DR Congo: Suspected Ebola cases near 1,000 with at least 220 deaths/in /by
The number of suspected cases in the country's east is nearing 1,000, with at least 220 suspected deaths.
Kenya: Ruto Denies Forcing Transport Leaders to Call Off Strike, Defends Fuel Subsidy Strategy/in /by
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has denied claims that his administration pressured transport sector leaders into calling off their strike, insisting the decision was reached voluntarily after discussions on the country's fuel situation.
Malabo continues to host U.S. deportees despite court order/in /by
Under an opaque $7.5 million deal with the Trump administration, Equatorial Guinea's all-powerful president, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, has turned a hotel owned by his family into a prison for asylum seekers deported from the United States.
Aerospace and automotive sectors put Morocco top of Africa’s industrialisation index/in /by
Advances in Morocco’s aerospace, automotive and phosphate sectors have pushed the kingdom to the top of Africa’s industrialisation rankings, overtaking long-time leader South Africa.
Australian energy firm signs landmark gas deal with Zimbabwe/in /by
It is a key step for Invictus Energy as it looks to advance its efforts to commercialise hydrocarbon resources in the Cabora Bassa basin.
Dalai Lama attends swearing‑in of Tibetan government‑in‑exile in India/in /by
Penpa Tsering, the head of Tibet’s government‑in‑exile, was sworn in for a second term at a ceremony in Dharamshala, India, attended by the Dalai Lama.
Viral ‘Donald Trump’ buffalo spared from Eid sacrifice and sent to zoo/in /by
Bangladesh's national zoo has taken custody of a rare albino buffalo nicknamed "Donald Trump", sparing the animal from sacrifice during Eid al-Adha celebrations.
South Africa seizes $61 Million drug haul at Zimbabwe border, three arrested/in /by
South Africa's border police stopped a truck from Malawi that was driving into the country with drugs worth nearly one billion rand ($61 million), authorities said on Thursday.
Burkina Faso junta suspends biggest student union and arrests leader/in /by
It is the latest salvo in the ongoing crackdown on independent organisations by the military authorities which seized power in a 2022 coup.
At least 16 students killed in overnight fire at Kenyan boarding school/in /by
At least 16 students died in an overnight fire that started in the dormitories of a girls' boarding school, a government official said, in the latest such incident to rock the East African nation.