Submit

Health workers at the epicenter of Congo’s Ebola outbreak labor with little pay or rest

Health workers inside the epicenter of Congo’s outbreak say they are working with little pay or rest.

 

As Ebola spreads in Congo, a radio station tries to stop health misinformation

In Congo, the battle against the rare Bundibugyo type of Ebola has been complicated by skepticism, attacks on health workers and misinformation.

 

‘We’re still behind’ in Congo’s Ebola outbreak even as testing improves, WHO chief says

The World Health Organization chief says Congo’s Ebola outbreak had a head start but that testing is improving, even as violence plagues the region.

 

Volunteers serve comfort food in a worrying Ebola outbreak

Volunteers for the U.N. food agency are providing crucial support In the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo by cooking.

 

Why Fela’s ‘Zombie’ still resonates in Nigeria, 50 years later

In 1976, Fela Kuti’s song “Zombie” became a powerful protest against Nigeria’s military rule. The military had been in power for a decade, and Fela’s music criticized their control.

 

Aid supplies reach heart of Congo’s Ebola outbreak as WHO head travels to Kinshasa

Aid supplies have been rushed in to the center of Congo’s Ebola outbreak where medical workers are struggling with equipment shortages, distrustful locals and armed groups.

 

Attacks from suspicious residents complicate the fight against a rare type of Ebola

Health workers responding to a rapidly spreading outbreak of a rare type of Ebola in eastern Congo face two threats.

 

29

Senegal’s president fires prime minister after months of tensions

Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has fired Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko after months of simmering tension.

 

Nigeria’s anti-drug agency shut down large meth laboratory in a raid

Nigeria’s anti-drug agency has busted a major drug syndicate involving Nigerians and Mexicans. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency announced Wednesday that it shut down a large-scale clandestine lab in a remote forest in Ogun state.

 

Nigeria says joint strikes with the US have killed 175 Islamic State group fighters

A joint operation by the United States and Nigeria has killed 175 Islamic State fighters, Nigeria’s military says. The U.S.

 

Nigeria and U.S. forces kill over 20 Islamic State group militants in new offensive

The Nigerian military says a new operation with U.S. forces has killed over 20 Islamic State militants in Borno state.

 

What to know about joint US-Nigeria operation that killed a senior militant leader

President Donald Trump says a joint U.S. and Nigerian operation has killed a top Islamic State leader in Nigeria.

 

Trump says Islamic State group leader was killed in a joint US-Nigerian mission

President Donald Trump says U.S. and Nigerian forces carried out a mission to kill a leader of the Islamic State group.

 

62

Militants ambush fruit trucks on the road to Bamako as a blockade of Mali’s capital persists

Militants have ambushed a convoy of trucks heading to Mali’s blockaded capital of Bamako. That’s according to a transportation workers union.

 

2 US service members missing after military exercises in Morocco

Two U.S. service members are missing in southwestern Morocco after participating in military exercises, according to the United States Africa Command.

 

34

US Army major in Virginia is charged with plotting to assist separatist fighters in Cameroon

A U.S. Army major employed as a nurse on a military base near Washington, D.C., has been charged with conspiring to provide financial and tactical support to separatist fighters in his native Cameroon.

 

Some who fled abuses in Equatorial Guinea fear pope’s visit might legitimize longtime ruler

People who have fled abuses in Equatorial Guinea and are taking refuge elsewhere fear that the pope’s visit to the Central African country could launder the image of Africa’s longest-serving ruler.

 

Africa is hurting again from a global crisis it had no part in starting

Africa is hurting again from a global crisis it had no part in starting. The world’s fastest-growing continent is reeling from the economic impacts of the war in Iran.

 

African soccer’s showpiece games are never far from controversy. Here are some of the biggest

Two months after the chaotic end to the Africa Cup of Nations final between Senegal and Morocco, its outcome remains in dispute.

 

Pope’s upcoming Africa odyssey takes him to a mosque, a prison and the site of a deadly 2021 blast

The Vatican has released details of Pope Leo XIV’s upcoming four-nation Africa tour. The itinerary suggests Christian-Muslim relations, comforting victims of violence and encouraging the Catholic community in former European colonies will be key themes.

 

Drone strikes and clashes in eastern Congo threaten region’s peace efforts

Congo’s government and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels are accusing each other of violating terms of a ceasefire deal aimed at ending decades-long fighting and bringing a permanent peace in the conflict-battered region.

 

Young people expect little change as the Republic of Congo heads to a presidential election

Voters will be heading to the polls to vote for a president in the Republic of Congo on Sunday but the outcome seems to be a foregone conclusion as the country’s longtime leader Dennis Sassou N’Guesso faces little opposition in the political arena.

 

Cocoa beans rot and West African farmers seek other options after commodity crash

West African cocoa farmers are facing a squeeze after the price of the global commodity crashed on the international market in recent months.

 

A Lagos rave rewrites the rules of nightlife

Nightlife in Nigeria’s economic capital Lagos can be very expensive with its table culture where revellers are divided into a multitier system and compelled to buy very expensive drinks.

 

Sierra Leone says security force members apprehended by Guinea’s military following border incursion

Sierra Leone’s government says that several members of a security team including an officer have been apprehended and transported over the border by members of the Guinean military.

 

Chad closes its border with Sudan after fighters spilled into its territory

Chad says it has closed its border with Sudan “until further notice” after multiple crossings by fighters with the warring Sudanese factions.

 

A Nigerian fishing festival returns to the joy of the community, despite setbacks

Thousands of fishermen have descended on the Matan Fadan river, a UNESCO heritage site that snakes through lush vegetation in the village of Argungu in Nigeria’s northwest.

 

Nigerian rock artist wants people to pause and feel loved in the hustle and bustle of Lagos

In Nigeria’s capital, a rock musician is taking to the streets with roses and a guitar to remind people to slow down and feel the love ahead of Valentine’s Day.

 

In a Nigerian village, extremists issued a call to prayer and then slaughtered those who turned up

In the Nigerian villages of Woro and Nuku, attackers arrived on motorbikes, going door to door, shooting and setting homes ablaze.

 

Nigeria sets up new military operation after deadly attack, while abducted Christians return home

The Nigerian government has launched a military operation against Islamic militants after more than 160 people were killed in Muslim-majority villages.

 

Load More