Mogadishu residents flee as gunfire breaks out near house of former Somali PM/in /by
Residents of Mogadishu’s Howl Wadaag district fled in panic as gunfire broke out near the house of former Somali Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire. Khaire said he was attacked by government forces ahead of planned protests.
DRC’s Bunia airport reopens after steep decline in number of suspected Ebola cases/in /by
Traffic has resumed at Bunia airport in DR Congo’s Ituri province - the epicenter of the country’s latest Ebola outbreak - after the World Health Organization reported a sharp decline in the number of suspected cases from 906 to 116.
Ebola: WFP steps up food assistance to frontline workers, patients/in /by
Ituri, the epicenter of ebola, is one of the most severely food insecure hotspots in DRC in 2026, with an estimated 1,7 million people – more than a third of the population -facing crisis or worse levels of hunger
ECDC: Ebola threat to EU public remains very low/in /by
The risk of Ebola infection for the wider public in the European Union remains "very low," according to health officials. But a worsening outbreak involving a rare strain of the virus in Congo and Uganda is raising concern due to the lack of a licensed vaccine or treatment.
Uganda’s Ghetto Kids dance troupe ‘can’t wait’ for World Cup show with Shakira/in /by
Uganda's Ghetto Kids dance troupe are getting ready to take the stage at the World Cup half-time show in the US: "We can't wait to show the world what we are!"
Abdoulaye Wade: Senegal’s former president turns 100/in /by
The former schoolteacher was born on 29 May 1926 in Saint-Louis in the country's north and served as president from 2000 to 2012
Foreign nationals in South Africa seek community protection after weekend of deadly violence/in /by
At least two people died after anti-immigrant protests in South Africa's Western Cape this weekend turned violent. Now foreign nationals in the country are seeking shelter in community centres, while others are leaving the country.
Gabon opposition leader kept behind bars as court rejects appeal/in /by
Gabon’s main opposition figure, Alain-Claude Bilie-By-Nze, will remain in detention after an appeals court rejected his bid to invalidate legal proceedings against him. The decision deepens concerns over judicial independence and political freedoms in the Central African nation.
Senegal: Sonko-Faye split deepens as president asserts authority/in /by
Ousmane Sonko, leader of Senegal's ruling party and recently dismissed from his post as prime minister, has stated that his party is now "in a situation of cohabitation"
Zimbabwe’s parliament debates draft bill to extend presidential term/in /by
The controversial constitutional amendment bill would also do away with presidential elections, giving parliament the power to appoint the head of state.