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Anti-immigrant protesters march through streets of Johannesburg, South Africa, June 2026

South Africa’s Worst Xenophobic Violence in 18 Years Leaves at Least Five Dead After Nationwide Protests

At least five people have been killed in South Africa's worst xenophobic violence in 18 years, as nationwide anti-immigrant protests tied to a vigilante deadline displaced tens of thousands and triggered emergency

July 2, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Displaced Sudanese civilians receive humanitarian aid as RSF siege operations continue across Darfur and Kordofan

Amnesty Says RSF Conducted Ethnic Cleansing in El Fasher, Killing Hundreds in Zaghawa Assault

Amnesty International documents RSF ethnic cleansing in El Fasher: mass killings, rape, and deliberate starvation targeting the Zaghawa across a 17-month siege that ended in a final offensive in October 2025. The

July 2, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

WHO declares cholera outbreak in Sudan's West Kordofan state as civil war blocks access for response teams

WHO Declares Cholera Outbreak in Sudan as Civil War Blocks Response Teams

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared a cholera outbreak in Sudan's West Kordofan state on June 30, with 117 deaths and 838 suspected cases as of June 20, as conflict between the

July 2, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Health·News

Transmission electron microscopic image confirming Marburg virus in a hemorrhagic fever patient

Marburg Virus Detected in Uganda Amid Record Ebola Outbreak

A toddler's death in western Uganda has been confirmed as Marburg virus disease, opening a second hemorrhagic fever front in a country already battling a record Ebola outbreak. WHO and Africa CDC

July 2, 2026

Health·News

African migrants flee South Africa as xenophobic violence surges ahead of the June 30 deadline set by anti-migrant groups

Nations Rush to Evacuate Citizens as South Africa’s Anti-Migrant Deadline Nears

Nigeria, Ghana, Malawi and Zimbabwe are flying citizens home ahead of South Africa's June 30 anti-migrant deadline, as xenophobic attacks leave at least seven dead and 3,000 Malawians sheltering in a Durban

June 26, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Hillbrow Tower in Johannesburg, South Africa, neighborhood targeted in Operation Dudula marches

African Nations Rush to Evacuate as South Africa’s June 30 Anti-Migrant Deadline Nears

More than 13,000 people have fled South Africa ahead of a June 30 vigilante deadline as Malawi, Nigeria, Ghana, and Zimbabwe mount emergency evacuations. With murders unsolved and families sheltering on a

June 26, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Electron microscope image of an Ebola virus virion

French Doctor Brings Ebola to France in First Case Outside Africa Since DRC Outbreak Began

A French doctor became the first person to carry Ebola outside Africa in the current outbreak as France confirmed the case on June 24. The Bundibugyo strain, for which no approved vaccine

June 26, 2026

Health·News

Cape Verde players train ahead of their World Cup Group H match against Saudi Arabia at NRG Stadium Houston

Cape Verde Reach World Cup Round of 32 for the First Time

Cape Verde beat Saudi Arabia 2-0 at NRG Stadium in Houston on Friday to reach the 2026 FIFA World Cup Round of 32 for the first time, completing an unbeaten Group H

June 26, 2026

News·Sports

France Confirms First Ebola Case in Europe After Doctor Returns from DRC Mission

France confirmed its first Ebola case on June 24 in a doctor returning from a humanitarian mission in DRC on a commercial Air France flight, nearly asymptomatic. Five passengers are now in

June 26, 2026

Health·News

Nations Rush to Evacuate Citizens as South Africa’s Anti-Migrant Deadline Nears

Nigeria, Ghana, Malawi and Zimbabwe are flying citizens home ahead of South Africa's June 30 anti-migrant deadline, as xenophobic attacks leave at least seven dead and 3,000 Malawians sheltering in a Durban

June 26, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

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South Africa’s Worst Xenophobic Violence in 18 Years Leaves at Least Five Dead After Nationwide Protests

Amnesty Says RSF Conducted Ethnic Cleansing in El Fasher, Killing Hundreds in Zaghawa Assault

WHO Declares Cholera Outbreak in Sudan as Civil War Blocks Response Teams

Marburg Virus Detected in Uganda Amid Record Ebola Outbreak

Nations Rush to Evacuate Citizens as South Africa’s Anti-Migrant Deadline Nears

African Nations Rush to Evacuate as South Africa’s June 30 Anti-Migrant Deadline Nears

French Doctor Brings Ebola to France in First Case Outside Africa Since DRC Outbreak Began

Cape Verde Reach World Cup Round of 32 for the First Time

France Confirms First Ebola Case in Europe After Doctor Returns from DRC Mission

Nations Rush to Evacuate Citizens as South Africa’s Anti-Migrant Deadline Nears

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