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DR Congo Ebola outbreak may be 3 times larger than official count Africa CDC 20 Aug 2026 - 09:05 pm

KINSHASA: The ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) could be up to three times larger than the official...

More than 50 dead after boat capsizes in Nigeria: local source 20 Aug 2026 - 08:03 pm

Gusau: At least 51 people have died after a boat sank in northwest Nigeria's Sokoto state Thursday, a local resident told AFP, as...

Seven including Ecuadorian intelligence chief die in helicopter crash in central Kenya 20 Aug 2026 - 12:02 am

Nairobi:Ecuadorian authorities announced today the death of Michel Sensi-Contogui, head of Ecuador's intelligence service, and his wife, along with five others, in a...

Over 100 killed in gold mine collapse in Central African Republic 19 Aug 2026 - 11:45 pm

Bangui: More than 100 people were killed following a collapse inside a gold mine in western Central African Republic, near the border with...

Gold mine collapse kills at least 100 people in C.Africa: local sources 19 Aug 2026 - 05:42 pm

Bouar, Central African Republic: A landslide at an illegal gold mine has killed at least 100 people in the Central African Republic on...

Tourist helicopter crashes in Kenya, no survivors 19 Aug 2026 - 02:37 pm

Nairobi: A helicopter carrying several tourists crashed Wednesday in Kenya's Samburu county, north of the capital, Nairobi, killing all those on board, an...

DR Congo Ebola outbreak 'far from being under control': WHO chief 18 Aug 2026 - 05:34 pm

Geneva: The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is moving faster than any previous epidemic of the disease and risks spreading...

DR Congo govt says Ebola outbreak now deadliest ever 17 Aug 2026 - 11:31 am

Kinshasa: An Ebola outbreak has now killed 2,325 people in Democratic Republic of Congo, making it the deadliest outbreak of the virus, according...

Somali Minister of Foreign Affairs meets Qatar's Ambassador 16 Aug 2026 - 12:46 pm

Mogadishu: Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Federal Republic of Somalia HE Abdisalam Abdi Ali, met with the Ambassador of...

Death toll in Zimbabwe ferry capsizing rises to 68: police 15 Aug 2026 - 08:12 pm

Harare, Zimbabwe: Authorities retrieved 22 bodies from Zimbabwe's Lake Kariba on Saturday to take the death toll from last week's ferry capsizing to...

Zambia resumes vote count after pause over violence 15 Aug 2026 - 08:47 am

Lusaka: Zambia resumed vote counting Friday after a nationwide suspension over alleged attacks on polling staff and the theft of marked ballot papers...

Ebola killing a victim every 30 minutes in DR Congo: UN 14 Aug 2026 - 11:57 pm

Geneva: The Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo is now killing a victim every 30 minutes, a top UN humanitarian official...

Violence in Sudan continues to imperil civilians: UN 14 Aug 2026 - 11:04 pm

United Nations: Violence continues to take a heavy toll on civilians and displace people acrossSudan, UN humanitarians warned on Wednesday. In Blue Nile...

Voting begins in Zambian presidential and parliamentary elections 13 Aug 2026 - 10:44 am

Lusaka: Voters in Zambia began casting their ballots this morning in the one-day presidential election, in which incumbent President Hakainde Hichilema is competing...

Ethiopia seeks to double coffee productivity with new 10-year initiative 12 Aug 2026 - 08:25 pm

Addis Ababa: Ethiopia has started implementing a new 10-year national strategic initiative to modernize the country's coffee production value chain, and more than...

IMF announces new $439 million program for Guinea 12 Aug 2026 - 05:28 pm

Washington, United States: The International Monetary Fund has reached a staff-level agreement on a new $439 million loan for Guinea, with a more...

Power outage due to attack on Zawiya substation: Libya's General Electricity Company 12 Aug 2026 - 10:32 am

Tripoli, Libya: The General Electricity Company of Libya said on Wednesday that an attack on the South Zawiya substation caused a complete power...

Capsized ferry in Zimbabwe leaves at least 15 dead, 27 missing: rescue services 12 Aug 2026 - 08:58 am

Harare, Zimbabwe: At least 15 people were killed and 27 remain missing when an overcrowed ferry on Zimbabwe's Lake Kariba capsized, authorities said...