Democratic Republic of CongoCongo Ebola death toll tops 1,400 as vaccine trials startRichard Connor with AFP, dpa, Reuters11 hours ago11 hours agoDR Congo's Ebola outbreak has continued to grow, with confirmed infections reaching 3,200 and
Chad's Foreign Ministry issued a statement on Monday saying that it had notified the UN Secretary General of its intention to withdraw from the Rome Statute, the international accord underpinning the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Moroccan authorities on Saturday extinguished forest fires that broke out in the provinces of Tetouan in the north and Taroudant in central Morocco after they burned around 12 hectares (30 acres) of forest cover, with
One thousand more Ghanaian migrant workers would start returning on Sunday and Monday from South Africa, where there have been protests against immigrants, the Ghanaian government said. Ghanaian authorities have already brought 926 people out
The contest to choose the next Secretary-General of the United Nations has expanded, with Uganda's Olara Otunnu becoming the seventh official candidate seeking to lead the global body. The United Nations on Saturday informed member
Sudan's joint force said Saturday it had regained control of five areas in central Sudan's North Kordofan State following military operations against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). "The operations resulted in the recapture of
Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu has approved the recruitment of 28,000 military personnel to "strengthen national security", as the country battles a myriad of conflicts.Africa's most populous country is fighting a long-running conflict across its northern
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has hinted that the country will end its current government structure of five vice-presidents and 650 MPs.This comes after he signed the amended transitional legal framework, which the country has
A South African court ruled on Friday in favour of President Cyril Ramaphosa's bid to pause impeachment proceedings against him over a scandal involving half-a-million dollars stashed in a sofa at his ranch.Ramaphosa asked the
Guinea-Bissau opposition leader Domingos Simoes Pereira, who was being held in prison for alleged involvement in coup attempts, has been released for medical treatment in Portugal, judicial and security sources say.Pereira, leader of the African
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