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Democratic Republic of the Congo announces new Ebola outbreak

The Democratic Republic of the Congo health ministry has announced a new Ebola outbreak, the 16th in the central African country, after a case...

At least 49 people have died in flooding in South Africa, officials say

At least 49 people have died in flooding in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province after an extreme cold front brought heavy rain and snow...

Former Zambia president Edgar Lungu dies aged 68

Former Zambia president Edgar Lungu, who served as the leader of the southern African nation from 2015 until 2021, has died at the age...

UN says dozens of bodies found in part of Libyan capital run by armed militia

The United Nations human rights office expressed concerns on Wednesday about the discovery of dozens of bodies, some charred and buried and others in...

Six dead after tourist submarine sinks off Egypt’s coast

Six people have died and nine were injured after a tourist submarine carrying 45 passengers sank off the Egyptian coast. Emergency crews rescued 29 people...

Military junta leader sworn in as president of Niger

Niger’s junta leader, Abdourahamane Tchiani, was sworn in as the country’s president for a transition period of five years under a new charter that...

Death toll in Democratic Republic of the Congo city of Goma is at least 900

and Rwanda-backed rebels in the major eastern city of Goma left at least 900 people dead, the UN health agency has said. The World Health...

At least eight people dead as building collapses in Cairo

An apartment building collapsed on Tuesday in Egypt’s capital, killing at least eight people, authorities said. The health ministry said in a statement that the...

56 killed in stampede after Guinea football match

Fifty-six people have been killed and several others were injured in a stampede at a football stadium in southern Guinea following clashes between fans,...

Second term for WTO chief as Trump’s return looms over trade body’s future

The head of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) said she is “eager” to work with the US President-elect and his trade team, while taking...

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