The education loan was delayed, following pressure from civil society organisations which raised concerns over schoolgirls' rights. The World Bank said that the education support ... Read more »

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres says the new coronavirus disease "is attacking societies at their core, claiming lives and people's livelihoods". A new ... Read more »

The African Development Bank has raised U.S.$3 billion in a three-year bond to help alleviate the economic and social impact that the COVID-19 pandemic will have on livelihoods and ... Read more »

At least 100 residential buildings, school, churches were reportedly destroyed by an explosion Akure, the Ondo State capital, writes Victor Ogunyinka for Vanguard. Read more »

Millions of people around the world have utilised a WhatsApp helpline originally launched by the South African Department of Health. COVID-19 Connect was designed to deliver ... Read more »

The United Nations has launched a U.S.$2 billion plan to fight coronavirus in vulnerable countries and stop it circling the globe, saying nobody is safe if the most vulnerable ... Read more »

As governments around the world struggle to contain spiraling infections and an ever-increasing death toll from COVID-19, it's worth using World TB Day to reflect on what lessons ... Read more »

Dr Matshidiso Moeti, World Health Organization Regional Director for Africa, says the reasons the virus has not spread as quickly in Africa as it has in the northern hemisphere are ... Read more »

The government has partnered with the World Health Organization, UNICEF, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and ONE, the anti-poverty campaign co-founded by Irish musician and ... Read more »

Female genital mutilation affects far more countries than previously thought, a new study says. FGM is traditionally associated with a swathe of African countries, but the study hi Read more »