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OF all the many intractable health problems in Africa, blindness is one that should be relatively easy to address. As in more developed countries, blindness in Africa is often caused by cataracts...
IN 2011, the South African government announced a plan to create a 9.6-gigawatt nuclear energy programme.
The world is again on the cusp of making history in the AIDS response—endingAIDS as a public health threat by 2030.
ANGOLA’S generally peaceful and well-organized elections mask the powerful structures holding the country back from being a true democracy, says DW's Johannes Beck.
FOR Francois Xavier, July 17, 1994 will be forever etched on his memory as the day he cheated death.
Lydia Katengeza, a community vaccinator with the Nathenje Community Vaccination Association (NCVA), wakes up as early as 5am, ready with her I-2 vaccine vial in a storage container in her hand....
For Francois Xavier, July 17, 1994 will be forever etched on his memory as the day he cheated death.
Jambo and greetings after many months absence from Tanzania, but the practical problems of my comings and goings, haven’t lessened over the years, and strangely, the rutted dirt tracks in the area...
RISKS of excessive regulation seem to be rising into the spotlight, partly owing to the need for ministerial departments and executive agencies to show in word and deed how they are active in...
SINCE the turn of the century, much of Africa has achieved impressive economic growth. Sixteen African countries were among the world's top 30 fastest growing nations. Last year, the 10 fastest...
AFRICAN first ladies and activists hailed progress that some governments on the continent are making on gender equality. They met on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New...
Cameroonian soldiers are using “extreme physical violence” to force tens of thousands of refugees fleeing the Boko Haram insurgency to return to northeastern Nigeria, Human Rights Watch has warned...
South Africa celebrated World Maritime Day, with the theme of “connecting ships, ports and people”.
