Africa, World

 The internationally well-known Malian artist  Habib Koïte and his group are opening “la semaine de la francophonie” (the francophone week) at the...

The South African health department has called on drug manufacturers to submit bids to supply the government's antiretroviral (ARV) treatment...

A bloody week of the worst labour strife in a decade has exposed cracks in the Swazi government's poverty-alleviation plan of creating thousands of...

Nine out of Liberia’s 15 counties lie along 570 km of the Atlantic Ocean and small scale fishing provides a major source of income and nutrition for...

Water levels in Mozambique, the country hardest hit by Southern Africa's unusually early and heavy seasonal rains, are receding, but with thousands...

Sporadic killings are continuing in western Kenya's Mt Elgon district where a dispute over land ownership sparked violence and widespread...

Savvy text messaging and cheeky ring tones are the new face of cost-effective political campaigning in Zimbabwe in the run up to the 29 March...

The violence that has claimed several lives in southwestern Democratic Republic of Congo, after clashes between a religious sect and the national...

 A person considered at risk for heart disease can take steps towards heart disease prevention. It is considerably easier to prevent heart disease...

Thousands more children risk being attacked, raped or forced to witness horrific atrocities if peace talks continue to flounder and there is a...