Category: World
GHS heightens surveillance after deadly Hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship in Cape Verde
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has intensified nationwide surveillance and preparedness measures following reports of a Hantavirus outbreak aboard a c [...]
Pedestrian killed after being hit by Frontier Airlines plane during takeoff
A Frontier Airlines plane struck and killed a person while attempting to take off from a runway at Denver International Airport late on Friday [...]
At least 50 killed in coordinated jihadist attacks in Mali
Al-Qaeda-linked insurgents have killed at least 50 people in simultaneous attacks on the villages of Korikori and Gomossogou in central Mali’s Mopti r [...]
Rwandan singer Aimable Karasira dies on day of release from prison
Rwandan singer and outspoken government critic Aimable Karasira died on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, just as he was being processed for release from prison [...]
South Africa: Constitutional court clears path for Ramaphosa impeachment
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa is facing renewed pressure to step down after a landmark Constitutional Court ruling on May 8, 2026 [...]
D.R. Congo: President Tshisekedi hints at third-term ambitions and potential delay of 2028 General Elections
President Félix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has signalled that he may seek a third term and potentially delay the 2028 electi [...]
US forces shoot Iranian vessel in The Gulf of Oman
The US Central Command has stated that it shot at and disabled an Iranian-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman.
In a social media post, the US mi [...]
130 Nigerians seek repatriation from South Africa after protests
At least 130 Nigerian citizens in South Africa have asked to be flown home following protests targeting foreigners, Nigerian Foreign Minister Bianca [...]
Second Hantavirus case confirmed as deaths rise to three following cruise ship outbreak
A second laboratory-confirmed case of hantavirus has been identified following a suspected outbreak aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship, which has left [...]
Germany: Two killed and many injured after car ploughs into crowd in Leipzig
Two people were killed, and over 20 others were injured after a man drove a car into a crowd in the central pedestrian zone of Leipzig, Germany, on Mo [...]