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[allAfrica] Habibou Dia has been elected ambassador of the DongFang Scholarship Program cohort at Peking University following a vote involving representatives from 58 countries.
Cyril Ramaphosa argues that the authors of the report "misconceived" their mandate.
Press Release - On 8 December, 2025, the media regulator for Guinea, the High Authority for Communication (HAC), announced the suspension until further notice of Boubacar Koyla Diallo, host of the programme "Autour de la transition" on Parlement TV, over the edition broadcast on 7 December 2025.
[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- Somalia is facing growing fears over the possible spread of Ebola as the deadly virus resurfaces in parts of Africa, while the United States has imposed temporary travel restrictions targeting travellers linked to affected countries.
The United Arab Emirates has denied any involvement in the civil war and says it investigates alleged links.
[RFI] Senegal's National Assembly has elected ousted prime minister Ousmane Sonko as its speaker, handing the firebrand politician a powerful new platform just days after President Bassirou Diomaye Faye dismissed him from government.
[The Conversation Africa] Bullying is a widespread global problem, with extensive research across countries showing that no school is immune. In South Africa, the scale is particularly concerning, with studies indicating that between a fifth and over half of learners have experienced or witnessed school violence.
[Premium Times] The five defendants are being prosecuted by the Stae Security Service (SSS) over the attack on St Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State, which left dozens of worshippers dead and many others injured.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK) has warned that several proposals in the Finance Bill 2026 could significantly raise the cost of living, weaken consumer protections and expose Kenya to regional trade disputes, as Parliament continues scrutiny of the tax measures ahead of the Third Reading.
DR Congo fans hoping to watch their side's return to the World Cup face a major hurdle as the US imposes travel restrictions following the latest Ebola outbreak.
As speaker, Sonko could use his position to challenge the policies of the president, his one-time ally.
[Ghanaian Times] Nutrition experts have called on Parliament to urgently ensure that Ghana fulfils its international nutrition commitments to address the country's growing malnutrition crisis.
[Ghanaian Times] Residents of Adaklu-Helekpe and surrounding communities near the Adaklu Mountains in the Adaklu District of the Volta Region are living in fear after a landslide struck the area on Wednesday evening following a heavy downpour.
[SNA] Port Sudan -- Governor of Darfur Region Minni Arko Minnawi strongly condemned what he described as a "brutal massacre" carried out by the "Dagalo family terrorist militia" through the targeting of the market in the city of Kornoy in North Darfur State.
[Premium Times] "I am aware that, despite the best efforts of our security and intelligence agencies--including the recent elimination of a wanted ISIS leader--heartless terrorists and bandits still attack some communities."
[Dabanga] Several convoys carrying life-saving food assistance, have departed from outside the country and are on their way to Sudan to support the most vulnerable groups, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) says. The National Humanitarian Access Commission affiliated with the Sudan Founding Alliance 'Tasees' government has announced an extension of the registration and accreditation period for international and national organisations until 13 June.
Analysis - Although authorities adhered to the ECOWAS timeline, Guinea’s return to democracy is mired in controversy.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission has dismissed claims of planned manipulation of the 2027 General Election, assuring Kenyans that the country's electoral process remains independent, credible and firmly protected under the Constitution.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- National Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has defended the State House budget allocation, saying the amount is too small to significantly support major sectors such as education, even as he acknowledged the need for sweeping reforms in agriculture spending.
[SAnews.gov.za] The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has refuted claims that it suffered a breach of its systems.
[Namibian] Prime minister Elijah Ngurare says providing every village in the country with two boreholes is achievable under the leadership of president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah.
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Senegal's Parliament elected Ousmane Sonko as Speaker days after Sonko was fired by President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, who also dissolved the government after months of tensions between the former allies.
The governor of Ituri said the more time they lose, the closer the province is to disaster.
[Nyasa Times] Mkango Resources's move to list its rare earth mining business on the Nasdaq Stock Market in the United States has reignited debate over whether Malawi urgently needs a Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) to protect and manage future mining revenues.
[Liberian Observer] Liberia has secured a US$36 million investment commitment aimed at transforming its rubber industry and strengthening support for smallholder farmers, following high-level discussions between Agriculture Minister Dr. J. Alexander Nuetah and Cambodia-based Mainland Group, one of Asia's leading agribusiness and rubber processing companies.
