NEWS OkayAfrica has scoured the internet for today’s major news stories, so you don't have to. Achraf Hakimi, right-back of PSG and Morocco, could miss AFCON in his home country after PSG confirmed he will be sidelined for “several weeks” with a …

The clade Ib variant of the mpox virus is spreading globally with 17 deaths reported in Africa. Know about the symptoms, how it transmits and the safety measures you should follow to stay protected. Written by Muskan Gupta |Published : November 3, 2025 9: …

Two years ago, a power struggle erupted between two factions of Sudan’s military. Today, this conflict is spiralling out of control, with thousands being killed in what a United Nations report has called “slaughterhouses”. Last week, the Rapid Support …

Congolese traditional medicine, rooted in cultural heritage, is disappearing due to the dominance of modern medicine; in rural areas, traditional healers remain essential, yet their knowledge is largely undocumented and often undervalued. Conflicts, …

… Agency—NEPAD (AUDA—NEPAD), the World Health Organization (WHO), and other partners. The … advancing pooled procurement and intra-African trade. Digitalisation, innovation and Artificial … currently being operationalised in Kigali, Rwanda. At the end of the …

November 06, (THEWILL) — The quality of a country’s healthcare system is a mirror image of its leaders’ commitment to citizens’ health. Countries like Singapore, Japan, South Korea, and Switzerland are among the world’s top countries with the best …

By Suzanne Bowdey, Op-ed contributor Thursday, November 06, 2025 A Sudanese Christian woman prays during a Sunday service at the All Saints Cathedral in the Sudanese capital Khartoum on Aug. 18, 2019. Sudan's Christians suffered decades of persecution …

… United Nations (UN) press briefing, World Health Organization representatives detailed targeted attacks on … consider collective action, including African-led military or other interventions … of French troops in the Central African Republic (CAR) to support …

Climate change is disturbing wind patterns across the globe in dramatic ways. And when combined with land-use change and desertification, these changes are spawning immense sand and dust storms that pose an ever-increasing risk to human health. These mega …

The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) is hereby transmitting the report of the fifth meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) Emergency Committee (Committee) regarding the upsurge of mpox 2024, held on Thursday, 4 …