Authorities in Kenya say eight female students have been arrested on suspicion of arson after a fire destroyed a dormitory at a boarding school, killing 16 children and injuring dozens of others
May 29, 2026
The head of the World Health Organization has arrived in Congo's capital, Kinshasa, to support efforts against an Ebola outbreak
May 29, 2026
Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu said on Friday his economic reforms stabilised the country and revived investor confidence, despite a steep cost-of-
May 29, 2026
The World Health Organization said on Friday that there were 906 suspected cases of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, including 223 suspected
May 29, 2026
Kenyan authorities have arrested eight students on suspicion of arson over a fire at a girls' boarding school that killed 16 students, police said on
May 29, 2026
A Sudanese medical group says attacks in central Sudan have killed 27 people, including elderly individuals
May 29, 2026
A Kenyan court has ordered the temporary suspension of a plan for the United States to set up an Ebola quarantine facility in the country after a lawsuit
May 29, 2026
A court in Kenya has suspended a U.S. plan to establish a quarantine facility for Americans exposed to a rare Ebola virus in northeastern Congo
May 29, 2026
A fire has devastated a girls' boarding school in central Kenya, killing at least 16 students and injuring many more
May 28, 2026
Aid supplies have been rushed in to the center of Congo's Ebola outbreak where medical workers are struggling with equipment shortages, distrustful locals and armed groups
May 28, 2026
From Antwerp to the Seychelles, Baton Rouge to Melbourne, or New York to Namibia, the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has upended
May 28, 2026
Kenya has provided written approval for the U.S. to open a quarantine facility in the East African nation for Americans exposed to the Ebola outbreak centred in the
May 28, 2026
Kenya has approved a request from the U.S. to open a quarantine facility in the East African nation for Americans exposed to Ebola, U.S. officials told Reuters on
May 28, 2026
South Africa's parliament has scheduled for Monday the first meeting of an impeachment committee that will probe allegations
May 28, 2026
A rare albino buffalo in Bangladesh - nicknamed "Donald Trump" for its distinctive blond tuft - has been spared from Eid al-Adha sacrifice after a last-minute government
May 27, 2026
A fire tore through a dormitory at a girls' secondary school in a town in Kenya's Rift Valley overnight, killing at least 16
May 28, 2026
Under an opaque $7.5 million deal with the Trump administration, Equatorial Guinea’s all-powerful president has turned a hotel owned by his family into a prison for asylum seekers deported from the United States
May 28, 2026
Almost 300 Ghanaian nationals returned home on Wednesday after waves of anti-immigrant protests in South Africa heightened safety concerns.
May 27, 2026
They could do nothing but watch as paramilitary fighters shot and killed their loved ones. They were held captive and endured beatings.
May 27, 2026
Uganda has closed its border with neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo with immediate effect to try to limit the spread of Ebola, Uganda's government said on Wednesday
May 27, 2026
South Africa's government and Afrikaner advocacy groups reject the notion of a humanitarian emergency affecting white people in the country
May 27, 2026
Muslims in Mali's capital, Bamako, face challenges celebrating Eid al-Adha due to a blockade by armed groups linked to al-Qaida
May 27, 2026
An Australian government inquiry has heard that a state police force has worked to form a heavily armed rapid response team since the Bondi Beach shooting
May 27, 2026
There is one handwashing station and one infrared thermometer to fight the Ebola epidemic in this camp for 10,000 displaced people in Bunia, a city at the heart of the outbreak in eastern Congo
May 27, 2026
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China's Shenzhou-21 astronaut crew returns to Earth
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