A 2022 satellite photo shows a shimmering trail of dried, chemically-enriched mud left behind by a torrent of wastewater that ...

In a small village in Niger’s Tahoua region, an 80-year-old man sits in the shade, his eyes clouded by irreversible blindness ...

The South African government says it is confident that the maintenance work at the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) tunnel in Clarens, in the Free State, will be completed within its scheduled ...

Niger has become the first African country to eliminate river blindness, a parasitic disease that is the second-leading cause of blindness in the world, the WHO said Thursday.

But now, thanks to a combination of non-profit researchers and African public-health workers, there are signs of progress ...

A horse rider galloped across a river to help rescue a man who had fallen into the freezing water in central China's Hubei.

The Addo Elephant National Park in South Africa was established 94 years ago to protect the last 11 elephants in the Eastern ...

H.H. Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of the Presidential Court for Development and Fallen ...

South Africa’s failing wastewater treatment plants are leading the country to an ecological disaster, with spillages poisoning drinking and crop production water.

The economic benefits of eliminating river blindness in Niger are estimated at $2.3 billion, with 17.8 billion additional ...

The Eastern Congo rebel alliance that includes the M23 has declared a ceasefire for humanitarian reasons starting on Feb. 4, ...

In addition to his acting career, Dr. Irosanga was a senior lecturer in the Department of Theatre Arts at the University of ...