THERE will be little rejoicing in Sierra Leone when it is confirmed that the United Nations is to add 7,000 troops to its peacekeeping force - already the world's largest at 13,500 strong. The ...

JOHANNESBURG — South Africa’s already high murder rate has increased by about 7 percent, prompting the police minister to compare the situation to a “war zone.” Police on Tuesday … ...

The researchers found that more than 70 percent of Africa's protected areas were touched by war between 1946 and 2010, ... "We're presenting evidence that although mammal populations decline in war ...

South Africa's police minister Bheki Cele has said a surge in murders has turned his country into a place that "borders on a war zone." "Our bottom line is that this situation must reverse," he said.

Somali cattle herder Omar Hussein isn't joining the global scramble for a COVID-19 vaccine - he's not sure the jab will even reach his besieged town in southwestern Somalia.

Africa CDC has pledged to deliver 10 million mpox vaccine doses by 2025. Two million of these will be delivered in 2024 with the goal of equitable vaccine access across African nations.

Undaunted by Yemen’s civil war, National Geographic explorer Ella Al-Shamahi searches on the island of Socotra for traces of the earliest known humans to leave Africa.

Africa; How Giant African Rats Are Saving Lives in Former War Zones African giant pouched rats are being trained to use their sense of smell to find mines ...

Insecurity, suspicion will mar vaccine rollout in Africa war zones. ... * Britain is calling for ceasefires to roll out vaccines in conflict zones * There were 1,200 attacks on health workers, ...