The World Bank on Tuesday released a comprehensive report, “Trends and Opportunities to Advance Gender Equality in Botswana”, analysing gender dynamics across life-cycle stages to guide policymakers ...

South Africa\'s President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday paid a glowing tribute former Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari who has died at the age of 82 ...

A new state-of-the-art laboratory has bolstered Madagascar’s efforts to survey and detect polioviruses and effectively respond to the threat of the disease and protect children from its devast ...

Health leaders, policymakers and development partners across Africa have renewed commitment to accelerate the implementation of the PEN-Plus strategy to significantly expand access to care for severe ...

Escalating violence, displacement and heavy rains are deepening the needs of civilians caught in the war in Sudan, the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, said on Monday ...

The UN chief Antonio Guterres on Monday  welcomed the adoption by consensus of the UN Open Ended Working Group on Information and Communication Technologies ...

TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations reigning champions, South Africa produced a dominant display to brush aside Mali 4–0 and seal top spot in Group C, securing their place in the knockout ...

The eight teams that have qualified for the quarterfinals of the CAF TotalEnergies Women’s Africa Cup of Nations 2024 are now confirmed:  Morocco, Zambia, Senegal, Nigeria, Algeria, South Africa, Gha ...

The Black Queens of Ghana produced a commanding second-half performance to claim a 4–1 victory over Tanzania, sealing their place in the knockout stages of the TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Cup of Nations ...

The head of UN child rights agency UNICEF has called for Israel to review its rules of engagement in Gaza after seven children were killed while waiting for water at a distribution point ...

Global life expectancy increased by an astonishing five years between 2000 and 2019 ...

A breakthrough HIV drug that only needs to be injected twice a year to offer near-total protection from the virus and developing AIDS should be made available “immediately” at pharmacies, clinics and ...