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Over four years into Russia's full-scale invasion, Ukraine's mental health crisis is palpable and growing, WHO said, warning the effects could be felt for generations.
By AFP 2026-05-15 18:39:21
An Ebola outbreak in the DRC has killed more than 80 as authorities warned there was no vaccine for the strain in a crisis that the WHO declared an international health emergency.
By AFP 2026-05-17 10:18:18
An Ebola outbreak in the DRC has killed more than 80 as authorities warned there was no vaccine for the strain in a crisis that the WHO declared an international health emergency.
By AFP 2026-05-17 10:18:18
The mighty Congo River feeds millions of people along its course through the vast Democratic Republic of Congo but fishermen near the capital now find more plastic than fish in their nets.
By AFP 2026-05-20 09:45:30
US President Donald Trump on announced the easing of curbs on a group of powerful greenhouse gases that drive climate change and are commonly found in refrigerators and air conditioners.
By AFP 2026-05-21 21:38:16
Unlike other residents of Mongbwalu, a town in the eastern DRC's devastating Ebola outbreak, Laureine Sakiya believes that the blood-letting virus exists after seeing some of her neighbours die.
By AFP 2026-05-25 12:33:55
A Kenyan rights group said on Thursday it had filed a court petition against plans to establish an Ebola quarantine centre for US nationals in the East African country.
By AFP 2026-05-29 06:00:00
Harwati clasped her hands and offered a prayer on the Indonesian island of Java, where residents gathered to mark two decades since mud volcano eruptions began displacing thousands.
By AFP 2026-05-31 10:45:07
Blasted into 1.9 billion-year-old stable bedrock in Eurajoki, southwest Finland, the geological repository for spent nuclear waste is nearly ready to start operations.
By AFP 2026-06-01 10:18:26
In a remote South African village, Paulina Mhlongo sits in the yard as health workers in green protective gear move briskly through her home, soaking the walls with anti-mosquito insecticide.
By AFP 2026-06-08 09:35:18
There are no vaccines or treatments for the strain of Ebola that has killed more than 200 people in DR Congo and Uganda, but several are being urgently developed.
By AFP 2026-06-18 21:01:52
African hospitals face huge new costs as they scramble to replace the main anaesthetic for child operations that is set to run out in 2027, a charity has warned.
By AFP 2026-06-22 09:38:55