Breast milk banks tackle high infant mortality in S. Africa

The infants still dying from preventable causes

High interest rates that local commercial banks impose on borrowers were yesterday blamed for the central bank’s move to increase Treasury Bill rates.

Aga Khan Hospital, Dar es Salaam will offer free clinical breast examination and breast health education on Saturday, October 11th from 9.00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Early Screening helps detect cancers in people who have no symptoms. This is when it's most treatable.
This Saturday, to mark the Breast Cancer Awareness month, Aga Khan Hospital, will offer free breast exams, free ultrasound screening and health education. 
The forum will also provide current information on breast cancer treatment as...

Health ministers from West African countries have adopted a common strategy to fight the deadly Ebola outbreak.

In 2013, the World Bank Group announced two goals that would guide its development work worldwide. The first is the eradication of chronic poverty. More formally, it is the target of bringing the number of extremely poor people, defined as those living on less than 1.25 ppp-adjusted dollars a day, to less than 3pc of the world population by 2030.

Megawatts of coal that Tanzania and Kenya are said to bring in, according to Brands and Beyond managing director James Ngomeli

Nomsa Maseko looks at how South Africa, with one of the greatest numbers of people with HIV, is tackling the disease.

South Africa's ban on large gatherings has meant the rediscovery of old traditions.

 Gordon M. Acha, Head of the Correspondent Banking Group for Sub Sahara Africa, hosted Citi’s annual Africa Banks Forum in Zanzibar from August 11th to 13th. The annual event brings together Citi’s most esteemed financial institutions with the objective of  exploring trends, challenges and opportunities faced by financial institutions. This year the forum had 30 senior officials from banks in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Mauritania, Malawi,...