As billions of dollars are committed to tackling malaria and HIV in Africa yearly, one disease is killing more people than ...

Four weeks after a puzzling outbreak was reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization has identified the cause.

From bush flights to tipping and visas, a safari in a destination like Tanzania is filled with hidden costs that can impact a ...

New report by WHO states that mystery disease affecting Kwango Province in the Congo probably caused by respiratory viruses ...

As of October 11, 2024, Africa CDC reported 38,300 Mpox cases (7,339 confirmed) and 979 deaths across Africa. Initially identified in monkeys in 1958, Mpox spread from wild animals such as rodents ...

Nobel Peace Prize winner Jimmy Carter spent decades waging war against an ancient parasite. Carter has tried to rid the Earth ...

A body was found in a wheel well of a United Airlines flight from Chicago to Hawaii, authorities said. The body was found in ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency said it has seized more than 20,000 counterfeit Pennsylvania vehicle inspection stickers that were shipped from Israel to an ...

Jimmy Carter had ties to the Valley of the Sun during and after his presidency. Arizona officials share their thoughts about his passing. A woman and child are in the hospital after they were ...

Chad’s army chief says French troops left in vehicles from base in the north of the country for the capital, N’Djamena.

Independent Online, popularly known as IOL, is one of South Africa’s leading news and information websites bringing millions of readers breaking news and updates on Politics, Current Affairs ...

African trypanosomiasis, or sleeping sickness, is a disease caused by a parasite and spread by the tsetse fly in sub-Saharan Africa. Infections begin with mild to moderate symptoms like fever and body ...