Kenya ‘should declare national disaster’ on cancer

Recent high-profile deaths draw attention to cancer in a country which has just 35 oncologists.

Ebola crisis: Rwanda reopens border with DR Congo amid outbreak

The brief closure happened after a third death from Ebola was identified in the border city of Goma.

Ebola: One year on from Democratic Republic Congo outbreak

Myths and conflict are hampering efforts to stop the disease spreading through a mobile population.

What are the US’s intentions in Africa?

Can the US compete with China's huge investments in the continent?