Africa Health Report

When Mothers Kill: What Mental Health, the Law Reveal Mother holding newborn as experts examine postpartum mental illness and criminal responsibility

Oluwatobi Adu September 27, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria- What happens when a mother who kills her child is also believed to be suffering...

Ojo Farmers See Three-Week Vegetable Cycle as Food Supply Opportunity Vegetable farmers harvesting crops in Ojo Local Government Area of Lagos

Oluwatobi Adu September 27, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – Vegetable farmers in Ojo Local Government Area of Lagos State say their three-week harvest...

Abuja: Car Crashes into Gas Store, Sparks Explosion in Kubwa Firefighters respond after a car crashed into a gas store in Kubwa, Abuja

Mirian Gom September 27, 2026

A car crashed into a gas store along Arab Road in Kubwa, Abuja, early Sunday, triggering an...

South Africa: 27 Killed in Separate Shootings as Police Hunt Suspects Police investigate a shooting scene in South Africa

Mirian Gom September 27, 2026

South Africa – At least 27 people have been killed and more than 20 others injured in...

Mirian Gom September 27, 2026

OGUN, Nigeria – A woman has been arrested at the Ibara Custodial Centre in Abeokuta, Ogun State,...

IMF, Gabon Hold Talks on New Financing Programme IMF headquarters in Washington during annual meetings, 2025

Mirian Gom September 26, 2026

Gabon – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says it will continue technical discussions with Gabon on fiscal...

Unplanned Pregnancies More Common Among Married Women in Bauchi – Official Bauchi health officials promote contraception and family planning services

Mirian Gom September 26, 2026

BAUCHI, Nigeria – Unplanned pregnancies are more common among married women than unmarried women in Bauchi State,...

Plateau Diphtheria Outbreak Kills 31, Records 469 Suspected Cases Health workers respond to the Plateau diphtheria outbreak at a treatment facility in Jos.

Mirian Gom September 26, 2026

PLATEAU, Nigeria – The death toll from a diphtheria outbreak in Plateau State has risen to 31,...

Kano Custodial Centre Records Two Deaths in Cholera Outbreak WHO report confirms more than 6,000 global cholera deaths in 2024

Mirian Gom September 26, 2026

KANO, Nigeria – Two inmates have died following a cholera outbreak at the Kurmawa Medium Security Custodial...

Rivers Police Rescue Kidnap Victim After Night Chase Operatives of the Kwara State Police Command investigate the alleged abduction and murder of a Kwara Polytechnic student.