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Almost half of deaths occur in babies’ first month and most could be prevented with better healthcare according to campaignersFive million children worldwide died before their fifth birthday in 2021, with almost half (47%) dying during their first mont…
International funders join Pakistan PM and UN secretary general in Geneva to agree recovery plan following ‘monsoon on steroids’The international community has promised $10.5bn (£8.77bn) to help Pakistan rebuild after last summer’s catastrophic floods,…
About 250,000 Afghan asylum seekers have arrived in Pakistan since August 2021, but a migrant crackdown has left many of them in fear of being jailed or deportedMore than 600 Afghans have been deported from Pakistan in the past three days, and hundreds…
Media council reports progress under progressive stance of President Suluhu following years of repression by former regimeThe number of journalists being censured for their work in Tanzania has fallen slightly, raising hopes that press freedom is impro…
The development marks an important step in addressing the continent’s reliance on imported treatments and vaccines The first Moroccan-produced tests to diagnose breast cancer and leukaemia will become commercially available within months, cutting costs…
Concerns raised over health of Pape Alé Niang, detained since 20 December on charges of revealing confidential government informationPressure is mounting on authorities in Senegal to release a journalist and human rights defender on hunger strike in de…
Standoff between UN and Taliban may lead loss of billions in humanitarian aid for AfghanistanThe UN’s lead humanitarian coordinator has said UN-supplied aid cannot continue if the Taliban does not lift its ban on women working for humanitarian aid ag…
In an election year, critics of the ruling Zanu-PF party are claiming political persecution over the continued incarceration of Job SikhalaA Zimbabwean opposition politician who has spent more than 200 days in prison has been denied bail for the fiftee…