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Primary school pupils in London that are not fully vaccinated against polio are to be offered catch-up jabs after Easter.   The disease, common in the UK in the 1950s, was eliminated by 2003. But poliovirus traces were found in north and…

South Africa is aware of its legal obligation, a spokesperson for President Cyril Ramaphosa said  referring to a proposed visit by Vladimir Putin after an international court issued an arrest warrant against the Russian leader. Russian…

In the Sudanese capital Khartoum, traditional yellow taxis, which have been operating since the 1970s, face the increasing threat of modern transport vehicles. Many customers are now booking their taxi rides through apps on their…

Group of young Burundians who are producing chlorine says everyone should have access to clean drinking water. "Chlorine is made by chemical transformation, the electrolysis of salt water. We take salt and water and we stir it to have a…

The most bitter disputes in the history of the NHS, with the Royal College of Nursing staging and most extensive strike action ever. Deal with ministers was reached in England this week. It all started on a cold frosty morning, nurse's…

British Interior Minister defended a controversial plan to deport asylum seekers arriving in the UK to Rwanda during a visit on Saturday. Suella Braverman spoke to journalists at a news conference attended by Rwanda's Foreign Minister…

French nuclear giant, Orano, and the Niger government, are exploring the potential of a uranium site in Imouraren in the northern Arlit region. One of the world's less advanced countries is Niger and is also home to one of the planet's…

Cyclone Freddy has moved on from Malawi and left behind a trail of destruction and the risk of an unprecedented cholera outbreak. It is normally spread through contaminated water and, left untreated, it can be fatal within hours, even in…

Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon signed a bill prohibiting abortion pills in the state and also allowed a separate measure restricting abortion to become law without his signature. The pills are already banned in 13 states with blanket bans on…

Heads of state from the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC) met on in Cameroonian capital, Yaoundé, for a one-day summit to discuss the region's economy and impact of the war in Ukraine. The heads of state…