The Congolese Football Federation (FECOFA) confirmed that its national team, the Leopards, is strictly adhering to a 21‑day isolation protocol imposed by the United States government following an Ebola outbreak in northeastern DRC, forcing the squad to abandon its original training camp in Kinshasa and move to Europe weeks before their transatlantic flight to the […]

A total of 160 suspected deaths and 671 suspected cases of Ebola have been recorded in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo since the outbreak was declared one week ago, with the virus now spreading across three provinces — Ituri, North Kivu, and South Kivu —, the DRC Ministry of Health reported late Thursday. […]

Tens of thousands across the Sahel are marking the 22nd edition of National Fraternity Week from April 25 to May 2 in this southwestern Burkinabe city, as the alliances of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso use cultural festivals, gastronomy and youth digital engagement to advance a shared vision of regional sovereignty, collective identity and resistance […]

Pope Leo XIV, on his visit to Algeria as the start of his African tour, condemned violations of international law and neocolonialism, promoting justice, dialogue and historical reconciliation.

Pope Leo XIV starts a multi-country Africa tour focused on interfaith dialogue and governance challenges.

At least seven people were killed and an unspecified number were kidnapped following armed attacks on two churches in the community of Ariko, Kaduna State, in central Nigeria, during the early hours of Easter Sunday. The councilor of the Awon district, Mark Bawa, reported that the attackers arrived in large numbers, surrounded the churches, and […]

The continent has transitioned from drought caused by El Niño to intense rainfall linked to La Niña. On Wednesday, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported that at least 374 people have died and nearly 1.9 million have been affected by floods and cyclones in southern Africa since October 2025. […]

Arab countries condemned the recent attacks by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on a World Food Programme (WFP) aid convoy, as well as on civilian and medical facilities, which over the past three days have resulted in dozens of deaths in the Kordofan region of southern Sudan. These actions constitute a full-fledged war crime under […]

A landslide at a coltan mine in eastern DR Congo killed more than 200 people, with authorities still unable to determine the cause.

Protests erupted across Cameroon as opposition supporters demanded recognition of Issa Tchiroma Bakary’s claimed victory and denounced what they call electoral manipulation.