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Africa
‘Stain on conscience’: Sudan’s RSF committed ethnic cleansing, says Amnesty
The organisation also accuses paramilitaries of widespread violence against children, including murder, rape and forced recruitment.
1 Jul 2026 - 9:11PM
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Ebola virus
Person in UK tests negative for Ebola amid rising cases in Africa
1 Jul 2026 - 5:47PM
South Africa
Thousands protest in South Africa against immigration
30 Jun 2026 - 6:58PM
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Africa
Switzerland returns 18 historic Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
The repatriation marks the latest victory in Africa’s push to reclaim priceless artefacts looted by British colonial forces.
30 Jun 2026 - 10:59AM
Statues returned by the Ethnographic Museum of the University of Zurich and Museum Rietberg. Photo: EPA
Africa
Confirmed Ebola cases in Congo at 1,274, including 360 deaths
The current strain could be more slow-moving in the body, experts say, meaning early symptoms may be mistaken for more common illnesses.
29 Jun 2026 - 6:47PM
Africa
Burkina Faso cuts diplomatic ties with ex-ruler France
Anti-French sentiment runs high in some former African colonies as the continent becomes a renewed diplomatic battleground.
27 Jun 2026 - 5:27AM
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France
Ebola virus confirmed by France in doctor who worked in DR Congo
The medic had been on a humanitarian mission to a virus transmission zone in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
25 Jun 2026 - 8:31AM
Health workers tend to an Ebola patient in Ituri in the Democratic Republic of Congo on June 18. Photo: AP
Africa
Ethiopian PM’s party secures landslide win in national election
Ruling Prosperity Party secures nearly 90 per cent of contested parliamentary seats amid a fractured opposition and widespread security disruptions.
22 Jun 2026 - 2:59PM
Africa
At least 30 deaths at DR Congo camp show Ebola could be spreading fast
All the victims had symptoms including headaches, fever and vomiting, which are associated with Ebola.
20 Jun 2026 - 6:21PM
Africa
Vietnamese deported to South Sudan under Trump’s controversial scheme goes home
At least seven African nations have agreed to accept deportees who are not their own citizens as part of arrangements with the US.
19 Jun 2026 - 7:13PM
Africa
Al-Qaeda-linked militants claim deadly attack on airport in Niger’s capital
Security forces kill 22 assailants to repel a heavy morning raid on Diori Hamani International Airport.
19 Jun 2026 - 6:00PM
In January, the airport and an adjoining military drone base were targeted in an attack. Photo: Planet Labs PBC via AFP
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AIIB chief Zou Jiayi on financing Asia’s green transition
President of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank on how it bridges differences to build a more sustainable, climate-resilient world.
11 Jun 2026 - 3:58PM
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Africa
Manhunt in South Africa for attackers who killed 12 in mass shooting
More than 10 gunmen ambushed a Johannesburg informal settlement, leaving nine others wounded in a late-night rampage.
10 Jun 2026 - 4:46PM
Africa
Kenya police fire tear gas, arrest ex-chief justice at national park protest
Hundreds of activists join protest against plans to build on part of a national park in Kenya’s capital.
9 Jun 2026 - 12:30PM
Africa
WHO chief visits Ebola-hit Uganda after virus spreads from DRC
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus also recently visited the DRC, which has seen 515 confirmed infections, including 91 deaths, the UN says.
8 Jun 2026 - 7:32PM
Members of a Congolese Red Cross team place the coffin of a woman suspected of having died from Ebola on a truck ahead of her burial at her home in Bunia. Photo: AFP
United States
US to send third-country deportees to Central African Republic
Amid demonstrations across the US against Trump’s immigration policies, the impoverished African country has agreed to take deported migrants from other countries.
7 Jun 2026 - 11:41PM
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Africa
DR Congo’s health workers fight Ebola with little pay and rest as crisis worsens
Active community transmission spikes as the WHO scrambles to fund a US$518 million containment plan.
8 Jun 2026 - 9:54AM
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Africa
WHO warns nearly 500 confirmed Ebola cases in Central Africa outbreak
The figure marks an increase of 100 cases and 20 deaths from Friday, amid growing concern over the scale of the epidemic.
9 Jun 2026 - 11:00PM
A woman walks past the General Referral Hospital in Mongbwalu, DR Congo, on Friday. Photo: AP
Africa
Kenya health minister says US Ebola quarantine centre will proceed amid protests
Kenyans are angry their land is being used by a foreign power in a way that has colonial undertones, and over the risk of Ebola spreading.
3 Jun 2026 - 11:36PM
Africa
Protests over US Ebola centre in Kenya kill 2
A Kenyan court blocked the proposed US Ebola quarantine centre for another three weeks.
2 Jun 2026 - 6:34PM
Africa
WHO chief ends DR Congo visit as group warns Ebola likely spread undetected
Tedros meets President Tshisekedi amid warnings that four out of five virus contacts have gone untraced.
2 Jun 2026 - 3:20PM
United States
US to slash number of embassies in Africa that process visas
US State Department consolidation will force applicants across the continent to travel to 20 central hubs.
2 Jun 2026 - 10:32AM
US President Donald Trump and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Photo: EPA
Africa
Young Kenyans protest Ebola quarantine centre for US citizens
Health Minister Aden Duale has said the quarantine centre was for ‘everyone’ and not exclusively for US nationals.
1 Jun 2026 - 7:05PM
Africa
Nigeria’s opposition divided, incumbent Tinubu eyes second term
Despite economic pains and an Islamist insurgency, Nigerian President Bola Tinubu is viewed as the front runner in January’s elections.
31 May 2026 - 7:02PM
Africa
Kenya court blocks US Ebola quarantine centre
The centre was supposed to house Americans arriving from DR Congo, which is battling a major Ebola outbreak.
29 May 2026 - 9:59PM
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