Senegal health minister sacked after deadly hospital fire
Dakar – Senegal’s president Macky Sall fired his health minister on Thursday as his country mourned the death of... Read more
27 May, 2022
Cholera kills 140 people in seven months in Cameroon
Yaoundé – A spike in cholera in Cameroon has killed 140 people since October last year, Prime Minister Joseph Dion... Read more
26 May, 2022
Tedros, from ‘child of war’ to two-term WHO chief
Geneva – Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who is all but guaranteed to secure a second term as WHO chief on... Read more
24 May, 2022
Dozens of girls sick in Equatorial Guinea after jabs
Malabo – Dozens of girls fell ill after receiving the diphtheria-tetanus vaccine in schools in Equatorial Guinea’s economic capital Bata,... Read more
20 May, 2022
Jewish pilgrims back in Tunisia after Covid absence
Djerba – Hundreds of Jewish worshippers flocked to Africa’s oldest synagogue in Tunisia on Wednesday, reviving an annual pilgrimage after... Read more
19 May, 2022
Mozambique detects polio case after Malawi outbreak
Maputo – Mozambique has detected its first case of wild poliovirus in three decades, following an outbreak in neighbouring Malawi... Read more
18 May, 2022
Indian actress dies after ‘botched’ liposuction
New Delhi – A 21-year-old budding Indian actress died after what her family says was a botched liposuction procedure, according... Read more
18 May, 2022
Togo reopens its borders after two years
Lome – The West African state of Togo said it would reopen its land borders on Tuesday after closing... Read more
17 May, 2022
Zimbabwe healthcare bleeds amid mass nurse exodus
Harare – Virginia Mutsamwira says she treats four times the number of patients she should ideally handle at a... Read more
16 May, 2022
Midwives in Senegal birth scandal get suspended terms
Louga – A Senegalese court on Wednesday handed six-month suspended terms to three midwives in the high-profile case of... Read more
13 May, 2022
