BAMAKO, Mali - Mali residents are expressing shock at an attack on the country's interim president by protesters unhappy with an agreement to let him stay in office for a year. West African leaders have condemned the attack and threatened sanctions on tho
ââA new study says a flood of fake or poor quality anti-malaria drugs throughout Africa and Asia over the last decade poses a major risk in the effort to combat the mosquito-borne disease. The report by the U.S. National Institutes of Health says a
The aid group Doctors without Borders has sharply reduced essential healthcare services in parts of Sudanâs North Darfur State. The group, also known as MSF, says it has no more drugs or medical supplies to treat people in the Jebel Si region. Jebel
NAIROBI - The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization , (UNESCO) and officials from Kenya, Ethiopia, and Somalia Tuesday launched a regional initiative to identify and improve groundwater resources in the region. UNESCO's âS
NAIROBI, Kenya - The World Bank estimates that 2.6 billion people, or 40 percent of the worldâs population, have no access to proper toilet facilities. In 2005, Swedish architects Camilla Wirseen and Anders Wilhelmson created the Peepoo - a personal, f
NAIROBI, Kenya - Somali government forces backed by African Union troops have launched an offensive to oust al-Shabab in the outskirts of Mogadishu, along the Afgoye corridor. Security officials say the aim of the assault is to bring security and stabil
A new report published by the international organization, Human Rights Watch today calls for the Angolan government to rein in security forces who are accused of sexual violence and other inhuman treatment against Congolese migrants. The 50-page report
CAIRO - Egypt's new political era is inspiring some women to become more assertive of their rights, even as others worry a possible Islamist victory in this week's presidential election might lead to those rights being curtailed. Women's rights conf
A new report says women are suffering domestic violence at âalarming levels and with shocking frequencyâ in post-conflict countries in West Africa. The report, released Tuesday by the U.S.-based International Rescue Committee, says domestic violenc