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Chad: outbreak of a dengue “epidemic” in the east (health minister)/in /by
Chad's Ministry of Health told AFP on Wednesday that an epidemic of dengue fever had broken out in the east of the country at the beginning of August, a viral disease transmitted by a mosquito, the severe forms of which are rare but can be fatal.
Over 60 dead in migrant boat sinking off Cape Verde coast/in /by
An estimated 63 people died and 38 survived, including four children aged between twelve and sixteen, IOM spokeswoman Safa Msehli told AFP.
Senegal opposition says Sonko’s health deteriorates after 17 days on hunger strike/in /by
On July 28, Ousmane Sonko was arrested and charged with plotting an insurrection, undermining state security and criminal association with a terrorist body. He began his hunger strike two days later
Sudanese artist paints war time emotions to protest Sudan’s war/in /by
A Sudanese artist who escaped the conflict in Khartoum presents an art exhibition in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, as part of his reflection on the ongoing effects of the conflict in Sudan.
DRC: US sanctions against the former head of the Institute for the Protection of Nature/in /by
According to the State Department, the animals were trafficked to "the People's Republic of China in exchange for bribes".
Nigeria’s NNPC obtains a $3 billion loan to stabilize the foreign exchange market/in /by
Following a meeting with President Bola Tinubu to examine methods to increase dollar liquidity on the official market, acting central bank governor Folashodun Shonubi said on Monday
Rwanda’s Hope Butera, rising from the Orphanage to Basketball stardom/in /by
".. I started playing basketball, I got to love it. I kept doing it and still doing it. I got invited to under 16 national team, I did good and I was like ‘oh I can do this’, then went to under 18, then senior team. .." Hope Butera, Rwandese female basketball player
Zimbabwe ready to conduct the harmonised elections- electoral commission/in /by
"The voter registration exercise provided an opportunity for new registrants to register and for others to transfer from one polling station to another. Over 450 000 people were registered during the exercise bringing the total voter population f-or the forthcoming election to 6 623 511 voters." ZEC
Niger: Niamey residents support call for mass recruitment of volunteers into army/in /by
"My children and I love these soldiers, and I invite young people to join the army and develop our country, our villages. I make blessings for these soldiers .." Amadou Hawa, Niamey resident
South Africa Catholic Church files class action suit against mining firms/in /by
The Catholic Church said on Wednesday it is shepherding a class action against mining companies in South Africa on behalf of coal miners who suffered from lung disease.