Africa
Marburg: WHO confirms outbreak of suspected virus in Tanzania
The World Health Organisation has confirmed an outbreak of suspected Marburg Virus Disease in Tanzania.
Mpox: Sierra Leone confirms first case after global health alert
Sierra Leone has reported its first case of monkeypox, also known as Mpox, since the World Health Organization (WHO)...
Mozambique opposition leader, Mondlane returns from exile
Mozambique's opposition leader, Venancio Mondlane, has returned home after fleeing in the days following a highly contested October election...
Update: Chad government insists Capitol N’Djamena is Stable
Following reports of gunshots near the presidential palace, the Chadian authorities has stated that the situation in Capitol N'Djamena is...
At least 19 persons dead after attack on Chad’s Presidential complex
At least 19 people were killed in a violent conflict in Chad after security forces intervened to prevent armed...
Benin: Pro activist, Kémi Séba announces bid for 2026 presidential election
Stellio Gilles Robert Capo-Chichi, popularly known as Kémi Séba, is a pan-African politician and activist in Benin who has...
South Sudan receives 1.1 million vaccines to contain spread of Cholera
South Sudan has received 1.1 million doses of cholera vaccines as the country battles an outbreak of the disease....
Zimbabwe’s President, Mnangagwa signs bill abolishing death penalty
Zimbabwe has abolished the death penalty after President Emmerson Mnangagwa signed into law an act that will commute to...
Angola’s President pardons Predecessor’s Son jailed for fraud, others
The current leader of Angola, Joao Lourenco, has pardoned José Filomeno Dos Santos, the son of the former president...
UN approves new AU force to combat al-Shabab in Somalia
The United Nations Security Council approved a new African Union force in Somalia on Friday to combat the Islamist...
