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WHO emergency medical supplies being unloaded at a DRC airstrip during the 2026 Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in Ituri Province

WHO Official in Bunia Admits Ebola Response Is Trailing the Outbreak as Cases Top 550 in DRC

A WHO field director speaking from inside Ituri Province told the United Nations on Tuesday that the global Ebola response is still behind the outbreak curve, with contact tracing reaching only 45

June 9, 2026

Health·News

Shoppers at an open-air livestock market in Abuja, Nigeria, amid a rising cost of living

IMF Warns Nigeria Over $5 Billion UAE Loan as Abuja Bypasses the West

The IMF has warned Nigeria that its plan to borrow up to $5 billion through a swap deal with First Abu Dhabi Bank is opaque and risky. The caution lands as Abuja,

June 9, 2026

Business·Economy·News

Demonstrators protest against undocumented migrants in Cape Town as anti-migrant violence spreads in South Africa

South Africa’s Anti-Migrant Violence Turns Deadly as Neighbors Repatriate Citizens

At least five Mozambicans have been killed as anti-migrant vigilante groups intensify attacks across South Africa, where about a third of the population is out of work. Malawi and Ghana are repatriating

June 9, 2026

Government and Politics·News

A gas pipeline facility in Nigeria's Port Harcourt region, where the Trans-Saharan pipeline to Europe would begin

Algeria Starts a Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline to Europe as the Russia Boycott Bites

Algeria, Nigeria and Niger have begun building the Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline, a 4,100-kilometre line to carry Nigerian gas across the Sahara to a Europe scrambling to replace the Russian supply it boycotted.

June 9, 2026

Business·Economy·News

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus arrives at the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak in eastern DRC

WHO Chief Urges Uganda to Reopen Congo Border as Ebola Outpaces Response

Visiting an isolation ward in Kampala, WHO chief Tedros urged Uganda to reverse the border closure it imposed in late May, arguing blanket travel restrictions do little to stop Ebola and discourage

June 8, 2026

Health·News

ICPC Chairman Dr Musa Adamu Aliyu at Anti-Corruption Conference Keffi Nigeria 2026

Nigeria’s ICPC Chief Warns Anti-Graft Agencies Can’t Beat Corruption Alone

The ICPC chairman told a gathering of investigators, academics and civil society leaders in Keffi that Nigeria's fight against systemic corruption cannot succeed without the private sector, faith institutions and ordinary citizens

June 8, 2026

Business·Government and Politics·News

Minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni at the Cabinet briefing on South Africa immigration policy June 2026

Ramaphosa Orders Immigration Courts, Biometric ID and Employer Crackdown as South Africa Braces for June 30 Deadline

President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered a national address on Sunday ordering dedicated immigration courts, stiffer criminal penalties for employers of undocumented workers, the phased closure of inland refugee centres, and a biometric digital

June 8, 2026

Business·Government and Politics·News

Rescued hostages from Ngoshe community Borno State after Operation Hadin Kai rescue June 2026

Nigeria Rescues 360 Hostages From Boko Haram Enclave in Mandara Mountains — But the Full Count May Be Higher

Nigerian special forces freed 360 captives from a fortified Boko Haram enclave in the Mandara Mountains on June 6, but community groups put the original Ngoshe abductee count at 416, and say

June 7, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi meets Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations delegation in Cairo

Egypt’s Sisi Meets US Jewish Leaders, Pushes Two-State Solution and Iran De-escalation

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi hosted the heads of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations in Cairo on June 2, pressing for U.S.-Iran negotiations and reaffirming a two-state solution

June 7, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Ousmane Sonko, sacked as Senegal's prime minister and elected speaker of parliament, speaks to supporters

Senegal’s Faye Sacked His Mentor Sonko. Now They Govern as Rivals.

Two years after they won power together, Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has sacked his mentor and prime minister, Ousmane Sonko, who now controls parliament as speaker and is boycotting the new

June 7, 2026

Economy·Government and Politics·News

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WHO Official in Bunia Admits Ebola Response Is Trailing the Outbreak as Cases Top 550 in DRC

IMF Warns Nigeria Over $5 Billion UAE Loan as Abuja Bypasses the West

South Africa’s Anti-Migrant Violence Turns Deadly as Neighbors Repatriate Citizens

Algeria Starts a Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline to Europe as the Russia Boycott Bites

WHO Chief Urges Uganda to Reopen Congo Border as Ebola Outpaces Response

Nigeria’s ICPC Chief Warns Anti-Graft Agencies Can’t Beat Corruption Alone

Ramaphosa Orders Immigration Courts, Biometric ID and Employer Crackdown as South Africa Braces for June 30 Deadline

Nigeria Rescues 360 Hostages From Boko Haram Enclave in Mandara Mountains — But the Full Count May Be Higher

Egypt’s Sisi Meets US Jewish Leaders, Pushes Two-State Solution and Iran De-escalation

Senegal’s Faye Sacked His Mentor Sonko. Now They Govern as Rivals.

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Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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