Ebola cases in DRC top 3,200, nearing record of the country’s worst outbreak

Confirmed cases in DRC’s ongoing Ebola outbreak have reached 3,262, its Ministry of Health said in an overnight update.
28 Jul, 2026
Nation Media Group resumes Uganda operations after army chief ordered closure

Nation Media Group said on Tuesday it had resumed operations in Uganda after being ordered to shut down in late June by Uganda’s military chief Muhoozi Kainerugaba.
28 Jul, 2026
Senegal offers ‘unwavering support’ as Mali battles terrorists

Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has offered “unwavering” security support to neighbouring Mali during his visit to Mali’s President General Assimi Goita.
28 Jul, 2026
South African army chief visits Moscow, agrees to strengthen military ties

Lieutenant General Lawrence Mbatha, the chief of the South African Army, held talks with Russian counterparts on Tuesday during a visit to Moscow.
28 Jul, 2026

Algeria to reopen embassy in Somalia after four decades

Uganda’s government declares country free of Ebola

Sudan leader Burhan tours strategic cities recaptured from paramilitary RSF

Nigeria urges South Africa to do more against anti-migrant violence

Benghazi-based Libyan authorities deport over 117,000 irregular migrants
27 Jul, 2026
Malawi installs first utility-scale battery to store solar power
Malawi has completed the installation of Southern Africa’s only utility-scale battery storage system outside South Africa and Namibia.

27 Jul, 2026
Nigerian, South African officials hold talks in Abuja to address anti-migrant unrest
Nigerian and South African diplomats sat down in Abuja on Monday as “brothers” to address a series of anti-foreigner attacks in South Africa.

27 Jul, 2026
Kenya reportedly denies entry to another senior Somali official over passport dispute
Diplomatic tensions between Kenya and Somalia have deepened after Kenyan authorities allegedly denied entry to another senior Somali government official on Monday.

27 Jul, 2026
Gunmen kidnap judge in Nigeria’s northwest
Gunmen have kidnapped a judge in northwestern Nigeria’s Kebbi state, police told AFP on Monday.

27 Jul, 2026
We’ve taken firm stand against hatred for people from other countries: SA’s Ramaphosa
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa called on Monday for African countries to work together to manage migration, as his government faces mounting pressure over attacks on foreign nationals.

27 Jul, 2026
Ghana’s Awuche, regarded as country’s tallest person, dies: State broadcaster
Sulemana Abdul Samed, widely regarded as Ghana’s tallest person, has died aged 32, the state broadcaster, Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), reported on Monday.

27 Jul, 2026
ICC: Search for Khan’s successor begins amid US pressure, Chad joins growing withdrawal wave
The ICC begins the search for Karim Khan’s successor amid a US diplomatic campaign to curb some of its most politically sensitive investigations and a growing exodus of member states that threatens the institution’s credibility and independence.

27 Jul, 2026
Cairo to restructure military-linked ‘Future of Egypt’ economic body
Egypt expands the powers of the military-linked Future of Egypt authority, giving it wider control over state assets, companies and strategic economic sectors.

27 Jul, 2026
Ebola: Death toll tops 1,400 in DR Congo
Number of infections have reached 3,200 since latest outbreak was declared in mid-May, Health Ministry says

27 Jul, 2026
Sudan Army-allied force claims major blow to RSF, destroying 62 vehicles in Kordofan
Joint Force says Sudanese army and allied units also seized 54 combat vehicles during operations in the strategic state of North Kordofan.




