The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued major updates to its leishmaniasis treatment guidelines for eastern Africa and South-East Asia, recommending new regimens that significantly improve patient care. The new WHO guidelines, released today, are applicable for visceral leishmaniasis (VL, also called kala-azar), a deadly disease, and for post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL).
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A newly discovered dinosaur from Zimbabwe is providing fresh insights into how these ancient creatures diversified across southern Africa, according to researchers who announced the find on Wednesday.
Israeli opposition politician Gadi Eisenkot, leader of the Yashar! party and a former military chief, warned on Monday that the occupied West Bank is approaching “chaos” because of what he described as a loss of Israeli security control.
Dangote Petroleum Refinery has transitioned back to pricing its premium motor spirit in naira to prevent artificial supply shortages caused by fuel importers withholding product to drive up prices.
Millions of workers across Africa learn their trades outside classrooms. They build expertise through informal apprenticeships, daily work, self-employment and entrepreneurship. However, without a recognised certificate, years of experience may carry little weight when they apply for better jobs, seek finance or attempt to enter the formal economy.
African governments are accelerating the use of digital platforms for taxation, procurement, healthcare, identity management, social protection and municipal services. However, the success of this transition depends on more than software, connectivity or data infrastructure. It also depends on who controls technology decisions, how public money is allocated, whether risks are monitored and whether digital…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has launched a fresh drive to strengthen evidence-based governance across the region.
Patients wait for consultations at Ouadda Health Centre in the Central African Republic, where health workers provide essential services to communities in need. Photo: UNOCHA/Regis Maloundou
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An early relative of Diplodocus that walked on two legs has been found near one of the world’s largest artificial lakes.
