacy […]

Monrovia, 15 July– Liberia’s Health Minister, Peter Coleman, called on Monday for international peacekeepers to come and help improve security in the interior of the war-torn country so that humanitarian aid could reach desperate people […]

New York, 15 July– While Monrovia’s relative calm has allowed the United Nations and other relief agencies to step up operations in and around the beleaguered Liberian capital, the humanitarian situation in the West African […]

Johannesburg, 15 July– A disagreement over official crop forecast figures has been identified as the reason why the government of Zimbabwe has delayed making a formal appeal for food aid. The latest crop and food […]

Addis Ababa, 15 July– Ethiopian families resettled to lowland areas are in danger of facing regions “infested” with malaria and sleeping sickness, according to the UN’s Emergencies Unit for Ethiopia (EUE). It also warned that […]

Nairobi, 15 July– Sudan’s warring parties say the peace process is still on track despite a number of setbacks which arose during the last round of talks held at the weekend. The talks aimed at […]