Ethiopia has launched a national strategy on adolescent and reproductive health that aims to tackle the problems of early marriages and pregnancies,...

Several houses were damaged by flood waters in the eastern Ethiopian town of Dire Dawa, 515 km from the capital of Addis Ababa, after heavy rains...

Standing at the front of her classroom, Mulu Melka reads out of her English book in a shy voice like any other 13-year-old schoolgirl; betraying...

Health authorities in Côte d’Ivoire have reported an outbreak of meningitis in the north of the country where health infrastructure has deteriorated...

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan called on the international community on Thursday to continue supporting the African continent, saying...

Rainwater harvesting has the potential to solve most of Africa's water shortages, according to a new study released on Monday. "Africa is not...

Chinese President Hu Jintao on Saturday pledged to double his country's assistance to the African continent by 2009, and proposed a raft of new...

The African Union has recommended that Cote d’Ivoire’s current transition be extended for twelve more months with President Laurent Gbagbo remaining...