China has stepped up its battle against urban smog after finding that the vast majority of inspected businesses have been violating air quality rules.

Mbombela - Atha-Africa Ventures, the Indian company at the centre of a high-stakes battle over mining in protected areas, says it is far from ready to break new ground at the contested Mabola Prote

The Global Water Security and Sanitation Partnership launches July 1st.

Congo's health minister has declared an end to the country's Ebola outbreak.

Abuja, Nigeria, 29 June 2017 (ECA) - The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is developing a toolkit that will help African countries develop an integrated approach in implementing the 2030 Agenda

By the end of May, over 65,000 suspected cases of cholera and at least 532 deaths have been reported. The situation is overwhelming for what remains of Yemen's conflict-battered health system.

KAMPALA - Cooks at a community kitchen in Kampala's Nakasero Hill business district are preparing a traditional breakfast of green bananas in offal sauce using a very untraditional means of cooking

HARARE, ZIMBABWE - Two years ago, Innocent Mavhuto traded one illegal activity for another.

NAIROBI - Kenya is set to be the first African country to introduce better HIV treatment for people living with the disease that causes AIDS.

Madrid - A wildfire that threatened a nature reserve in southern Spain designated as a World Heritage site has been brought under control, officials say after evacuating over 2 000 people, includin