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More than 6 000 people infected with Ebola in Congo, government figures show
31st August 2026 The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo has passed the 6 000 mark, government data showed on Monday. The epidemic... →
UN committee says countries must consider reparations for slave trade
31st August 2026 A UN committee said countries are legally obliged to consider reparations for the transatlantic slave trade and take other measures to address the... →
Congo starts Ebola vaccinations for health workers
28th August 2026 Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday began vaccinating frontline health workers with a vaccine approved for a different Ebola species, as... →
Congo's president calls for national dialogue to ease tensions, rebels excluded
28th August 2026 Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has unveiled plans for a national dialogue aimed at easing political tensions, which have... →
Extensive power cuts hamper life in Sudan
28th August 2026 Sudanese welder Shannan Mohammed has been building furniture for a family in Omdurman little by little as constant blackouts interrupt his work.... →
Nigerian gunmen raise over $5m from mass kidnappings, study finds
27th August 2026 Nigerian kidnappers have collected nearly $5.8-million in ransom payments in the last year from civilian abductions, crime that is crippling... →
Tanzania's ruling party picks new candidate for vice president
27th August 2026 Tanzania's ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi party has picked the energy minister as its nominee for the new vice president, the party's secretary general... →
South African rand steadies ahead of producer inflation data
27th August 2026 The South African rand steadied in early trade on Thursday as investors awaited domestic producer inflation data due later in the day, while the... →
African Union to launch African credit rating agency in October, adviser says
26th August 2026 The African Peer Review Mechanism - an African Union-backed initiative - will launch a continent-wide credit ratings agency in October, a senior... →
Tanzania's vice president resigns in less than a year
26th August 2026 Tanzania's vice president has resigned less than a year into the job and President Samia Suluhu Hassan has accepted the resignation, a government... →
Nigeria's president orders rescue after mass kidnapping exposes security failings
26th August 2026 Nigerian President Bola Tinubu ordered the military and other security agencies on Tuesday to launch an immediate rescue operation after scores of... →
Son of Uganda's president says he will stand for top job in 2031
26th August 2026 Uganda's military chief Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who is also the son of the country's long-ruling President Yoweri Museveni, said he would run for... →
IMF's Georgieva says global economy weathering energy shock, sees fiscal concerns
26th August 2026 The global economy has weathered the Iran war energy shock better than feared, International Monetary Fund MD Kristalina Georgieva said on Tuesday,... →
South African miners accelerate shift to renewable power to cut Eskom reliance
26th August 2026 South Africa's mining firms are accelerating investment in renewable energy as they seek to diversify power sources, cut costs and meet... →
Nigeria's president orders rescue after mass kidnapping
25th August 2026 Nigerian President Bola Tinubu ordered the military and other security agencies on Tuesday to launch an immediate rescue operation after scores of... →
Iran war makes multibillion-dollar Tanzania LNG more attractive, Equinor says
25th August 2026 The disruption to energy flows in the Strait of Hormuz is making it more attractive for Equinor to develop a long-stalled liquefied natural gas... →
Zambia closes courts on last day to file election challenge
24th August 2026 Zambian authorities closed the country's top courts on Monday, blocking access to the premises on the last day that the opposition could file a... →
Kenya arrests four in probe into 18 elephant deaths in Amboseli
24th August 2026 Police have arrested four suspects in an investigation into the deaths of 18 elephants in Kenya's Amboseli ecosystem, where authorities also seized... →
Ceasefire monitors deploy in eastern Congo under Qatari peace deal
24th August 2026 A mission to observe implementation of a ceasefire between Congolese forces and Rwandan-backed rebels began on Monday in eastern Congo, the first... →
South African rand holds near multi-month high as Iran sanctions loom
24th August 2026 The South African rand opened the week on a firm footing on Monday, hovering near its strongest level since the start of the Iran war, as a subdued... →
Somali child hunger crisis deepens as facilities close due to aid cuts, UNICEF says
