Africa

Vanny Birungi, a Red Cross volunteer, speaks to people during a public sensitisation campaign amid the Ebola outbreak in Bunia, Congo, Monday, …

African creatives have global clout — but talent is only part of the picture, and in reality the starving artist is not …

A group of Senegalese football supporters jailed following their country’s chaotic, violence-plagued Africa Cup of Nations final in Morocco in January returned …

The Ebola outbreak continues in Africa where cases are mounting and countries neighbouring the Democratic Republic of Congo have been closing their …

An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda is raising fears of wider spread, with over 900 suspected cases …

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Health authorities in Uganda on Saturday confirmed three new cases of Ebola linked to the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo, adding that …

Red Cross workers bury an Ebola victim at the Rwampara Cemetery, in Rwampara, Congo, May 23, 2026. Moses Sawasawa/AP hide caption toggle …

Emmet Livingstone is live from Kinshasa, DR Congo.

Gabriela Arenas, Coordinator for Regional Operations in Africa IFRC in Kenya, is our guest.

As travelers entered the Entebbe International Airport in Uganda on May 21, they were screened with a thermal camera that detects their …

First, at least 160 lives already feared lost, health workers in the DRC are racing against time to contain a deadly disease that …

The region of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where Ebola broke out has made the virus difficult to contain. With the …

​India and the African Union (AU) ​on Thursday postponed the India-Africa Forum Summit scheduled for next week in New Delhi, due to …

First, an ebola treatment centre in a town at the heart of the outbreak in DR Congo is torched by scared and …

Efforts to stop the latest outbreak of the deadly disease have been hampered by armed conflict in eastern DR Congo and foreign …

People in protective masks wait in the corridor of a hospital in Bunia, Congo, Tuesday, May 19, 2026. Dirole Lotsima Dieudonne/AP hide …

By Anadolu, EPA and Reuters Published On 20 May 202620 May 2026 A nationwide transport strike in Kenya over surging fuel prices, …

In an interview with FRANCE 24 on the sidelines of the Africa-France summit in Nairobi, Tony Elumelu, chairman of Heirs Holdings and …

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Speaking to France 24’s François Picard from the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi, the Minister Delegate for Francophonie, International Partnerships, and French …

Abuja, Nigeria – The killing of Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, the second-in-command of ISIL (ISIS), by United States and Nigerian forces marks a notable …

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One, Friday, May 15, 2026, as he returns from a trip to Beijing, …

US and Nigerian forces carry out a joint operation against the commander, who was deemed a ‘global terrorist’ in 2023. Published On …

Shakira and Burna Boy collaborated on “Dai Dai.” It’s the Colombian star’s fourth song associated with a World Cup, 16 years after …

Islamabad, Pakistan – A two-day meeting of BRICS foreign ministers in New Delhi ended on Friday without a common position on the …

Ghana has started evacuating ​300 citizens from South Africa, following a ​wave of xenophobic attacks targeting migrants from other sub-Saharan African countries. …

A month after Guinea deployed troops to its border with Liberia, President Joseph Boakai claimed to be in touch with his Guinean …

In tonight’s edition: Hundreds of Ghanaians caught up in xenophobic attacks in South Africa are set to be evacuated. Also, Cape Verde …

U.S. and Moroccan military forces take part in the 20th edition of the African Lion military exercise, in Tantan, south of Agadir, …