The Chairperson of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, and Executive Secretary Elias Magosi will attend the 8th African Union (AU) Mid-Year C…
Noma, a rapidly progressing and often fatal infection of the face and mouth, is devastating children in northern Nigeria. The disease begins with gum inflammation in malnourished children living in…
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in the capital city of Kinshasa on Thursday to voice their opposition against a government-proposed constitutional amendment that would allow the current presiden…
Edwin Sifuna has emerged as a rising challenger to Kenya's President William Ruto ahead of next year's election, channeling public anger over political violence and corruption. The 44-year-old Nair…
Douala, the economic engine of Cameroon, woke up to submerged streets and stalled commerce after heavy rains swept through the city overnight from Thursday into Friday. The meteorological service h…
Presidential candidate Peter Obi has pledged an aggressive anti-corruption drive to dismantle government waste as the primary solution to Nigeria’s deepening cost-of-living crisis. Speaking to repo…
The Democratic Republic of Congo is now wrestling with an Ebola epidemic that has claimed more than 3,000 lives, forcing burial teams to work under constant threat of contagion. The virus continues…
The United Nations climate agency has confirmed that the El Niño weather phenomenon is strengthening, setting the stage for extreme weather patterns that will persist well into 2027. In Kenya, mete…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has ordered a complete closure of the Niger Bridge for fourteen days, beginning immediately, to facilitate urgent maintenance works. This decisive infrastructure s…
The Democratic Republic of Congo has confirmed a new Ebola outbreak driven by the rare Bombali virus species, complicating regional health security in a region already strained by prolonged armed c…
Algerian Prime Minister Sifi Ghrieb joined grieving relatives in the northeastern province of Jijel on Friday to mark the burial of victims from the devastating wildfires that swept through the reg…
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is facing one of the deadliest Ebola outbreaks in history, with over 4,900 confirmed cases and more than 2,300 deaths recorded so far. This outbreak, cons…