The HeForShe initiative, a global solidarity movement for gender equality, was introduced in Malawi in 2015. It engages men and boys as allies in dismantling patriarchal norms and promoting positive ...

The skyrocketing price of chocolate, due to a bad cocoa harvest and fertilizer shortages, is at risk of hurting holiday sales. Farmers in Africa, whose crop brings little profit, are the ones with a ...

In crowded Kinshasa, two strains of mpox are sweeping through a community that relies on selling sex. Hundreds of thousands ...

In a remote corner of Africa, a mysterious ailment known as Dinga Dinga is causing a stir, leaving women and girls 'shaking ...

The rocks of Duiker Island are packed with Cape fur seals basking in the sun. Just out of reach of the Atlantic swell, ...

Rwanda's outbreak of the Marburg virus was declared over this week by the World Health Organization ( WHO) and the Rwandan government. The announcement by WHO comes after weeks without any new ...

New research has shown that screening or testing for past Epstein-Barr virus infections can help find people at a higher risk ...

The Mpox virus severely impacts Central and East Africa, with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) at the epicenter. Over ...

Rwanda has declared an end to the country's Marburg virus outbreak following the recovery of the last patient 42 days ago, ...

It’s the kind of news no-one wants to pick up the phone to share, and no-one wants to pick up the phone to hear. The Marburg ...

As the new cases and related deaths fall in sub-Saharan Africa, the virus is rearing its head elsewhere. What's the cause?

The investigation of Disease X in the DRC continues. Officials from the Africa CDC noted that the diagnosis is leaning toward ...