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A health worker tends to an infant suffering from malaria. Angolan authorities have announced an ambitious plan to scale down the number of deaths caused by malaria.

Angola plans to scale down malaria deaths

AFP - Friday, April 25 10:15 am

LUANDA (AFP) - Angolan authorities marked World Malaria Day Friday by announcing an ambitious plan to scale down the number of deaths caused by the deadly disease. More »

  • A workers inspects a mosquito bed net in February 2008. Kenya announced plans Thursday to broaden access to anti-malaria drugs with the general sale of artemisinin-based therapy (ACT) -- currently only available in hospitals -- in a bid to reduce deaths.

    Kenya to broaden access to anti-malaria drugs: official

    AFP - Thursday, April 17 09:42 pm

    NAIROBI (AFP) - Kenya announced plans Thursday to broaden access to anti-malaria drugs with the general sale of artemisinin-based therapy (ACT) -- currently only available in hospitals -- in a bid to reduce deaths. More »

  • Ugandan peace deal falters after rebel no-show

    AFP - Monday, April 14 06:53 pm

    JUBA, Sudan (AFP) - Sudanese mediators insisted a peace deal between Kampala and Ugandan rebels was salvagable even as Uganda on Monday accused the rebel leader of not being serious after he failed to show up to sign it. More »

  • A man gets his hands disinfected. Kenya on Thursday issued a cholera outbreak alert after the disease killed 60 people in recent weeks, compounding a health nightmare in the country reeling from months of political violence.

    Kenya issues alert after cholera kills 60

    AFP - Thursday, April 10 08:22 pm

    NAIROBI (AFP) - Kenya on Thursday issued a cholera outbreak alert after the disease killed 60 people in recent weeks, compounding a health nightmare in the country reeling from months of political violence. More »

  • Uganda's top rebel leader Joseph Kony (seen here in 2006) has requested further consultations before signing a peace agreement, top mediator Riek Machar told reporters.

    Uganda rebel leader delays peace deal signing: top mediator

    AFP - Thursday, April 10 02:33 pm

    RI-KWANGBA, Sudan (AFP) - Uganda's top rebel leader Joseph Kony has requested further consultations before signing a peace agreement, top mediator Riek Machar told reporters Thursday. More »

  • Ugandan President Yoweru Kaguta Museveni at The Presidential Palace (Rashtrapati Bhawan) in New Delhi. Uganda's top rebel leader Joseph Kony is to sign a historic peace deal to end one of Africa's longest conflicts which has left tens of thousands dead.

    Uganda rebels to sign historic peace deal

    AFP - Thursday, April 10 01:52 pm

    RI-KWANGBA, Sudan, April 10, 2008 (AFP) - Uganda's top rebel leader Joseph Kony was to sign an historic peace deal on Thursday to end one of Africa's longest conflicts which has left tens of thousands dead. More »

  • Kenya to spend millions for AIDS treatment next year: ministry

    AFP - Sunday, April 6 06:19 pm

    NAIROBI (AFP) - Kenya will spend millions of dollars next year on antiretroviral (ARV) therapy for a surge of new HIV/AIDS patients in the country, the health ministry said Sunday. More »

  • A woman carrying her child walks past people queuing to withdraw cash from a city bank in Harare May 6, 2008. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo

    Mediator Mbeki in Zimbabwe to discuss disputed poll

    Reuters - Friday, May 9 10:43 am

    HARARE (Reuters) - Regional mediator and South African President Thabo Mbeki arrived in Zimbabwe on Friday for talks on the country's disputed elections ahead of a possible run-off that has raised concerns of further violence. More »

  • Mbeki in Zimbabwe for talks on disputed poll

    Reuters - Friday, May 9 10:16 am

    HARARE (Reuters) - Regional mediator and South African President Thabo Mbeki arrived in Zimbabwe on Friday for talks with veteran President Robert Mugabe about the country's disputed elections. More »

  • Family members of evicted farm workers workers cook breakfast on the side of the road outside Mvurwi village, about 130 km (81 miles) west of Harare, May 1, 2008. Some 20 families said they were evicted by ruling party militia and war veterans from Chipanza Farm after being suspected to have voted for the opposition Movement For Democratic Change (MDC) in Zimbabwe's March 29 presidential and parliamentary elections.

    Zimbabwe opposition rejects presidential run-off

    Reuters - Thursday, May 8 09:18 pm

    HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's opposition MDC will not participate in a presidential run-off against Robert Mugabe, a top party official said on Thursday, after reports of escalating violence deepened a post-election crisis. More »

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