Mali junta cracks down on hookahs
Dakar – The authorities in Mali have begun a crackdown on hookah smoking after giving a grace period to... Read more
17 Feb, 2023
Ivory Coast to end Covid border closures
Abidjan – Ivory Coast on Wednesday decided to lift a nearly three-year-long closure of its land borders that had... Read more
16 Feb, 2023
WHO to hold emergency meeting on Equatorial Guinea Marburg outbreak
Geneva – The UN health agency said it would hold an emergency meeting Tuesday after at least nine people... Read more
16 Feb, 2023
Belief, law and medicine collide in Ivory Coast ‘magic’ case
Kpo-Kahankro – “My grandson fell ill during the night and in the morning he was dead. He was a... Read more
15 Feb, 2023
Vaccine alliance picks Nigerian as new chief
Geneva – Mohammad Ali Pate, a Harvard professor who has held top health jobs in Nigeria and with the... Read more
15 Feb, 2023
Equatorial Guinea says nine dead in Marburg virus outbreak
Malabo – Nine people have died in Equatorial Guinea from an “outbreak” of the Marburg virus, which causes a... Read more
14 Feb, 2023
Meningitis outbreak in Niger kills 18, says WHO
Geneva – At least 18 people in southeastern Niger have died of meningitis in the past three months, the... Read more
11 Feb, 2023
Fury grips Togo after report finds Covid fund irregularities
Lome – A report by Togo’s chief auditor showing irregularities in the use of Covid-19 funds is stirring indignation... Read more
10 Feb, 2023
WHO says cholera kills over 1200 in Malawi, threatens neighbours
Brazzaville – The deadliest cholera outbreak in Malawi’s history has killed at least 1 210 people, while vaccines remain... Read more
10 Feb, 2023
Senegal probes suspected fraud in huge Covid fund
Dakar – Prosecutors on Monday said they had ordered a probe into suspected corruption and abuse of office in... Read more
7 Feb, 2023
