Africa

Uganda has confirmed an outbreak of Ebola virus disease in the capital Kampala, with the first confirmed patient dying from the disease on Wednesday, the health ministry said on Thursday. …

TikTok will not be monetizing content for Kenyan creators soon, it announced on Wednesday. The short video platform revealed that it has no plans for the local market despite revealing …

Angola’s President Joao Lourenco demanded the immediate withdrawal of Rwandan troops from Congolese territory on Wednesday amid fighting with the M23 rebels in Goma. Lourenco, who is the African Union …

Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger Republic have officially exited the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The trio’s exit became effective on Wednesday upon the expiration of a one-year …

Kenyan President William Ruto said Monday that the presidents of Rwanda and Congo have agreed to attend a meeting Wednesday to discuss developments in eastern Congo, where M23 rebels say …

Interpol announced Monday that 37 suspected terrorists were arrested across East Africa in November and December, in operations coordinated with the pan-African police body Afripol. Among the arrested were two …

U.N. chief Antonio Guterres called Sunday on Rwandan forces to withdraw from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and halt support for fighters advancing on the key Congolese city of …

China has prohibited imports of sheep, goat, poultry and even-toed ungulates from African, Asian and European countries due to outbreaks of livestock diseases such as sheep pox, goat pox and …

Somalia’s Second Deputy Prime Minister, Abdisalan Abdi Ali, chaired a significant meeting on Monday to advance the country’s social service delivery, emphasizing the objectives of the Social Development Pillar within …

Rwanda-backed rebels claimed they captured eastern Congo’s largest city, Goma, early Monday, as the United Nations described a “mass panic” among its 2 million people and Congo’s government said the …