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Russian, Congolese leaders hold talks in Moscow
President Denis Sassou Nguesso's trip is expected to culminate in the signing of agreements on energy, trade and security cooperation
West African defense chiefs propose a $2.6 billion security plan
The plan was also aimed at preventing further coups following a string of military takeovers that have destabilized the region, Nigeria’s Defense Minister Mohammed Badaru said.
Police clash with protesters in Kenya as military patrols the streets
Kenyan police on Thursday clashed with protesters in Nairobi before planned protests against a contentious finance bill, despite the president's decision not to sign it after the plans sparked deadly chaos in the capital and saw protesters storming and burning part of the parliament building.
WATCH: Doctors strike for fair pay ahead of UK election
Doctors in England held their 11th strike on Thursday over pay and working conditions, disrupting hospital services ahead of the U.K. general election.
Authorities in Congo approve new vaccines to combat mpox surge
The World Health Organization (WHO) and scientists recently highlighted a new, more dangerous strain spreading in Congo's South Kivu province. In response, regulatory authorities have granted emergency use authorization for two vaccines
WATCH: Glastonbury festival’s historic lineup
The UK's Glastonbury Festival, held at Worthy Farm in southwest England, opened on Wednesday, welcoming attendees to one of the world's most renowned summer music events.
Opposition activists arrested in a crackdown in Mali were moved to prisons
Mali, a landlocked nation in the semiarid region of Sahel, has been embroiled in political instability that swept across West and Central Africa over the last decade.
Samuel Eto’o questioned by CAF over match-fixing
The President of Cameroon's Football Federation had a session with the disciplinary panel of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Tuesday. The accusations contend that Eto'o irregularly helped one club to rise to the top of the Cameroonian League two years ago
More than 14 months of war severely affects Sudan’s health sector
More than 14 months of war has severely affected Sudan's health sector, leaving many hospitals and medical facilities closed, damaged or burnt.
UN experts accuse Sudan’s warring parties of weaponizing starvation
Sudan plunged into chaos in April last year when simmering tensions between the country’s military and a notorious paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces, exploded into open fighting in the capital, Khartoum and elsewhere in the country.