Analysis - Much of what scientists know about how genetic differences affect health comes from studying populations outside Africa. This matters because genetic information is increasingly being used ...

At least 139 migrants have died after their boat capsized off Djibouti, with a further 84 people still missing, the UN migration agency (IOM) said on Sunday.

At least 109 migrants died, including 15 children, and some 116 went missing when a boat sank off the shores of Djibouti on the night of 8-9 October, a UN agency said Sunday. More than 80 people ...

Analysis - On September 20, 2026, seven Ethiopian armed and political movements announced the formation of the Ethiopian Peoples' Forces Coalition for Survival, declaring that they sought to remove ...

France's national health agency has recorded more than 161 cases of West Nile virus and five deaths since its annual seasonal surveillance began on 1 May. Transmitted to humans by mosquitos, which ...

Analysis - Evaluating national leaders is a difficult task. Citizens often judge presidents and prime ministers by simple measures like economic growth during their term, or personal character.

Cultural taboos and a lack of understanding can be a barrier for women to access healthcare in Egypt, alongside the cost of treatment. But the country's budding femtech sector is creating new pathways ...

Analysis - In a surprise to absolutely no one, Ethiopia's ruling Prosperity Party (PP) led by PM Abiy Ahmed won the 1 June 2026 parliamentary elections in a landslide. The outcome has evoked few ...

Analysis - In June, when Somaliland's president, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, stood alongside Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the latter drew attention to the geography connecting them.

Digital Health and Innovation Continental Coordination Forum: a platform to advance digital public infrastructure, interoperability, data governance, health intelligence, artificial intelligence and ...

Each morning on her way to Kariakoo, Clementina Nyangwine looks out of her commuter bus as it crawls through Jangwani and watches giant foundation piles rising above the muddy Msimbazi valley.

Interview - Guinean textile entrepreneur Mariama Camara is moving from promoting African textiles globally to building the institutions behind the industry. Through the Institute of African Textiles, ...