[Scrolla] Mpukunyoni:King Misuzulu kaZwelithini will help pay for the funeral of a woman killed by his official convoy.
[Premium Times] The court awarded a whopping N21 million fine against the plaintiff, who challenged Mr Jonathan's eligibility to recontest for president under a constitutional amendment introduced some years ago.
[GroundUp] Ministers convened a "high-level" meeting at the Union Buildings on Monday
[New Dawn] Monrovia -- The Government of Liberia has announced new health and travel measures to strengthen surveillance for Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) following outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda, which have been declared Public Health Emergencies of International Concern (PHEICs).
Analysis - Uganda is mobilizing its hard-earned Ebola expertise as eastern DRC’s outbreak threatens to overwhelm borders,
[Daily Maverick] A statement of outrage against the weaponisation of xenophobia and the brutal and unlawful treatment of migrants, including refugees and asylum seekers.
[Daily Maverick] In March, the South African Human Rights Commission held an inquiry into South Africa's food systems. It heard from submissions that South Africa produces enough food to feed the nation, yet hundreds of children die from malnutrition every year, and 63.5% of South Africans are food insecure.
In Cairo’s Faisal district,
Lenacapavir, which protects people from H.I.V. infection with twice-yearly shots, is arriving in a country where the health system has been hollowed out by American aid cuts.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Kenya Meteorological Department has forecast continued rainfall across several parts of the country from May 26 to June 1, 2026, with heavy downpours expected in sections of the Coast region and Garissa County.
[allAfrica] Geneva -- World Health Organization (WHO) head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is spreading rapidly.
Director general of World Health Organization urges neighbouring countries to take immediate action The World Health Organization has warned that the Ebola outbreak is outpacing response efforts and countries neighbouring the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are at high risk from the disease. “We are urgently scaling up operations, but at the moment the epidemic is outpacing us,” said the WHO’s director-general, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, as he urged neighbouring countries to take immediate action.
There have been arson attacks on Ebola treatment centres in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, exposing the anger in a region beset by violence linked to armed rebel groups. Authorities say the number of suspected cases of Ebola has passed 900. The World Health Organization has said the outbreak now poses a very high risk for DRC, but that the risk of the disease spreading globally is low
Four people were also injured in the incident inside Murchison Falls National Park, officials say.
A man managed to evade security and embrace William Ruto before being wrestled to the ground.
Bonolo Selelo and Tsholofelo Kumile are going to court for right to wed but face fierce opposition from church groups
The Moroccan government wants more Western holidaymakers to visit the territory it claims to own.
South Africa's Mamelodi Sundowns clinch their second African Champions League title with a 2-1 aggregate win over Moroccan club AS FAR in the final.
WHO says outbreak poses ‘very high’ risk for country,
Letters: Readers respond Devi Sridhar’s call for the world to act now over the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
[Premium Times] Mr Sonko believed that President Faye was drifting away from the party's original agenda and had previously threatened to pull PASTEF out of government and return to the opposition.
[RFI] A group of Senegalese football supporters jailed in Morocco after the Africa Cup of Nations final descended into chaos over controversial calls returned home on Sunday, after being pardoned by the Moroccan king.
[The Conversation Africa] By the second week of the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo it was already clear that containing the spread of the haemorrhagic disease was proving to be difficult.
[African Arguments] As international diplomatic efforts intensify in attempts to overcome Libya's prolonged political deadlock, a renewed US approach has emerged, marked by a noticeable tone of optimism that sits uneasily alongside the country's fragmented and volatile realities.
Guest Column - Africa has seen this before: The revolutionary brothers who once shared prison cells, campaign stages, liberation trenches and political slogans eventually arrive at the same destination: the brutal crossroads of power.
Staff at the Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy are overseeing the repatriation of ‘the shiest antelope’ from western zoos to their native east African country
More than 20,000 attacks on markets,
Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania are major importers of used garments from the West and China.
Order aimed at preventing spread of Ebola to US affects travelers who have visited three countries in last 21 days
But Trump administration will not return detainees deported to third countries in disease-stricken region
Threat of jihadism continues to lurk along borders with Mali and Burkina Faso These days, when she is not organising the annual International Day of Reggae celebrations in Côte d’Ivoire, Rose Ebirim picks up litter scattered on the beach in the historic port town of Grand Bassam, 25 miles east of Abidjan. Both activities have become a form of therapy since the time she saw someone die. “13 March 2016 was a Black Sunday for me,” she said.
