Chad’s President Mahamat Idriss Deby has declared a state of emergency over flooding that is…
Africa
Ethiopia civil war: Federal army seizes Shire and two other Tigray towns
Ethiopia says its soldiers have seized three towns in the northern Tigray region from forces…
Ebola kills 5th health worker in Uganda
Ebola has claimed the life of another health worker as the country struggles to contain…
Tanzania, Kenya agree to step up fight against cross-border crime
Tanzanian and Kenyan leaders have agreed to step up the fight against cross-border crime, including…
Urgent cough syrup recall after 66 children die in Gambia
Gambia has launched an urgent door-to-door campaign to remove cough and cold syrups blamed for…
West Africa bloc mediator ‘satisfied’ after meeting Burkina Faso new military leader
The mediator sent to Burkina Faso by West Africa’s main political and economic bloc ECOWAS,…
Burkina Faso army captain on state TV announces overthrow of military government
A Burkina Faso army captain on Friday announced the ouster of military leader Paul-Henri Damiba…
Airstrike in Ethiopia’s Tigray kills civilians
An airstrike in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region killed at least five civilians during a major…
A tenth of public hospitals across South Africa exempted from load-shedding
A tenth of South Africa’s public healthcare facilities have been exempted from the relentless rolling…
Burkina Faso: Heavy gunfire heard around presidential palace
Heavy gunfire was heard around Burkina Faso’s capital, Ouagadougou, on early Friday morning, sparking fears…
