Malawi campaigners seek to end sex in girls’ initiation ceremony

By VOA,

In rural Malawi, families send girls as young as 12 years old for "initiation," a traditional, cultural practice that marks a child's entry into adult...

Kwale politician shot dead

By Lawrence Nganga,

A politician from Ukunda, Kwale County and his friend were on Tuesday evening killed by unknown assailants. Omar Kombo Gude vied for the Ukunda MC...

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DOKEZO LA AFYA | Homa ya Chikungunya

By Mwanahamisi Hamadi,

Kuna ugonjwa ambao umeangaziwa mno na vyombo habari baada ya kuzua hofu eneo la pwani kufuatia maafa. Kufikia sasa wizara ya afya ikithibiditisha zaid...

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Mnangagwa Appoints Coup Plotters to Key Ministries in Recycled Mugabe Cabinet

By VOA,

President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Thursday evening announced a 22-member cabinet comprising two senior Zimbabwe Defence Forces members, who played a cri...

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American woman charged in Zimbabwe over Mugabe ‘insult’

By Citizen,

An American woman charged with subversion in Zimbabwe over allegedly insulting President Robert Mugabe on Twitter has been released from prison on bai...

As Africa Warms, Mosquito Carrying Zika, Dengue More Likely to Thrive

By Citizen Reporter,

Dakar, Senegal-From deadly droughts and destroyed crops to shrinking water sources, communities across sub-Saharan Africa are struggling to withstand ...

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Otieno heroics send Leopards to Super Cup final

By Jacob Icia,

  Goalkeeper Ian Otieno made a heroic return to AFC Leopards first team where he saved two spot kicks against Tanzania's Yanga SC as the Kenya...

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Nigerian Troops Battle Boko Haram in Lake Chad Area

By VOA,

Nigerian troops fought Boko Haram in the Lake Chad area on Saturday, killing 13 of the Islamic extremists and arresting 10 others, including 6 women b...

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6 things you need to know about dengue fever

By Sally Boyani,

Over 120 cases of dengue fever were reported in Mombasa County by Sunday, May 8, 2017 – causing Mombasa County health officials to raise alarm over ...

Agikuyu elders cleanse pruned mugumo tree

By Gikunga Kariuki,

Kikuyu Elders from Kikuyu Sub-County in Kiambu County on Friday spent the day cleansing a mugumo tree that was mistakenly pruned by the EGM Kinoo Prim...

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Thailand confirms S.E Asia’s first Zika-linked birth defects

By VOA,

Authorities in Thailand have confirmed that two cases of babies with microcephaly, or abnormally small heads, were caused by the Zika virus, the first...

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Singapore says Zika infections spread, nearly 190 cases

By Reuters,

Singapore said on Friday it had found 38 more people who had contracted Zika, raising to 189 the number infected with the mosquito-borne virus since a...

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 Why the Zika virus is causing alarm

By Reuters,

Global health officials are racing to better understand the Zika virus behind a major outbreak that began in Brazil last year and has spread to many c...

UN Bungles Response to Africa’s Yellow Fever Outbreak

By VOA,

The World Health Organization and its partners shipped more than 6 million yellow fever vaccines to Angola in February to quash an emerging epidemic, ...

Zika outbreak to end in 2 to 3 years, scientists predict

By Reuters,

The Zika outbreak rampaging through Latin America will likely burn itself out in the next two to three years, based on the fact that people develop im...

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Red Cross asks for 1.4 M dollars to fight Yellow Fever

By VOA,

The Red Cross launched a $1.4 million emergency appeal Wednesday to fight the spread of yellow fever in Angola, which faces its worst outbreak in 30 y...

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Puerto Rico urged to use aerial spraying to contain Zika virus

By Reuters,

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Wednesday the Zika virus was spreading fast in Puerto Rico and urged the U.S. territ...

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Olympics will come and go but Zika is here to stay- Scientists

By Reuters,

Battered by a presidential impeachment and the worst recession since the Great Depression, Brazil is getting a rare bit of relief as Rio de Janeiro pr...

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Zika sex research begins despite funding impasse

By Reuters,

It could take years to learn how long men infected with Zika are capable of sexually transmitting the virus, which can cause crippling birth defects a...

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Congo launches Yellow Fever vaccination campaign

By VOA,

The Democratic Republic of Congo says it will begin a campaign in July 2016 to vaccinate 11.6 million people against yellow fever after an epidemic w...

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