The protest, an annual event, has become a showcase of the growing political power of Kenya’s youth.

Most of the people testing positive for Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo are not on health workers’ radar, suggesting that contact tracing is lagging dangerously behind.

South Sudan is the world’s newest nation and its education system is on the verge of collapse, putting an entire generation at risk.

Scientists believe that the Bundibugyo virus persists in an animal species, occasionally spilling over into humans. But they have yet to identify the species.

A generic version of a breakthrough cystic fibrosis drug, manufactured in Bangladesh for a fraction of the American price, may give some families around the world an unlikely lifeline.

A highway running through El Obeid links Darfur in west Sudan to the east, making it a strategically significant battleground.

That is good news for patients, but officials fear it will make controlling the spread of the disease harder.

Cape Verde’s veteran goalkeeper, Vozinha, is keeping the archipelago nation’s hopes outsized after his performance against soccer giant Spain.

A lawsuit filed in California claims the automaker’s philanthropic arm stole technology intended to help poor farmers, but it is not clear to what end.

According to an unsigned statement from the State Department, the U.S. will phase out support for H.I.V. prevention and treatment in South Africa.