The team, now in Belgium, must isolate there for 21 days or risk being denied permission to come to Houston for the World Cup, an official said.
Kinshasa residents continue to pack markets, bars and public transportation, despite growing international concern about the spread of the virus.
The Democratic Republic of Congo's World Cup squad must isolate for 21 days before they can enter the US because of the Ebola outbreak.
New strain of virus, aid cuts,
Several hundred people massed at the gates of a hospital to demand the body of a suspected Ebola victim. Violence broke out when staff refused the request.
Those caught up in West Africa's Ebola outbreak a decade ago on how best to tackle the current epidemic.
[UN News] The UN is rushing emergency personnel, funding and supplies into eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to counter the fast-growing Ebola outbreak spreading through conflict-ravaged provinces.
Document - On 17 May 2026, pursuant to paragraph 2 of Article 12 - Determination of a public health emergency of international concern, including a pandemic emergency of the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR), the Director-General (DG) of the World Health Organization (WHO), after having consulted the States Parties where the event was known to be occurring,
[allAfrica] Geneva -- History has repeatedly shown us that women are more likely than men to die during an Ebola outbreak, the chief of humanitarian action of UN Women has said in Geneva.
Situation described as ‘deeply worrisome’ by officials as aid cuts and community distrust impede responders
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Not long ago, the idea of a retail trader in Nairobi using the same analytical tools as a hedge fund in New York would have seemed far-fetched. That gap is closing quickly.
(Paraphrased Report from extensive local media interview with Mr.
Plymouth Argyle striker Owen Oseni says he was in "disbelief" after being called up to the Nigeria squad.
[Scrolla] Police and rescue teams used a rope system to lower a constable into the narrow tank to recover the two bodies at a Humansdorp dairy farm. Both men were employees of the dairy farm. Police have opened an inquest docket and the circumstances of their deaths remain unclear.
[SAIIA] On 11-12 May, SAIIA hosted a conference focused on the power and responsibility of civil society under a coalition government and in the pursuit of electoral reform.
[New Times] The number of people using public transport in Kigali has increased by 30,000 since the introduction of dedicated bus lanes in late April, according to city officials.
[Premium Times] Executive Itoto Emmanuel believes the future of Nigeria's entertainment industry lies beyond celebrity culture and viral moments.
The call comes amid growing concerns over menstrual health challenges affecting girls and women across Nigeria,
Press Release - New collaboration marks a major step towards a harmonized,
[Vanguard] Chief Faith Majemite, the Oniemo of Agbon Kingdom, has congratulated the Governorship Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State, Rt. Hon. Sheriff F.O. Oborevwori, on his emergence as the party's flag bearer, describing it as a defining moment for the future of Delta State.
[Vanguard] Delta State Governor and Coordinator of the Presidential Primary Election in the state, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has charged leaders, stakeholders and members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the State to mobilise massively and ensure overwhelming votes for President Bola Tinubu in the party's Presidential Primary Election scheduled to hold nationwide, Saturday.
[Vanguard] The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Lagos Commodities and Futures Exchange (LCFE), Akin Akeredolu-Ale, has charged commodities brokers and qualified commodities traders to deepen their understanding of product generation and packaging to strengthen Nigeria's commodities ecosystem and position Africa for greater participation in global commodities trade.
[Vanguard] The burial arrangements for Adesiyan Adegboye, the teacher killed during last Friday's coordinated attack on three schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, began on Friday at Ayegun Baptist Church, Ogbomoso.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Judicial Service Commission Kenya has announced that the Judiciary will begin publishing individual performance data for judges and judicial officers as part of efforts to enhance accountability, transparency and efficiency within the justice system.
[Leadership] TotalEnergies is sustainably growing a multi-pronged offshore strategy in Angola, combining deepwater project development, brownfield optimization and frontier exploration as the company expands its long-term position in the country.
[Leadership] The Nigeria Police Force has recovered 119 rounds of 7.62mm AK-47 live ammunition concealed in a bag along Kalshingi Road in Kwadon, Yamaltu/Deba Local Government Area of Gombe State.
