Africa

The Bundibugyo strain of the virus, which has a fatality rate of between 30% and 50%, currently has no vaccine approved for it

A cholera outbreak that began in early May in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state has killed at least 74 people and infected more than 7,800, overwhelming health facilities, aid group Médecins Sans Frontières said on Tuesday.

Col Jean de Dieu Mambweni initially received a 10-year prison term

Armed bandits in northwest Nigeria abducted dozens of villagers whom they invited to a meeting about potential peace negotiations, authorities and residents said on Monday.

People are protesting against plans to build on part of a national park in Nairobi

Timing of first flights to Central African Republic unclear

Dozens of students and teachers kidnapped in southwest Nigeria raise fears of gang expansion

The US is building an Ebola quarantine facility in Kenya, supported by President Ruto

Pretoria seeks regional and international co-operation on migration and dealing with border pressures

President Cyril Ramaphosa is hosting Kenyan President William Ruto on a state visit at the Union Buildings in Tshwane on Thursday.

Malawi will join other countries in repatriating its nationals seeking to leave SA.

Senegal’s Pastef party has left the government, raising concerns over a debt crisis

In some Zimbabwean newsrooms, AI-powered presenters are already reading weather bulletins and assist with news delivery, but down south there’s more restraint

Nigerian politician Peter Obi said he would run for president again in January after winning his party’s nomination, setting up another contest between incumbent Bola Tinubu and a divided opposition.

The WHO has declared an Ebola outbreak in the DRC as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern and said there was a high risk it could spread to neighbouring countries