Cholera outbreak spreads in Cameroon as cases top 1,000/in /by
A cholera outbreak is spreading across northern Cameroon, with more than 1,000 cases and 28 deaths reported since mid-July, according to health authorities.
South Africa’s unique succulents under threat from poachers/in /by
South Africa is home to one of the most biodiverse collections of succulent plants in the world. But now this unique plant life is under threat from poachers who illegally harvest protected species.
Displaced Palestinians in Gaza struggle with lack of basic supplies/in /by
In this tent city in city of Deir al-Balah, Hundreds of displaced Palestinians are currently fighting for basic needs like water and food supply.
DRC Ebola outbreak deadliest ever with one death every 30 minutes/in /by
The Ebola outbreak in the DR Congo is the deadliest ever, new data shows, with one person dying from the virus every thirty minutes.
SADC leaders pay tribute to anti-apartheid activist ahead of Durban summit/in /by
Heads of state and government from across the Southern African Development Community paid tribute to the late anti-apartheid activist Oliver Reginald Tambo on Sunday, laying a wreath at his statue in Durban.
Protests erupt in Ceuta over border security and migration fears/in /by
Tensions are rising at Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta, where protesters gathered Sunday as Morocco tightened security along the border.
Cameroon finally wins its first Women’s Africa Cup of Nations title/in /by
The Indomitable Lionesses beat tournament debutant Malawi 3-0 in the final in Rabat, with Marie Ngah Manga scoring twice, to claim their first continental crown after three previous final defeats.
Unpaid health workers strike as Congo’s Ebola contact tracing falls behind/in /by
Gédéon Banga Ngbape said a challenge they are facing with right now is that health workers haven’t been paid in over three months.
Observers say Zambia’s vote marred by intimidation, counting pause/in /by
International observers of Zambia's elections said Saturday the poll was marred by claims of intimidation, abductions and an hours-long pause in the vote count.
Hundreds of migrants intercepted near Morocco’s border with Ceuta/in /by
Scores of would-be migrants, mostly from sub-Saharan Africa, were intercepted on Saturday in northern Morocco near the border with the Spanish exclave of Ceuta, an AFP correspondent saw, two weeks after thousands of migrants rushed into the tiny territory.