[Leadership] The Isese Welfare Association (IWA) has called on Yoruba people across Southwest Nigeria to unite and defend their communities against rising insecurity, following recent cases of kidnappings, school abductions and killings in parts of the region.
The rare species of Ebola involved - known as Bundibugyo - kills around a third of those infected and has no proven vaccine yet.
[Premium Times] The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says Boko Haram, also known as Jama'atu Ahlis-Sunna Lidda'Awati Wal-Jihad (JAS), is responsible for the coordinated attacks on three schools in Oyo State.
[Scrolla] Reality television star Londie London is opening up about her personal life, motherhood and career in a new solo reality show. The show is called Life With Londie and it airs on Mzansi Magic.
[Capital FM] Mombasa -- President William Ruto has announced that the government will compensate absentee landlords in Tana River County as part of a plan aimed at resolving long-standing land ownership disputes affecting squatters in the region.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Former Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria and companies associated with him are facing a commercial lawsuit over an alleged unpaid debt of more than Ksh72 million arising from financing linked to projects at Bomet University College.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has called on universities, colleges, examination bodies, and professional regulators to tighten verification of academic qualifications in a bid to combat certificate forgery ahead of the 2027 General Elections.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi Musalia has urged Kenyans to brace themselves for tougher economic and social challenges in the coming days, saying it is important for the government to communicate openly with the public.
[Vanguard] The Oyo State Police Command has debunked reports claiming that abducted students, pupils and teachers in Orire Local Government Area have been released, insisting that rescue operations are still ongoing.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The United States has designated a senior Tanzanian police official over gross human rights violations linked to the detention, torture, and sexual assault of Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi and Ugandan journalist and activist Agather Atuhaire during their visit to Dar es Salaam last year.
Iliman Ndiaye insists Senegal are African champions in "many people's eyes" despite a legal wrangle over the ultimate destination of the 2025 Afcon title.
[The Herald] Businessman Mr Wicknell Chivayo says he has withdrawn charges against his ex-wife, Sonja Madzikanda, and her mother, Tabitha Madzikanda, saying he has forgiven them for the sake of his children.
[Liberian Investigator] President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has formally submitted legislation to the House of Representatives seeking to establish a War and Economic Crimes Court and a National Anti-Corruption Court, advancing what supporters describe as the most consequential accountability reforms Liberia has attempted since the end of its civil wars.
[Liberian Investigator] The House of Representatives has ordered Liberia's top health and border officials to appear before plenary Tuesday, May 27, demanding a full accounting of what stands between this country and Ebola as a fresh outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo renews fears across a region that has never fully shaken the memory of what the virus did here a decade ago.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Federation of Public Transport Sector (FPTS), including the Matatu Owners Association, on Friday called off the nationwide fuel strike following a high-level meeting with President William Ruto at State House Mombasa.
[Scrolla] eThekwini Mayor Cyril Xaba confirmed that just one person was arrested after authorities checked nearly 460 foreign nationals at the Diakonia Centre in Durban. Home Affairs KwaZulu-Natal manager Cyril Mncwabe said of the two without valid documents, one had a rejected permit application and the other carried a fraudulent permit.
[Nile Post] Motorists using the busy Kampala-Masaka Highway are being urged to prepare for temporary traffic delays after the Ministry of Works and Transport announced the start of asphalt-laying works on the new Katonga bridge road approaches, signalling that the long-awaited reconstruction project is entering its final stages.
[The New Humanitarian] Bunia & Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo -- "It's going to be a real race against time."
[Leadership] Politicians seeking to defect ahead of the 2027 general elections may now have a wider window to switch parties following a Federal High Court ruling that extended the deadline for political parties to submit their membership registers to September 2026.
Hunger and conflict are on the minds of the residents of Akobo, where an outbreak could have devastating consequences.
[allAfrica] An angry crowd attacked and partially burned sections of Rwampara General Hospital in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
[Capital FM] NAIROBI, Kenya, May 22-President William Ruto has pledged urgent implementation of minimum fare regulations for digital taxis operating under ride-hailing applications as the government moves to cushion transport operators from the ongoing fuel crisis.
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[Daily Maverick] The most pressing issue for South Africa is improving trade relations between Pretoria and Washington, says new SA ambassador to the US, Roelf Meyer.
