Africa

Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko visit comes after Senegalese fans were detained in incidents during the Africa Cup of Nations football final in Morocco’s capital, Rabat.

Mpox is no longer a public health emergency in the continent, the head of Africa CDC said, citing boosted detection, therapy and the roll-out of vaccines.

Intense rainfall and severe flooding since mid-December 2025 have affected around 1.3 million people in southern Africa and disrupted access to health services, WHO said.

The authorities believe worst flooding in decades has displaced 600,000 people with about 13 victims reported dead in the past two weeks.

Rescue operations are underway in Sudan as dozens of miners remain trapped under mine rubble.

Malian officials say the rationing system will ensure a more equitable fuel distribution among consumers.

The president’s brother, Tene Birahima Ouattara, will hold the newly created role alongside the defence portfolio.

The materiel include drones, helicopters, platforms, spare parts and support systems, Information Minister Ibrahim Idris said.

The world is not reverting to total chaos; it is reorganising. In that reorganisation, regional actors and youthful societies will shape the next decade of global politics far more than many analysts appreciate.

Museveni, 81, won a seventh term in office with 72 percent of the vote to Wine’s 25 percent, according to the Electoral Commission.