[IRIN] Abidjan -Twelve-year-old Arouna* stands shirtless in a cocoa field in southwestern Côte d'Ivoire holding a hoe, his ribs clearly visible under his dark skin.
[SciDev.Net] A quick, paper-based blood test which can simultaneously detect the Ebola, dengue and yellow fever viruses has shown promising results in tests, say researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States.
[ISS] On Thursday 20 August, Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza surprised many when he was sworn in for his third mandate six days before the inauguration was scheduled to take place.
[Daily Trust] Minna -Eleven children of the same family have drowned in a boat mishap while attempting to cross the River Sarkin Power in Muya LGA of Niger State.
[News24Wire] The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) will investigate a video of alleged police brutality by Douglasdale police after a video purporting to show this did the rounds.