[New Zimbabwe] The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has intensified a nationwide crackdown against carrying knives and machetes in public spaces in a bid to curb rising cases of violent crimes.
[New Times] Mozambique's Minister of Defence, Cristóvão Artur Chume, on Thursday, May 21, visited the Rwanda Security Forces (RSF) deployed in his country's northern province of Cabo Delgado.
[HRW] Kinshasa -- Visiting Human Rights Watch Head Presses Senior Officials to Change Course
[Nile Post] The Ministry of Health has said Uganda has not registered any new Ebola cases apart from the two imported infections from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), as government moves to tighten surveillance and intensify public awareness campaigns across the country.
[Nile Post] Uganda has announced sweeping public health restrictions, including the suspension of flights, border transport, and weekly markets in high-risk districts, following confirmation of two imported Ebola cases linked to the ongoing outbreak in the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo.
[Nile Post] Uganda has suspended flights, border transport and weekly markets in high-risk border districts after confirming two imported Ebola cases linked to the outbreak in eastern DR Congo, as authorities move to prevent a repeat of the deadly 2023 epidemic response delays.
[Daily Maverick] Minister of Justice Mmamoloko Kubayi has said in a written answer to Parliament that the Department of Home Affairs has agreed to waive a five-year ban on Nigerian evangelist Timothy Omotoso for the National Prosecuting Authority to apply for his extradition. The NPA is awaiting the outcome of its petition to the Supreme Court of Appeal, where it has asked for leave to appeal against his acquittal on sexual offences charges.
[UN News] United Nations agencies have moved swiftly to support efforts to contain the latest Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), delivering emergency medical supplies, protective equipment and logistics support.
[Dabanga] Nyala / Ed Daein / Kauda / Babanussa -- The advisor to Rapid Support Forces (RSF) commander Mohammed Hamdan 'Hemedti' Dagalo, El Basha Tebeig, has threatened what he described as a "decisive action" regarding the flow of oil if attacks by drones continue. Drones launched by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) carried out strikes on Tuesday and Wednesday targeting Kauda in South Kordofan, El Daein in East Darfur, and Babanusa in West Kordofan, resulting in deaths and injuries.
One way to pay for wildlife conservation is to allow the rich to bag a few animals for high prices.
Kay Lay and Prosper Heri Ngorora report on the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Department of Homeland Security directed all flights carrying certain travelers to arrive at Dulles International Airport in Virginia.
Africa CDC says restrictions could increase public health risks and highlight ‘deeper structural injustice’ in global health
French president’s use of term comes as demand grows for formal discussion on addressing legacies of enslavement
The State Department said it would fund up to 50 clinics in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. “I don’t know the ones they are talking about,” a top Ugandan official said.
Al-Nassr forward Sadio Mane is included in Senegal's 28-man squad for this summer's World Cup.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Greater Horn of Africa Climate Outlook Forum (GHACOF) has forecast a high likelihood of below-normal rainfall across much of the northern Greater Horn of Africa during the critical June-September 2026 rainy season, raising concerns over potential impacts on food security, water availability, and livelihoods in the region.
Its endless wars help explain why
Why Egypt needs and fears the United Arab Emirates
But he has delayed another round of military strikes,
A village in Ghana will hold a parade with 30 motorcycles and a minibus to celebrate Aston Villa's Europa League victory.
[Namibian] Southern African Development Community (SADC) ministers of foreign affairs will gather in South Africa this week to map out a unified regional response to changing global geopolitical dynamics.
[SAnews.gov.za] Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa, says government has intensified preparations for the 2026 Local Government Elections scheduled for 4 November 2026.
An Air France plane was sent to Montreal because a passenger from the Democratic Republic of Congo was on board. The U.S. has closed its borders to recent visitors to the African country.
[Premium Times] Mr Umoru says those planned for recruitment included soldiers, officials of the State Security Service (SSS) and Julius Berger staff.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Search and rescue operations are ongoing after a boat capsized at the Kwa Bruno Channel near the LAPSSET area in Lamu County.
[New Dawn] Monrovia -- The international human rights organization, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has rated Liberia among the worst-performing education systems globally.
