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A community health worker at a medical facility in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo

Ebola Death Toll in DRC Passes 1,000 With No Vaccine and Fastest Spread on Record

The Ebola death toll in DR Congo crossed 1,000 on Wednesday, in under ten weeks — faster than any Ebola outbreak ever recorded. The Bundibugyo strain has no approved vaccine or treatment,

July 23, 2026

Health·News

Nigerian law enforcement officers patrolling in northwest Nigeria amid banditry crisis

Armed Gang Kills at Least 20 in Nigeria’s Zamfara as Banditry Crisis Deepens

Armed bandits killed at least 20 people in Zamfara State on Wednesday, targeting villagers in northwest Nigeria in broad daylight. The attack deepens a banditry crisis that has persisted through record security

July 23, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Fishing boats at sea near Nouadhibou Mauritania where Gambian migrants were rescued after 25 days adrift on the Atlantic route to the Canary Islands

143 Dead or Missing After Boat From Gambia Drifts 25 Days Off Mauritania

A vessel carrying 160 people from The Gambia toward the Canary Islands ran out of fuel and drifted for 25 days before Mauritanian coastguard rescuers arrived, leaving at least 143 dead or

July 23, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Burning vehicle from Mali military convoy attack near Tabankort by JNIM and Tuareg separatists that killed 50 soldiers

Trump Eyes Military Strikes in Mali as JNIM-Tuareg Alliance Kills 50 Soldiers

The Trump administration is weighing military strikes against jihadist groups in Mali after an unprecedented JNIM-Tuareg separatist alliance killed 50 Malian soldiers in an ambush last week, officials told The Washington Post.

July 23, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Healthcare workers respond to the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in Ituri Province Democratic Republic of Congo July 2026

Ebola Death Toll in DRC Passes 930 as Ituri Remains Outbreak Epicenter

Africa CDC confirmed 930 deaths among 2,344 Ebola cases in DRC on Sunday, with Ituri Province as the epicenter and a 39.7 percent case fatality rate. Officials say the curve may start

July 20, 2026

Health·News

Children being treated for malnutrition at a hospital in Sokoto Nigeria amid fuel price surge from Iran war

In Nigeria, the Iran War’s Toll Falls on Children Who Had Nothing to Do With It

Nigeria's fuel prices nearly doubled after Iran's Hormuz closure, stripping families of income and pushing children who had recovered from malnutrition back into hospitals. UNICEF now estimates 23.4 million additional children globally

July 19, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Archivist working on digitization at Radio Mogadishu in Mogadishu Somalia

Somalia Races to Save Radio Mogadishu’s Archive Before 400,000 Hours of History Vanish

Somalia is racing to digitize approximately 400,000 hours at Radio Mogadishu before the magnetic tapes fail. With UNESCO backing and just 10 percent converted, an archivist describes the collection as the world's

July 19, 2026

Arts·News

Fishermen on the beach at dusk in Eyl, Puntland, Somalia, the historic base of Somali pirate operations

Somali Pirates Hijack Chemical Tanker Asana in Gulf of Aden as Regional Maritime Threat Returns

Somali pirates seized the chemical tanker Asana in the Gulf of Aden on Friday, 26 nautical miles off Yemen's Hadramawt coast, with the vessel moving toward Somalia's Puntland. The hijacking is one

July 18, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

WFP food distribution operation in Sudan supporting displaced families in North Kordofan

El-Obeid Humanitarian Crisis: UN Warns Sudan City of 1 Million Is at Breaking Point

A UN warning Friday revealed El-Obeid, Sudan's North Kordofan capital, has doubled to over a million people, with food rations now split among dozens of families. The WFP calls its aid convoys

July 18, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

A bus drives past a destroyed hotel in Khartoum during Sudan's civil war

Sudan War Economy Profits Warring Factions, UN Rights Office Warns

The UN rights office warned Sudan's civil war has produced a self-sustaining war economy giving both warring factions incentives to keep fighting. A new OHCHR report found Sudan's gum arabic trade, once

July 15, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Africa

Ebola Death Toll in DRC Passes 1,000 With No Vaccine and Fastest Spread on Record

Armed Gang Kills at Least 20 in Nigeria’s Zamfara as Banditry Crisis Deepens

143 Dead or Missing After Boat From Gambia Drifts 25 Days Off Mauritania

Trump Eyes Military Strikes in Mali as JNIM-Tuareg Alliance Kills 50 Soldiers

Ebola Death Toll in DRC Passes 930 as Ituri Remains Outbreak Epicenter

In Nigeria, the Iran War’s Toll Falls on Children Who Had Nothing to Do With It

Somalia Races to Save Radio Mogadishu’s Archive Before 400,000 Hours of History Vanish

Somali Pirates Hijack Chemical Tanker Asana in Gulf of Aden as Regional Maritime Threat Returns

El-Obeid Humanitarian Crisis: UN Warns Sudan City of 1 Million Is at Breaking Point

Sudan War Economy Profits Warring Factions, UN Rights Office Warns

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Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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