Aid teams from the UN World Health Organization ( WHO) “cannot move freely to support the hospitals, even ambulances cannot ...

Democratic Republic of Congo's M23 rebels are moving south towards Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province, in what ...

British foreign secretary laments lack of global attention to crises in Africa compared with conflicts in other regions - ...

As UN agencies reported "relative calm" on Wednesday in the city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), humanitarians warned that the chaos caused by advancing M23 rebel forces ...

Staff at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have been told to halt all communication with the World Health ...

An influx of wounded people is arriving at Kyeshero hospital in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). MSF teams in the ...

The US withdrawal from the WHO will have a severe impact on HIV, polio and many other health programmes on the African ...

By Bilal Shbair and Erika Solomon People were trampled as pilgrims at the Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the world’s biggest gatherings ... out of the international health agency could deprive the ...

By Isabel Kershner People were trampled as pilgrims at the Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the world’s biggest gatherings, came together at the confluence of two sacred rivers, officials said.

Today's object: Mummy of Hornedjitef British Museum Mummy and coffins of a priest who lived over 1,000 years after Tutankhamun and Ramesses the Great. Weekly theme: Making us human Looking at the ...

Analysis and insights for driving a rapid transition to net-zero while building resilience to physical climate impacts ...