WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has praised the strong leadership of African nations in various aspects of global health.

Tanzania received 18 white rhinos from South Africa as part of a conservation project to restore the species after decades of absence due to poaching.

The United Nations has launched an emergency appeal for $11.2 million to support Uganda’s response to an Ebola outbreak.

Rights groups say the trial underscores Saied’s tightening control over the judiciary since he dissolved Tunisia’s elected parliament in 2021 and began ruling by decree

A source close to the Rwandan government said Kigali is now seeking compensation for the cancelled agreement

Gabon’s interim president, Brice Oligui Nguema, confirmed his decision to run in the upcoming presidential election on April 12, 2025.

Kenya welcomes back repatriated mountain bongos from the US, a crucial step in boosting the wild population of this critically endangered species and restoring ecological heritage.

WFP regional spokesperson Tomson Phiri explained that operations in eastern and southern Africa will be merged and managed from Nairobi

Facing financial constraints, the UN World Food Programme closes its Southern Africa bureau, while the region endures the impact of an ongoing El Nino-induced drought.

Ghanaian lawmakers have reintroduced a controversial anti-LGBTQ bill seeking to increase penalties for same-sex acts and criminalize the promotion of LGBTQ+ rights.

More than 300 soldiers have been tried so far, with over 260 receiving death sentences

The dispute centers on the end of Embalo’s presidential term, which began in 2020

Clashes in northern Benin left ten gunmen and one soldier dead as the military launched an operation against rising insurgent-linked attacks near the Niger border.

A unit at South Africa’s Koeberg nuclear power plant was shut down after an unplanned trip, with Eskom expecting it to be reconnected within 48 hours.

Nigerian Senate President Godswill Akpabio faces sexual harassment allegations from Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, prompting legal battles, public outrage, and calls for an independent investigation.

Uganda has deployed troops to Mahagi in northeast DR Congo at the request of the Congolese army to combat armed groups, following deadly attacks by the Codeco militia.

Rwanda-backed M23 handed over 20 FDLR fighters to Kigali, including a general accused of genocide, as Rwanda denies using M23 to exploit DRC’s mineral wealth.

A child’s death from Ebola in Uganda raises concerns over outbreak containment, as officials struggle with surveillance and funding challenges.

Namibia laid its founding president, Sam Nujoma, to rest in a state ceremony at Heroes’ Acre in Windhoek.

An ambush by al-Qaeda-linked insurgents in northern Niger near the Algerian border killed 11 soldiers.

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty met with Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki to discuss bilateral relations and regional issues, including the crises in Sudan and Libya.

Congo and M23 rebels blame each other for deadly explosions at a rally in Bukavu that killed 13 people, further escalating tensions in the conflict-ridden eastern region.

Zambia and Tanzania have urged an immediate ceasefire and peace talks in eastern DR Congo to end ongoing violence and prevent a regional crisis.

Congo’s army accused Rwandan forces—who Kinshasa claims are backing M23—of launching rockets and grenades into a crowd gathered in Bukavu’s central square on Thursday