Africa Health Report

Mirian Gom September 30, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), also known as Doctors Without Borders, treated 425,634 children for...

‘We Farm Under the Shadow of Death’: Inside Northern Nigeria’s Deepening Hunger Crisis Conflict, Banditry and Funding Cuts Leave 17 Million Facing Starvation

Hussaini Ibrahim July 19, 2026

KANO, Nigeria – For millions of families across northern Nigeria, hunger is no longer driven by drought...

UNHCR Warns Lake Chad Crisis Nears Breaking Point Displaced families receive humanitarian assistance in the Lake Chad Basin amid worsening insecurity.

Edino Chubiyo Cornelius July 5, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has appealed for urgent international support...

Sudan Cholera Outbreak Kills 120 – WHO Warns Health workers respond to the Sudan cholera outbreak in West Kordofan amid the ongoing conflict.

Mirian Gom July 1, 2026

SUDAN – A worsening Sudan cholera outbreak has killed at least 120 people and left 1,102 others...

Hussaini Ibrahim June 25, 2026

BORNO, Nigeria – Borno State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has ordered the immediate closure of the Bama...

WHO Expands Digital Mental Health in Crises WHO promotes digital mental health support for crisis-affected populations.

Oluwatobi Adu June 17, 2026

GENEVA, Switzerland – The World Health Organization (WHO) is accelerating the use of digital mental health tools...

Bandit Attacks Displace Thousands in Sokoto Displaced residents seek shelter after attacks in Sokoto State.

Edino Chubiyo Cornelius June 17, 2026

SOKOTO, Nigeria – Thousands of residents have fled their homes in Sokoto State following a wave of...

Nigeria Evacuates 3,108 Citizens as Sudan War Rages Nigerian evacuees arriving home after being rescued from Sudan conflict zones.

Otamere Gladness May 31, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – At least 3,108 Nigerians have been evacuated from war-torn Sudan since conflict erupted in...

Hussaini Ibrahim May 1, 2026

KANO, Nigeria – In Nigeria’s insurgency-ravaged North-East, where communities still bear the scars of over a decade...

When Markets Breathe, Burn Again: Inside Borno’s Uneasy Return to Life As markets reopen in Borno, Nigeria, survivors of Boko Haram violence struggle to rebuild lives — until fresh attacks expose how fragile peace remains