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Picture this: a country of over 50 million people, and fewer than three dozen cardiologists to serve them all. That's Kenya's reality today. Now picture a
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The US ultimatum for Rwandan troops to withdraw from eastern DRC expired on Wednesday but there’s been no let up in the fighting. Now thousands of displaced families in Uvira are seeing their hopes of returning home slip away.
In an address to the nation, he made unverified claims that Beijing interfered in the 2020 polls which he lost.
Chile's central coast has been hit by an exceptional storm surge that flooded homes and damaged infrastructure. Authorities are urging residents to stay away from the shoreline as dangerous sea conditions continue.
A growing body of evidence suggests major credit rating agencies—Moody’s, S&P Global, and Fitch—frequently reach starkly different conclusions when
Currency traders expect Ghana’s cedi, Nigeria’s naira, and Uganda’s shilling to remain under pressure in the coming week, while Kenya’s shilling and Zambia’s
China’s removal of import tariffs on African goods is creating new export opportunities for West Africa’s cocoa industry, encouraging producers to diversify
South Africa is proposing its largest expansion of strategic fuel reserves since the apartheid era to reduce vulnerability to global energy disruptions. Under
Long dominated by multinational corporations, several of Côte d’Ivoire’s key markets are now seeing homegrown companies gain ground. Petro Ivoire, founded in
Cameroon has launched a nationwide operation to recover an estimated $680 billion in unpaid tax and customs revenue linked to the production of roughly 17
Aliko Dangote is finalizing a $2.5 billion private share placement for Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals, a key step toward what could become
Côte d’Ivoire exported a record 44,403 metric tons of cashew kernels between January and May 2026, a 51% increase from a year earlier, making it the world’s
Toyota South Africa has launched pilot production of its next-generation Hilux pickup truck after completing more than 77% of a $634 million investment
Nigeria’s central bank expects monthly diaspora remittances to nearly double to about $1 billion by the end of 2026, up from roughly $600 million currently.
Twenty children and one adult were killed on Friday when their bus overturned in Uganda.
Eleven people killed in a fire at an Algerian orphanage were laid to rest on Thursday at a ceremony in Bakari, on the outskirts of Algiers.
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Dozens others, including school staff, were injured in the crash, suspected to have been caused by a mechanical fault.
At least 20 people were killed this week in three attacks by suspected jihadist fighters in eastern DR Congo, according to a report from RFI.
More than 1,000 speedcubers from 53 countries are competing in Arnhem, the Netherlands, from 16 to 19 July 2026. Events range from blindfolded solves to solving while wearing oven gloves.
Spain has deployed more than 400 firefighters and 19 aircraft to combat a fast-moving wildfire in the northeastern region of Aragon after flames swept across around 7,600 hectares by 16 July.
