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According to WHO data, there have been 1,406 confirmed cases of the disease in DRC, with 301 suspected cases and 438 deaths.
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Voter turnout was low for the polls that were overshadowed by cost-of-living concerns and the exclusion of candidates critical of the government.
The pair had been collecting rare plants and seeds before their bodies were found days later in a river.
The institution in gang-controlled downtown Port-au-Prince plays a vital role in clinical training for young doctors.
A Guinean appeals court has reduced former Prime Minister Ibrahima Kassory Fofana's prison sentence for corruption-related offences, paving the way for his release after more than four years in detention as the country's military-led government presses ahead with its anti-graft campaign.
Barefoot, arms raised and teeming with emotion, Ceuzany belts out the signature track from her latest album, a song dedicated to the fight against domestic violence, in a powerful voice that sends shivers through the Cape Verde bar
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa arrived in Kinshasa on Thursday for a high-level African Union solidarity mission aimed at reinforcing continental support for the Democratic Republic of the Congo's response to its latest Ebola outbreak.
It said food insecurity is worsening faster than previously anticipated, due to the expanding conflict and funding cuts.
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[Daily News] Mwanza -- ONE person has died and seven people were injured following a dynamite explosion that occurred today, July 1, 2026, at a coffee shop located in Sahwa ya Juu Street, Lwanhima Ward, Nyamagana District in Mwanza Region.
[Scrolla] The bus was travelling from Cape Town to Idutywa when it overturned early on Thursday on the N1, killing 16. Transport Minister Barbara Creecy and Deputy Minister Mkhuleko Hlengwa sent condolences as 43 crash survivors refused hospital treatment near Worcester.
[Africa Check] IN SHORT: A video claiming to show "undocumented foreign nationals" clashing with South African police on 30 June 2026 was actually filmed earlier in the month. It does not show migrants "refusing to leave" but a confrontation between police and Malawian migrants waiting for repatriation.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), working with other government agencies, has destroyed contraband goods worth Sh218 million seized during enforcement operations in Nairobi and the Coast region.
[HRW] Departure Ends Independent International Presence in Country Rife with Abuse
Algerians headed to the polls on Thursday to elect a new parliament in an election shadowed by expectations of low turnout among the 25-million-person electorate
Senegal midfielder Pape Gueye has announced an indefinite break from international football following the Teranga Lions' dramatic FIFA World Cup exit to Belgium, saying he will not return to the national team while the current technical staff remain in charge.
Some residents reluctantly hung their dogs to avoid being arrested or fined, locals tell the BBC.
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Kenyans are fending off disruption and complexity at every intersection. The economy remains fragmented with elevated risk due to debt pressures and the high
South Africa denies claims that a Ghanaian citizen was killed in anti-migrant protests in Cape Town.
[Namibian] Works and transport minister Veikko Nekundi says the government has rejected plans to introduce toll gates on roads across the country.
Demonstrators are expected to gather on 7 July to call for democratic reforms and justice for those killed in last year’s election violence.
