Health ministers from 47 African countries are meeting in Zimbabwe this week to address some of the biggest health challenges on the continent.

More than 1,000 people have died from the mudslide and flooding that hit Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown, nearly two weeks ago, according to a local leader and a minister.

Global warming is affecting the lives of an estimated 15 million Ethiopian farmers, who heavily rely on the coffee industry for their livelihood.

At least eight people have died and dozens more injured in Guinea when a rubbish dump on the outskirts of the capital, Conakry, collapsed after heavy rain.

At least 200 people have been killed in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo after a landslide swept through a fishing village on the banks of Lake Albert in Ituri province, officials said.

An online auction of rhino horn is set to open Monday, after a court in South Africa approved the site which has outraged conservationists.

Environmental devastation, ruined economy and deteriorating health afflict Bodo community years after Shell oil spill.

Scientists in The Gambia have come up with new innovative solutions to help stop the spread of malaria.

One of the world's biggest cigarette companies, British American Tobacco, has taken Kenya's government to court over its move to make anti-smoking laws stricter.

Illegal sand mining is threatening the environment and communities in Namibia.