Researchers say poor eating habits, lack of health care access, obesity and physical inactivity are key drivers of diabetes ...

Researchers warn that type 2 diabetes could affect millions more people in the coming decades after a study published this ...

While many animals pose little threat to humans, a few are responsible for a significant number of fatalities annually. Here ...

The United States spent decades responding to conflicts and disease in Africa. The continent is now expected to be the ...

In 2019, the World Bank and the African Development Bank (AfDB) launched a bold and transformative initiative: Mission 300. This ambitious program aims to provide electricity to 300 million people in ...

Scientists uncover new gut microbes in Africa and say their findings could help make medicines more effective.

Google Cloud officially celebrated the opening of its first African cloud region in Johannesburg, a significant milestone in Google’s $1 billion investment pledge to help accelerate Africa's digital ...

Analysis - People with albinism face widespread discrimination in many sub-Saharan African countries. In Tanzania, this minority has been subjected to extreme forms of violence. The government's ...

The advent of effective antiretroviral therapy (ART) has increased the lifespan of many people living with HIV. As a result, ...

Col. Jean-Philippe Peltier is expected to be appointed President Donald Trump’s senior Africa director, three people familiar ...

Cross-border collaboration, African storytelling and the looming battle over AI were on the agenda in Johannesburg.