Nigeria confirms imported Ebola case in Abuja linked to Uganda transit
Nigeria confirmed an imported Ebola Bundibugyo virus case in Abuja from a woman who travelled through Uganda. Authorities are tracing 44 contacts.
Nigeria confirmed an imported Ebola Bundibugyo virus case in Abuja from a woman who travelled through Uganda. Authorities are tracing 44 contacts.
Thousands protested in Tunis on 17 October against President Saied, demanding democracy, economic relief, and restored freedoms amid deep political crisis.
Tirana faces a fifth day of violent clashes with police using rubber bullets as protesters demand Prime Minister Edi Rama's resignation.
Ebola has reached North Ubangi province in DR Congo, bordering the Central African Republic, marking the outbreak’s spread to eight provinces.
Navanethem Pillay wins 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for advancing peace, justice and international law; AU Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf congratulates her work.
Zimbabwean founders Michael Moyo and Louis Murerwa raised $2m to grow Ocular AI, supplying voice and audiovisual training data for cutting-edge AI systems.
Tanzania has launched guidelines to integrate financial literacy into higher education, targeting graduates’ money-management skills.
King Charles will confront slavery and colonialism in a Caribbean tour including the Bahamas, Guyana, and Antigua from 27 Oct to 4 Nov 2026.
The African Union urges Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Egypt to exercise restraint amid diplomatic expulsions and renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia.
Ugandan advocates call to decriminalise suicide, urging care over punishment and pushing for stronger mental health support amid rising distress.
French student protests over school conditions have spread nationwide, prompting a crisis meeting as unrest escalates with arrests, injuries, and school closures.
Uganda’s new ECCE Policy 2025 demands all pre-primary teachers be qualified, registered, and licensed to raise early childhood education standards.
Moxico Leste province has seen 114 Mpox recoveries since June 2026, amid 107 active cases in Angola and ongoing health monitoring.
Liberian educator Latim Dathong urges nationwide awareness on the Cybercrime Law before enforcement intensifies, following a high-profile arrest linked to AI-generated content.
The Bab el-Mandeb Strait is a vital chokepoint linking the Red Sea to the Indian Ocean, crucial for Asia-Europe shipping and global energy flows.
Mpox confirmed in Bunia, DRC, amid ongoing Ebola outbreak that has caused nearly 8,000 cases and 3,800 deaths in Ituri province.
Venezuela’s interim president promises elections, but reforms to courts and electoral bodies may delay the vote until late 2027 or beyond.
Adam Brody publicly supports a free Palestine and calls the Israel-Gaza conflict a genocide ahead of Netflix's Nobody Wants This Season 3 release.
The Uganda Cancer Institute is expanding its palliative care and survivorship services to improve support for cancer patients beyond treatment.
World leaders gathered at the UN on 25 Sept 2026 to renew commitments on pandemic preparedness, focusing on equity, solidarity, and stronger health systems.
Hannah Einbinder was detained during an anti-Netanyahu protest outside the UN in New York, calling attention to the conflict in Gaza and Lebanon.
UN and African frameworks uphold the right to development as a human right, but legal gaps and implementation challenges persist across Africa.
Minister Ronald Lamola has reaffirmed South Africa's commitment to the UN Charter while pushing for urgent reforms to global governance institutions.
The United States has unveiled a hardline new visa restriction policy aimed squarely at foreign nationals it accuses of driving race based discrimination, violence and land seizures in South Africa. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the move on Tuesday, September 15, pointing to what Washington calls the mistreatment of...
Bukavu, September 10, 2026 – A fire swept through two primary schools in Bukavu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, killing at least 26 children and injuring 25 others on Wednesday morning, UNICEF has confirmed. The blaze started around 9:00 am local time while pupils were in lessons at Ujamaa and...
President Cyril Ramaphosa warned BRICS leaders in New Delhi that Africa cannot remain a raw-material supplier while manufacturing and value addition happen elsewhere.
The US CDC has for three weeks kept two measles-linked infant deaths in Pennsylvania out of its official count, fuelling fears that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is interfering with the agency’s scientific integrity.
A fire spread from a house to two schools in Bukavu, DR Congo, on Thursday, causing a stampede that killed at least 24 students, mostly girls aged 6 to 14. The M23 rebel group provided the toll.
Algeria has dramatically severed diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates, ordering its ambassador to leave within forty eight hours and plunging already tense regional alliances into fresh diplomatic turmoil. Algerian state media confirmed the decision on Thursday without giving a detailed reason for the sudden rupture. The move caps...
Three men were struck along the Trans-Zambezi Highway at Omega 3 and Chetto villages in Namibia’s Bwabwata National Park on 17 and 18 August 2026, with community members reporting that ambulances took hours to arrive from Katima Mulilo, more than 100 kilometres away. A 90-year-old man died from his injuries,...