THE head of the United Nations health agency is visiting the epicentre of a deadly Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic…
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RWANDA’s new nuclear cooperation agreement with Russia may look technical on paper, focused on science, nuclear medicine and energy, but…
THE parliament in Ghana has approved a new bill criminalising homosexuality and the promotion of LGBTQ+ activities. Identifying as lesbian,…
EIGHT students alleged to have been involved in a suspected arson attack at a Kenyan girls’ school that killed 16…
THE death of 16 students in a fire on Thursday has once again sparked concerns over the safety of Kenya’s…
ONGOING conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo is hampering the Ebola outbreak response, the head of the World Health…
THE first flight of Ghanaian nationals evacuated from South Africa over anti-immigrant tensions was en route to Accra on Wednesday,…
SENEGAL’s former Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko, who was dramatically sacked on Friday by the president, has been elected Speaker of…
THE countries neighbouring the Democratic Republic of Congo are at high risk from Ebola and should act immediately to counter…
SOUTH African President Cyril Ramaphosa has started a legal challenge against a report commissioned by parliament that has paved the…
THE director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO) says there have been 220 suspected deaths in the current Ebola outbreak…
KENYA’s police chief has ordered a major shake-up of President William Ruto’s security team after a man evaded his protection…
THE former finance minister of Benin, Romuald Wadagni, officially became the country’s president on Sunday, taking over from his predecessor…
THREE Red Cross volunteers died in the Democratic Republic of Congo from suspected Ebola likely caught while managing dead bodies,…
SENEGALESE President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has sacked Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko and dissolved the nation’s government after months of tensions…
BUYERS trudged through a muddy market in Abidjan, looking for the best-priced sheep to be sacrificed for Eid al-Adha, with…
THE US has sanctioned a senior Tanzanian police official over allegations linked to the “torture and sexual assault” of East…
THE risk from the deadly Ebola outbreak has been raised to the highest level for the Democratic Republic of Congo,…
AN Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has spread to a part of eastern South Kivu province under…
GHANA said Thursday it has delayed the evacuation of more than 800 of its citizens from South Africa after a…