DEATHS

A Kenyan judge has ordered cult leader Paul Mackenzie and 30 associates to undergo mental health evaluations before being charged with the murder of 191 children whose bodies have been exhumed since last April from the Shakahola forest.…

A day of national mourning decreed by the Congolese authorities is observed in the Republic of Congo, in memory of 31 young people who died in a stampede Monday evening in Brazzaville during an army recruitment operation. The flags are…

The trial in the adulterated syrups affair which caused the death of children last year in The Gambia resumed before the Banjul High Court. The families of the victims, grouped within the AKI association, are awaiting convictions at the…

Four types of medicine, made in India, caused the deaths of at least 70 children in Gambia last year, according to a presidential commission of inquiry. According to the World Health Organisation the syrups contained "unacceptable"…

Health officials in the United States Of America have reported another death and several more cases of vision loss from illnesses linked to eyedrops tainted with drug-resistant bacteria. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has recorded a total of 922 suspected cases of cholera, including 32 deaths in 2023. The NCDC disclosed this in its latest Cholera Situation weekly epidemiological report for week nine, posted on…

Malawi has delayed the opening of public schools in the southern African country's two major cities of Blantyre and Lilongwe, the health minister said Monday, to try to slow down a surge in cholera deaths. The total number of cases and…

The family of veteran Nollywood actress, Ada Ameh, has released her funeral arrangements. Read Also:Nigerian actress Ada Ameh is dead In the released arrangements, a novelty match and candlelight service will be held in her honor on…

According to the latest data from the World Health Organization (WHO), the number of COVID-19 deaths worldwide is close to 6 million. “Globally, there have been 440,807,756 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 5,978,096 deaths, reported…

Cynthia Makokha was a 17-year-old student and volleyball player, Agnes Tirop was a 25-year-old rising athletics star, who finished fourth in the 5,000m race at the Tokyo Olympics and had won two World Championship bronze medals. Both women…