Outbreak at a glanceOn 6 March 2022, WHO received notification from the Uganda Ministry of Health of four suspected yellow fever cases. As of 25 April 2022, a total of seven suspected cases tested positive for yellow fever antibodies by plaque reductio…

Clashes between Arab nomads and local farmers in Sudan’s West Darfur state that killed more than 200 people over the weekend spread Monday to the state’s capital, Al Geneina, with the United Nations condemning the surge in violence.The mayhem that bega…

A Gambian man went on trial in Germany Monday, accused of belonging to a death squad that assassinated opponents of former dictator Yahya Jammeh, including an AFP journalist.The suspect, identified by media as Bai Lowe, is accused of crimes against hum…

As a case of the Ebola Virus is confirmed in Mbandaka, Equateur province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the International Rescue Committee (IRC) is extremely concerned about the potential spread of the virus in a country already reeling fr…

Devastating floods in South Africa this week, as well as other extreme weather events across the continent linked to human-caused climate change, are putting marine and terrestrial wildlife species at risk, according to biodiversity experts.Africa has …

Clashes between Arab tribesmen and ethnic minority farmers in Sudan’s war-torn Darfur region have killed eight people and wounded 16, an aid group said on Saturday.The fighting broke out on Friday in Krink, some 80 kilometers (50 miles) from the West D…