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Africa must plan to respond effectively to disease outbreaks without international help, a top public health official said Wednesday, warning that the continent of 1.3 billion people is “on its own” ...

Largest Directory of Financial Assistance Programs for African Americans Enhances Reach and Support Tools Many individuals and families across the United States face financial hardship, often ...

The story began in Africa. Paige Elenson, a native New Yorker, spied African acrobats doing crazy handstands. She joined in. Elenson, who practices an acrobatic brand of yoga, later started Africa ...

Thanks to the "KONY 2012" video made by the San Diego-based organization Invisible Children, millions of people are suddenly interested in humanitarian crises in Central Africa. This is great news, ...

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has backed a new financial architecture aimed at leveraging the balance sheets of African development finance institutions (DFIs) to mobilise resources needed to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pledged on Friday to help Africa accelerate its economic development as Beijing looks to ...