[GroundUp] Makhado municipality insists families will have water soon
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The High Court has delivered a landmark judgment declaring that the application of Kenya's Sexual Offences Act to prosecute adolescents engaged in consensual, non-coercive peer relationships violates multiple constitutional rights.
Hundreds of cases reported in the DRC after USAID has been dismantled and key scientific research canceled
The third film in Tarik Saleh’s ‘Cairo trilogy’ is a about a washed-up movie star who is bullied into starring in government propaganda
Arie and Chuko Esiri take a team approach to their filmmaking, and the results with their Nigerian-set adaptation “Clarissa” have wowed the festival.
With uncanny timing amid hantavirus and Ebola outbreaks, a group set up by Nelson Mandela known as The Elders,
[allAfrica] Sierra Leone has become the latest African nation to receive migrants deported from the United States as part of President Donald Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration.
Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah is named in Egypt's preliminary World Cup squad, which will be trimmed by one player this month.
[Premium Times] Governor Zulum had on Tuesday visited Uba to sympathise with families affected by the abduction in Mussa, and assure residents that the federal and state governments, alongside security agencies, were intensifying efforts to secure the children's release.
[SAnews.gov.za] The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has welcomed South Africa's multimillion-dollar contribution to support the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda's response to the Ebola outbreak.
[New Times] Popular Ugandan dance group Ghetto Kids are set to share the stage with Colombian pop superstar Shakira during the 2026 FIFA World Cup Final in New Jersey on July 19.
[Nile Post] A fresh debate has erupted in Uganda over the naming of the Ebola Bundibugyo virus strain, with diplomats, journalists, and sections of the public questioning why a deadly disease variant continues to carry the name of a Ugandan district despite modern World Health Organization naming protocols discouraging the use of geographic locations.
[The Conversation Africa] The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is grappling with a rising Ebola epidemic, with almost 600 cases detected so far and more than 130 deaths.
[The Conversation Africa] Built in the 1950s to generate electricity, Lake Kariba in Zambia and Zimbabwe has since supported activities such as tourism, fishing and conservation. All of these are affected by changes in water levels.
[UN News] Facing a fast-moving Ebola outbreak caused by a rare strain of the virus, the World Health Organization (WHO) is relying on a rapid, community-centred response to halt transmission in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda, a senior official has told UN News.
[Daba Finance] South Africa's inflation rate rose to the highest level in 20 months in April, driven by higher fuel prices linked to the Iran war and its effect on global energy markets. Consumer prices increased 4.0% from a year earlier, compared with 3.1% in March, Statistics South Africa said.
Aid cuts by the Trump administration have shut down crucial disease surveillance networks and medical supply chains in East Africa.
Editorial: Conflict and aid cuts are hampering the fight against an outbreak of the deadly virus centred in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
To some Africans, the claim that the continent’s largest health agency had already bungled its response scratched a familiar wound.
West Ham defender Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Newcastle striker Yoane Wissa are named in DR Congo's squad for the World Cup.
Ebola was first discovered in what is now the DR Congo in 1976 and the country is now facing its 17th outbreak.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Public service vehicles returned to Nairobi's roads on Wednesday morning after a crippling two-day matatu strike paralysed transport and disrupted business activities across the country.
Dr Peter Stafford’s wife and four children are also being monitored for symptoms amid Ebola outbreak in the DRC
[Nile Post] Access to Mubende Regional Referral Hospital has been restricted following the registration of three suspected Ebola cases, with results from the Ministry of Health still pending.
Analysis - Only a gradual consensus-based process can reconcile Somalia’s competing political systems and avert repeated election crises.
[UN News] The deadly Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda does not represent a global pandemic emergency, although the risk is high at a national and regional level, the UN health agency chief said on Wednesday.
Although Ashe eventually missed the podium in the men’s 100m final,
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said criticism of the World Health Organization may have reflected a “lack of understanding” about how the agency works.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- State Department for Sports is seeking parliamentary approval for a Sh32.24 billion budget for the 2026/27 financial year, marking a significant increase from the Sh25.49 billion ceiling set in the 2026 Budget Policy Statement as preparations for AFCON 2027 and major sports infrastructure projects gather pace.
[Liberian Investigator] MONROVIA -- When former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf called Monrovia "filthy" on a popular radio program in late April, she was not saying anything that hundreds of thousands of residents do not already know. What she did was make it politically inconvenient to ignore and that, in Liberia, is when things get complicated.
