Africa
Uganda has declared an end to an Ebola outbreak that killed more than 50 people. The announcement follows a 42-day period without any new confirmed cases. "We have successfully controlled the Ebola outbreak in Uganda," Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng said at a ceremony on Wednesday in Mubende. The outbreak, which began last September, caused ...
The annual inflation rate in Egypt has hit its highest level for five years as food prices continue to soar. The country's statistics agency said the rate had ...
At least 14 people were killed and about 36 others are missing following an attack on a village in the east of Democratic Reublic of Congo, according to ...
A collision between two buses in central Senegal has left 40 people dead and dozens injured. Preliminary investigations suggested that one of the buses suffered a burst tyre ...
The withdrawal of a leading Algerian figure from active politics has shocked many in the North African nation. Azzedine Mihoubi, a former presidential candidate and cabinet minister, said ...
The death toll from a double car bomb attack in the central Somali province of Hiraan has increased to 19. Witnesses said people far away from the site ...
A stampede during New Year’s celebrations at a popular mall in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, left at least nine people dead, including children, police said Sunday. The stampede happened ...
Two Gambian military officers linked to an alleged plot to overthrow the government of President Adama Barrow have been arrested over the weekend, Gambia's government spokesperson said on ...
The death toll from tribal clashes in western Sudan has risen to 12, according to an aid group on Monday. The violence first started on Wednesday when herders attacked a group of farmers in Amuri village, east of South Darfur. In a statement, the General Coordination for Refugees and Displaced in Darfur said 42 people, ...
The Tunisian General Labor Union, the country's largest syndicate, has called for a halt to the current electoral process and to instead address issues the country is facing. ...
