The Congolese health ministry has confirmed the country’s first Ebola case in the eastern city of Goma, raising concerns the disease could spread across the border […]

With the roll out of 5G networks and other new technologies, global companies such as Huawei would continue playing a key role in information and communications […]

South Africa on Wednesday announced the addition of seven countries to its list of visa-free list. Of the seven, two were African nations – Ghana and […]

Children and pregnant women are among those murdered in a tribal massacre in Papua New Guinea’s Highlands area. At least 24 people are confirmed to have […]

At least 80 migrants died after the boat they were travelling on capsized off Tunisia on Thursday. The migrants were headed to Europe from Libya when […]

More than a million people to be vaccinated in phase 2 of a huge cholera vaccination campaign in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Phase 2 […]

Report says that at least 16 people have been crushed to death at a stadium in Madagascar during independence day celebrations. Details are unclear, but authorities […]

The assassination of the chief of staff of the Ethiopian army and killing of a regional governor in what the Government has described as a regional […]

Egypt has announced that it would be providing hepatitis C testing and treatment for one million people in 14 African countries. Speaking at the opening of […]

Eight suspects, comprising five Ghanaians and three Nigerians have been arrested by the Ghanaian security agencies for their alleged involvement in the kidnapping of two Canadian […]

The head of a major medical research charity has called the latest outbreak of Ebola in central Africa “truly frightening”. Nearly 1,400 people have died in […]

A child in Uganda has tested positive for Ebola in the first cross-border case of the deadly virus since an outbreak started in neighboring Congo last […]

Botswana decriminalized homosexuality on Tuesday, with the High Court overturning a colonial-era law that punished gay sex by up to seven years in prison. Same-sex relationships […]

Since Sudan’s president of 30 years was toppled in April, the ruling military council that then took power has been in conflict with protesters demanding civilian […]

Two years after his death in Belgium, a state funeral has been held for veteran opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi in the Democratic Republic of Congo. His […]

Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has used an historic visit to a mosque to call on Muslims to help in the fight against extremism, his office says. Mr […]

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has appointed a US diplomat, James Swan, as the new special envoy to Somalia to replace Nicholas Haysom, who was expelled […]

Burundi has threatened to break off relations with the UN envoy to the country, AFP news agency reports quoting UN diplomats. A Security Council meeting on […]

With 93% of all malaria deaths worldwide occurring in the African region, the Principality of Monaco and the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa […]

The governing African National Congress (ANC) is expected to be returned to office in South Africa’s parliamentary election, but with a reduced majority. With almost 76% […]