Ghana struggles to deal with a cholera outbreak
Ghana is facing a growing cholera outbreak, with thousands infected and dozens of lives lost. The bacterial disease initially emerged in...
Faure Gnassingbé's party triumphs in Togo's senatorial vote
The Union for the Republic, led by President Faure Gnassingbé, secured 34 out of 41 seats in the recent election aimed at transitioning...
Rwanda-backed rebels tighten grip on second major Congolese city
Rwanda-backed rebels tightened their grip on Bukavu on Monday, a day after seizing the second major city in eastern Congo whose residents...
African leaders call for immediate ceasefire in Congo
Leaders from eastern and southern Africa on Saturday called for an immediate ceasefire in eastern Congo, where rebels are threatening to...
Sam Nujoma, Namibia's fiery freedom fighter and first president, dies at 95
Sam Nujoma, the fiery freedom fighter who led Namibia to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990 and served as its first...
Burkina Faso issues first AES passport amid regional changes
In Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traoré made history as the first person to receive the newly introduced AES passport, just days after...
Hospitals overwhelmed as death toll rises in Goma
Hospitals in Goma are struggling to cope following fierce fighting with Rwanda-backed rebels which has seen hundreds of people killed. At...
Severe food and water shortages threaten displaced Congolese amid escalating violence
Severe shortages of food and water are threatening the lives of thousands of people fleeing Eastern Congo amid escalating violence,...
70 killed in attack on hospital as Sudan war escalates
Around 70 people were killed in an attack on a hospital in Sudan's city of El Fasher, the World Health Organization reported on Sunday....
UN officials call attention to Sudan's dangerous civilian situation
The UN Human Rights Office's chief spokesperson, Ravina Shamdasani, warned of escalating risks to civilians in Sudan due to targeted...
