The Risks Of A Cesarean Section
A new study on maternal mortality finds that the death rate is up to 50 times higher in many African countries than in high-income countries.
Africa
Ethiopian Flight Data Shows Similarities To Indonesian Crash Of Same Boeing Model
Ethiopia's Transport Minister said a preliminary review of the flight data from last week's plane crash reveals "clear similarities" in that accident and the crash of a Lion Air Boeing 737 MAX last October.
Protests Mount In Algeria, Even As President Promises Transitional Government
President Abdelaziz Bouteflika announced on Monday that he would not seek reelection to a fifth term. But Algerians are demanding that he resign immediately and not prolong his nearly 20-year rule.
U.S. Government Beefs Up Presence Near Congo's Ebola Epicenter
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is dispatching a dozen additional staff and sending some of them closer to the area of the outbreak.
Boeing 737 Max 8 Crash Puts Ethiopian Airlines In The Spotlight
The airline has been operating for more than 75 years, and it's become Africa's largest airline in terms of destinations, passengers carried and revenue. It suffered a blow with a deadly crash.
New Congolese President Pardons About 700 Political Prisoners
President Felix Tshisekedi is signalling a more tolerant approach to political opposition than his predecessor Joseph Kabila.
FAA Grounds Boeing 737 Max Planes In U.S., Pending Investigation
The announcement Wednesday afternoon follows decisions by many other countries to ground the planes in the wake of Sunday's deadly crash of an Ethiopian Airlines flight.
Dozens Of School Children Feared Dead In Nigerian Building Collapse
The three-story structure crumpled into a pile of concrete slabs Wednesday. About 100 nursery and primary school students are believed to have been inside. At least 37 people have been rescued.
Some Schoolchildren Reported Dead After Building Collapses In Lagos, Nigeria
Scores of schoolchildren were in a four-story building in Lagos, Nigeria, when it collapsed. Officials say they have pulled some survivors, but they know that some schoolchildren died.
U.N. Report Says Massacres In Congo Might Constitute Crimes Against Humanity
A United Nations investigation finds at least 535 men, women and children were killed in December amid a conflict between the Banunu and Batende communities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.