African News
A day in the life of Congo's overstretched Ebola surveillance teams
By: Reuters Updated 1 hour 21 minutes ago On a good day, there are only four cars available to ferry surveillance teams round the city of Bunia, the epicentre of an Ebola outbreak surging... →
Nigeria and South Africa seek to ease tensions over xenophobic attacks
By: Reuters Updated 4 hours ago Nigeria said South Africa had agreed to bring to justice those responsible for attacks on foreign nationals, while Abuja was compiling compensation... →
Uganda's health minister declares country free of Ebola
By: Reuters Updated 5 hours ago Uganda's health minister declared the country Ebola-free on Tuesday following the East African nation's latest outbreak of the viral haemorrhagic... →
Nigeria tells South Africa to curb xenophobic attacks on migrants, questions State response
By: Reuters 28th July 2026 Nigeria urged South Africa on Monday to do more to prevent xenophobic attacks on Nigerians and other African migrants, saying repeated violence was... →
IMF completes final review of Ghana lending programme, unlocks $371m
By: Reuters 28th July 2026 The International Monetary Fund's executive board on Monday completed the sixth and final review of Ghana's $3-billion support programme, clearing... →
At least 30 killed in village attack in Nigeria's Kaduna state, residents say
By: Reuters 27th July 2026 At least 30 people were killed when armed men attacked a village in Nigeria's northwestern Kaduna state early on Monday, two residents said. Dogon... →
South Africa adds Angolan kwanza to regional cross-border payment system 
By: Reuters 27th July 2026 South African Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago said on Monday that the Angolan kwanza has become the first new settlement currency added to... →
AfDB provides $15m to Biovac for new multi-vaccine production facility
By: Schalk Burger 27th July 2026 Development finance institution the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has finalised a $15-million loan to biopharmaceutical company Biologicals... →
