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WHO declares Ebola outbreak in Congo, Uganda an emergency of international concern
An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda has been declared a public health emergency of international...
Read moreDetailsCameroon uncovers more than 200 illegal gold mines, mostly foreign-owned
An investigation into Cameroon’s gold sector has uncovered more than 200 illegal artisanal mining companies, most of them foreign-owned, the...
Read moreDetailsWarm words, thin relief: Macron’s Africa financial push under scrutiny
French President Emmanuel Macron jogged with Kenyan marathon star Eliud Kipchoge, spoke with local university students and announced $27 billion...
Read moreDetailsTop ANC official backs President Ramaphosa over ‘Farmgate’ scandal
A top official in South Africa's African National Congress party threw his weight behind President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday over...
Read moreDetailsRights group says M23, Rwandan army committed killings, rapes in Congo’s Uvira
M23 rebels and the Rwandan army carried out killings, rapes and abductions during a month-long occupation of Uvira in eastern...
Read moreDetailsZambia trims key interest rate, sees inflation within target despite Iran war
Zambia's central bank lowered its main interest rate on Wednesday, saying it saw inflation staying within its target range despite...
Read moreDetailsNigeria’s Tinubu urges global finance overhaul as debt costs crowd out spending
Nigeria will spend about $11.6 billion servicing its debt in 2026, nearly half of its projected government revenue, President Bola...
Read moreDetailsIvory Coast will send officials to calm protests by cocoa farmers, source says
Ivory Coast's Coffee and Cocoa Council (CCC) will send officials to the centre-eastern part of the country to calm tensions...
Read moreDetailsGhana to evacuate 300 citizens from South Africa after xenophobic attacks
Ghana will evacuate 300 citizens from South Africa following a wave of xenophobic attacks targeting migrants from other sub-Saharan African...
Read moreDetailsM23 pulls back from eastern DRC towns as ceasefire pressure mounts
Fighters from the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group have withdrawn from several areas of the violence-plagued eastern Democratic Republic of Congo,...
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