Gauteng’s struggle: why are babies still being born with HIV?/in /by
Pregnant women in South Africa have access to HIV testing and antiretroviral therapy at health facilities. However, health officials in Gauteng are concerned that babies are still being born with HIV, despite the availability of free medication aimed at preventing mother-to-child transmission.
African heads of state head to Beijing for China-Africa cooperation summit/in /by
Experts warn African countries should use the summit to foster cooperation that is both sustainable and mutually beneficial.
Polio vaccination campaign gets underway in war-ravaged Gaza/in /by
The WHO said at least 90 per cent of children under 10 in Gaza must be immunised in the three-day period for it to be effective.
Ivorian defender, Sol Bamba, dies aged 39/in /by
The footballer, who retired from the game in 2023, had been fighting Non-Hodgkin lymphoma since 2021.
Gabon’s transitional president handed draft version of future constitution/in /by
The handover came a year after the military seized power ousting President Ali Bongo, whose family had ruled the country for over 50 years.
Israel recovers the bodies of six hostages in Gaza/in /by
The recovery of their bodies has sparked calls for mass protests against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who families blame for failing to reach a deal to bring them back alive.
Yemen’s Houthi rebels suspected of firing missiles at a container ship/in /by
Two missiles suspected to have been fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels targeted a Liberian-flagged container ship in the Gulf of Aden late Friday, splashing down nearby without causing any damage, authorities said.
Floods in Nigeria kill scores and wash away farmland raising food insecurity/in /by
Weeks of flooding have killed nearly 200 people in Nigeria and washed away homes and farmlands, the country's disaster management agency said, further threatening food supplies, especially in the hard-hit northern region.
Voter registration ends in Cameroon as polls near/in /by
According to an official announcement from the Director of Elections, registrations were to officially close on Saturday, August 31, at exactly 2:00 PM local time.
Mpox cases in Nigeria reach 48 in at least 20 states/in /by
The number of monkeypox (mpox) cases in Nigeria has reached 48, with the virus now detected in Abuja and 20 other states, according to the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). Despite the rising cases, no deaths have been reported.