US Approves First Pill To Treat Postpartum Depression
Health regulators in the United States have approved the first pill to treat postpartum depression, offering a lifeline to the as many as one in seven new mothers who suffer…
Health regulators in the United States have approved the first pill to treat postpartum depression, offering a lifeline to the as many as one in seven new mothers who suffer…
After 18 years of operating in Kampala, the UN’s human rights mission will close on Saturday because the Ugandan government has ended its mandate. Sub-offices in Gulu and Moroto,…
Niger’s military junta has cut ties with Nigeria, Togo, the US and France following failed talks with a delegation from the regional bloc, Ecowas, that were aimed at resolving the…
Mozambique’s first maritime court has opened in the capital, Maputo. Coastal northern Mozambique has been hit by a six-year-long jihadist insurgency, while other national security threats include piracy, sea pollution,…
With reports of a sharp increase in the number of men in Uganda seeking paternity tests, fears are growing it could break up families and leave children psychologically scarred. The…
Former United States President Donald Trump has appeared in a Washington, DC, courtroom on Thursday to face charges that he led a conspiracy to overturn the 2020 presidential election, culminating…
An opposition supporter in Zimbabwe has been killed while travelling to an election rally, according to the main opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC). The death comes during an increasingly…
At least 20 people have died after a boat capsized in Ugandan waters on Lake Victoria. The overloaded boat was believed to have had 34 people on board when the…
The lawyer for a Moroccan man accused of criticising the country’s king on social media has told journalists his client has been sentenced to five years in prison. Said…
A Russian drone strike that targeted a Ukrainian port on the River Danube has caused a spike in global grain prices. At one point, the cost of wheat rose by…
US President Joe Biden called on Thursday for the immediate release of Niger’s elected President Mohamed Bazoum and for the country’s democracy to be preserved. “I call for President…
Tunisia’s autocratic President Kais Saied has sacked Prime Minister Najla Bouden. Ms Bouden – the country’s first ever female prime minister – was hand-picked by President Saied to lead…
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 hit northern Ethiopia and the neighbouring Eritrea on Tuesday evening. No deaths or destruction have so far been reported. It shook several towns…
The former president of Ivory Coast Henri Konan Bédié has died. He was 89. Mr Bédié took over as the country’s second head of state after the death of Félix…
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has fleshed out the details of a raft of measures to tackle the rising cost of living, which has prompted civil unrest and looting. In a…
Senegal’s interior ministry says two people have been killed in the city of Ziguinchor, during protests against the detention of the main opposition leader Ousmane Sonko. The ministry didn’t say…
Forty-one people who were rescued from a doomsday cult in Kenya earlier this year are to be charged alongside the leader with murder and other offences. Prosecutors say the victims-turned-suspects…
Sierra Leonean police have arrested several people including unnamed senior military officers, for “working to undermine the peace and tranquillity of the state”. In a statement, police said those arrested…
Colombian police have arrested the president’s son on charges of money laundering and illicit enrichment as part of a high-profile probe into funds he allegedly collected during last year’s election…
A group of 11 US senators has called on the United States to withhold a larger portion of military aid to Egypt, saying the North African country’s human rights…