21st August 2026 Nearly 1.9-million children in Somalia are expected to be malnourished this year, with the country seeing a 32% jump in the number of children... →
Zambian police summon opposition leader following disputed election
21st August 2026 Zambian police have summoned opposition leader Brian Mundubile for questioning over alleged national security threats in the latest escalation of a... →
Ebola outbreak in Congo spreading exponentially as death toll surpasses 2 500, UN says
21st August 2026 More than 2 500 people have now died in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak, which is spreading exponentially in an area larger than... →
South African rand strengthens against weaker dollar, supported by gold gains
21st August 2026 The South African rand strengthened on Friday as gold prices edged higher and remained on course for a third weekly gain, while a weaker US dollar... →
Venezuelans and Cubans among deportees to Liberia under Trump deal, official says
20th August 2026 People deported by the US to Liberia will mostly hail from Latin American countries including Cuba and Venezuela, Liberia's information minister... →
Congo set to receive 70 000 Ervebo vaccines to contain Ebola outbreak, WHO says
20th August 2026 The Democratic Republic of Congo has been allocated 70 000 doses of Merck's Ervebo vaccine for Ebola, the World Health Organization said on... →
Congo's M23 rebels introduce new movement restrictions over Ebola concerns
20th August 2026 The AFC/M23 rebel alliance in Democratic Republic of Congo, which has highlighted its ability to tackle the spread of Ebola in territory it... →
South African rand flat as investors mull US Treasury move
20th August 2026 The South African rand was flat in early trade on Thursday, as global investors avoided taking large positions while digesting a surprise US... →
Nigeria reforms helped to avert economic collapse, finance minister says
19th August 2026 President Bola Tinubu's overhaul of Nigeria's economy, including scrapping a costly fuel subsidy and devaluing the currency, has helped to... →
South Africa consumer inflation slows more than expected in July
19th August 2026 South Africa's inflation rate slowed for the first time in five months in July, partly due to a steep drop in fuel costs, but analysts said it... →
South African rand steady before domestic inflation data
19th August 2026 The South African rand was little changed in early trade on Wednesday as investors awaited inflation data that is expected to show a moderation in... →
Ebola cases in Congo exceed 5 000, government data shows
19th August 2026 The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo now exceeds 5 000, government data showed late on Tuesday, as health... →
Attacks on aid workers hit record high in 2025, UN says
19th August 2026 A record number of humanitarian workers were attacked last year, driven partly by increased use of armed drones, the United Nations said on... →
At least 25 killed in attack on Nigeria's Plateau amid reprisal fears
19th August 2026 At least 25 people were killed in an overnight attack on a village in Nigeria's central Plateau state, local officials and residents said on... →
WHO says Congo Ebola outbreak can still be brought under control within three months
18th August 2026 A World Health Organization official said on Tuesday it was still possible to bring under control an Ebola outbreak that is outpacing containment... →
Zambia's Hichilema win gives investors continuity, now they want growth
18th August 2026 Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema's re-election hands investors the policy continuity they sought, while negotiations on a new International... →
Zambia's reelected Hichilema seeks to turn debt recovery into economic expansion
18th August 2026 After restructuring Zambia's debt in his first term, Hakainde Hichilema says there is more work to be done in his second and wants to double the... →
Zambia's president extends election lead, partial results show
17th August 2026 Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema's lead in the Southern African country's presidential election has widened, partial results from about 71% of... →
Zambia says it arrested opposition figures on night of elections
17th August 2026 Zambian police arrested several leading opposition figures on the night of national elections last week, accusing them of posing a threat to state... →
IMF to visit Uganda next month for negotiations on new programme
17th August 2026 An International Monetary Fund staff team plans to visit Uganda next month for more negotiations on a new support programme, the IMF's resident... →
South Africa bets on renewables, but its power grid is not ready
17th August 2026 Faced with spiralling energy costs and growing demand, South Africa is investing heavily in green energy, but without enough cables to transmit the... →