Ama Qamata plays a teenage survivor of sexual violence in the DRC with compelling power,
The death toll from the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has climbed to 131, with more than 500 suspected cases now recorded. The World Health Organization said it was "deeply concerned" by the scale and pace of the epidemic.
US secretary of state says WHO was ‘a little late’ in identifying deadly Ebola outbreak in the DRC and Uganda
Medics know how to respond.
The health minister has acknowledged that medics are playing catch-up with the virus after being slow to detect it.
The campaign season for a possible Israeli election has already started, writes Josie Delap,
Ghana will face fellow West African heavyweights Ivory Coast in qualifying for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations, which will be co-hosted by Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.
[Nile Post] The investigations involving former Speaker Anita Among are unfolding against a complicated legal and political backdrop in Uganda.
A rare strain, conflict and aid cuts make this outbreak more dangerous than ever.
The emergency caused by the Bundibugyo variant has revived fears shaped by conflict, mistrust and delayed detection,
[Premium Times] Mr Batossie linked the new directive, which took effect on Sunday, to Togo's commitment to regional integration and Pan-African cooperation.
[allAfrica] Geneva - The World Health Organization (WHO) head said Tuesday that the situation is "deeply concerning" in the Democratic Republic of Congo due to a new species of Ebola for which there is no licensed vaccine or treatment, and that is believed to have killed 131 people.
[Shabelle] New York -- The United Nations has said it is closely monitoring Somalia's political situation, particularly recent high-level talks between the federal government and opposition figures.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Calm gradually returned to several parts of the country on Tuesday as security agencies intensified patrols and deployed additional officers to contain unrest linked to the ongoing nationwide fuel protests, which entered their second day.
The warning came shortly after Congo officials reported more than 130 suspected deaths and 513 cases, a sharp rise since the outbreak was first reported over the weekend.
Trump has repeatedly made false claims that white Afrikaners facing genocide with costs of resettling them at $100m
WHO chief said he was ‘deeply concerned’ after at least 500 suspected Ebola cases and 130 deaths reported in outbreak of Bundibugyo strain
[Nile Post] The Ministry of Health has announced a temporary ban on handshakes and other forms of physical greeting following the confirmation of two Ebola cases from the Democratic Republic of the Congo that crossed into Uganda.
[Nile Post] The United States Embassy Kampala has announced a temporary suspension of all visa operations in Uganda, citing concerns related to the ongoing Ebola outbreak.
Opposition figure Zainab Sheriff unjustly sentenced to four years in prison for incitement and threatening language,
[New Zimbabwe] Sonja Louise Madzikanda, the estranged wife of Wicknell Chivayo, says she was arrested and detained at Highlands Police Station on allegations of denying the controversial businessman access to their children and stealing one of his electronic devices.
Data lays bare the extent and geographical spread of attacks in Africa’s most populous country Data from Acled and the Global Terrorism Index shows that after a few years of improvement, insecurity in Nigeria has worsened. With general elections less than a year away, the crisis has come under increasing scrutiny – both abroad and at home. Experts say the primary long-term driver of insecurity is a governance vacuum across much of the country.
[This Day] The Chairman of the Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN), Mr Wole Ogunsanya, has called on the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) and other oil producers in the country to urgently develop markets for Nigerian crude outside the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) quota system.
[The Conversation Africa] As a deadly outbreak of Ebola virus spreads in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on May 17, 2026, that it is transferring "a small number of Americans" who were in Congo and who were exposed to the virus.
Interview - An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed dozens and spread beyond the country’s borders, with Jean-Jacques Muyembe - the Congolese scientist who co-discovered the virus nearly 50 years ago - telling RFI that health authorities may have detected the epidemic too late and still do not know how far it has spread.
[The New Humanitarian] Kinshasa -- "It's like a Sword of Damocles."
[The New Humanitarian] Kinshasa -- "It's like a Sword of Damocles."
Prosecution is seen as landmark step towards justice over abuses of refugees trying to reach Europe from Africa
Étienne Davignon had been set to stand trial in connection with the murder of Patrice Lumumba, the first prime minister of what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Early surveillance and testing failed to identify the rare species of Ebola responsible for the current outbreak. An American doctor is among the confirmed cases.
