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As leaders of nearly 50 African countries gather in Washington to explore the economic potential of the continent, we look at the current state of Africa and its people.

Labour shortages and disrupted cross-border trade caused by the deadly Ebola outbreak have sparked grave food security concerns in West Africa, the United Nations says.

More than 700 people in West Africa have died in the worst Ebola outbreak on record. What is Ebola, and how does this highly contagious and deadly disease spread?

Despite the gains, more Africans still die from Malaria even as the spotlight remains firmly fixed on HIV/AIDS.

From Africa and Asia to Latin America and the Near East, there are 870 million people in the world who do not get enough food to lead a healthy, productive life. The Hunger Map provides invaluable information that helps professionals, schools, and the general public understand more about the biggest single risk to global health.

Community workers are filling the gaps in skilled healthcare in sub-Saharan Africa, but with 500 days until the millennium development goals expire, targets on maternal and reproductive health are far…

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared West Africa's Ebola outbreak an international health emergency, and called for global "solidarity" in the fight to stop the spread of the virus which has now claimed close to a thousand lives.

Residents of camps in Sudan's war-torn Darfur region photographed in 2007 explain how their lives have changed seven years on.