Papua New Guineans have launched an outpouring of grief and appreciation for the life of one of their national founding fathers — Sir Julius Chan. Sir Julius, 85, died in his home province of New ...

Sleeping sickness, a parasitic disease which is generally fatal without treatment, has been eliminated as a public health ...

Guinea, a country in West Africa has successfully eradicated the gambiense form of human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) ...

Guinea has eliminated the Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) or sleeping sickness -- a neglected tropical disease, as a public health problem.Human African trypanosomiasis is a vector-borne parasitic ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) congratulates Guinea for eliminating the gambiense form of human African trypanosomiasis ...

An international collaboration of scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery that could positively impact the ...

High Power Exploration (HPX), a mining firm backed by billionaire Robert Friedland, is facing intensifying scrutiny over its push to secure rail access through Liberia to export iron ore from Guinea’s ...

Dozens of refugees who arrived in Australia by boat a decade ago and expected to resettle in the United States have been affected by the Trump Administration's freeze on refugee programs, an ...

We’ve rounded up some of the most amazing places to visit by sea in the coming year—from Alaska’s Aleutian Islands to Albania, from New Guinea to Northwest Greenland.

Guinea pigs are one of the world’s most popular household pets. Their sweet, docile natures and affectionate personalities ...

Cauridor, which lets merchants, banks, and telco operators move funds in and out of Africa through its payment rails, raises ...

After nearly a decade of inactivity, Papua New Guinea’s only radiotherapy machine re-started operations six months ago with support from the IAEA, giving renewed hope to thousands of cancer patients ...