Category: World
Uganda: Detained opposition figure ‘is unconscious, in intensive care’, his wife says
Kizza Besigye, the prominent detained Ugandan opposition leader, has lost consciousness and been rushed into intensive care after collapsing during a [...]
Uganda declares end to Its 2026 ‘Ebola’ outbreak
Uganda has officially declared the end of its 2026 Ebola outbreak, marking another successful containment of the virus even as neighbouring Democratic [...]
Thousands protest in Eastern Congo over possible President Tshisekedi third term
Thousands of people took to the streets of Goma and Bukavu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday to protest proposed constituti [...]
FDA recalls popular thyroid medication over reduced effectiveness
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a nationwide recall of several batches of levothyroxine sodium tablets after concer [...]
Gabon opposition leader’s lawyers say his jailing is politically motivated
Gabon's leading opposition figure, Alain-Claude Bilie-By-Nze, has now spent 100 days in what his lawyers describe as "political and arbitrar [...]
Congo’s confirmed Ebola cases surpass 3,000
The Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak has crossed the 3,000-case threshold, according to official figures released by the government on Sa [...]
Archbishop of Canterbury to visit Ghana, Cameroon
The Archbishop of Canterbury will begin a 10-day visit to the Church of the Province of West Africa on Sunday, July 26, 2026, her first pastoral visit [...]
West Africa signs off $25bn mega gas-pipeline plan
One of Africa's most ambitious energy infrastructure projects has been formally signed off, with West African leaders endorsing the long-awaited Niger [...]
Mali: Insurgents ambush army convoy, source says more than 50 killed
Militants linked to al Qaeda and a Tuareg-led separatist group ambushed a Malian military convoy over the weekend, with a source close to the rebels s [...]