NAIROBI, Apr 24 (IPS) - The majority of African countries are yet to commit 15 percent of their GDP to funding the health sector, despite the growing disease burden weighing down the continent and two ...

In this article, we will discuss the 15 African Countries with the Potential to Develop Soon and Become a First World Nation. You can skip our detailed analysis of the African economy and see the 5 ...

Every couple of years, the same false stories come back. A claim that an election was rigged before a single vote was cast. An old video of violence, stripped of its date and place, presented as ...

Lowering air pollution in Africa has many economic benefits, according to new research by environmental scientists Chris Malley, Kevin Hicks and Caroline Sawe. They reflect on two reports that set out ...

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 to ...

In 1889, as European powers busily divided up Africa into colonial holdings, the British did something that might seem unusual in this day and age, when the profit motive and geopolitics aren’t always ...

Congo-Brazzaville will grant visa-free entry to all African nationals from January 2027, joining a growing continental ...

We recently compiled a list of the 15 Most Advanced Countries in Africa in 2024 and in this article, we will talk about the most advanced country in Africa in 2024. Africa has faced many challenges, ...

Five African countries have interrupted outbreaks of vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 but challenges in polio control remain in the continent. Paul Adepoju reports.

South Africa are set to be the best-represented African country at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics (Feb. 6-22), with five athletes expected to participate among a total 15 from the continent.

Not much links the nations. By Ruth Maclean and Saikou Jammeh Reporting from Dakar, Senegal What did the nations of Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Libya, Somalia, the Republic of Congo and Sudan ...