Africa
Guinea-Bissau President, Embaló declines to seek reelection
Guinea-Bissau's President, Umaro Sissoco Embaló has declared he will not seek reelection in November 2025. His unexpected decision comes...
Morocco confirms first case of Mpox outbreak
Morocco's health ministry has confirmed a case of Mpox in a man from Marrakech. This is the first such...
Senegal’s President, Faye pledges to combat human trafficking after deadly shipwreck
Three days after a devastating shipwreck off Senegalese coast of Mbour, which claimed the lives of over 125 people,...
Man accused of setting Ugandan Olympic runner, Cheptegei ablaze dies of burns
The man accused of killing Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei by dousing her in petrol and setting her alight...
President Ruto declares three days of national mourning following Kenya school fire
President of Kenya, William Ruto has declared three days of national mourning for the tragic loss of 17 pupils...
Fire at Kenyan boarding school dormitory kills at least 17 students
A fire at a Kenyan school dormitory killed 17 kids and severely wounded 13, authorities reported on Friday. According...
Ugandan Olympian, Cheptegei dies after being set alight by fmr boyfriend
Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei has died in Kenya four days after being set alight her former boyfriend, Ugandan athletics...
Uganda’s Bobi Wine shot, injured in Kampala
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine, a leading critic of authoritarian President Yoweri Museveni, was shot in the leg by...
Mpox vaccines to arrive DRC in few days – WHO
The World Health Organisation's Director General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says Mpox vaccines will be arriving in the Democratic Republic...
Nine workers killed in Zambia quarry collapse
Nine workers were killed after a massive pile of gravel crashed on them while working in a quarry in...
