[UN News] The hantavirus global outbreak is officially over, Ebola outbreaks are growing in Africa and responders are helping recovery efforts in quake-hit Venezuela, the World Health Organization (WHO) chief said on Thursday, announcing updates on global health emergencies.
[The Conversation Africa] Every year on 16 June, readers around the world celebrate Bloomsday, the annual commemoration of Irish writer James Joyce's landmark 1922 novel Ulysses.
An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed more than 400 people and continues to spread, with health authorities confirming a first case in the major city of Kisangani, hundreds of kilometres from the epidemic's epicentre in the northeast.
Russian mercenaries from the Africa Corps, which has replaced the well-known Wagner Group in providing support to the Malian army, are deploying new combat drones in Mali. Frequently found on the frontlines in Ukraine, these drones are now entering the Sahel region – an environment for which they were not designed.
Algerians on Thursday voted in parliamentary elections amid concerns over turnout after a campaign season marked by low attendance at official campaign events. Electoral authorities barred 269 candidates from running for the 407-seat lower house of parliament ahead of the vote.
[RFI] The World Bank has abandoned its target of directing 45 percent of its financing to projects that help tackle climate change, prompting warnings that poorer countries - especially in Africa - could receive less support to adapt to a warming world.
[Vanguard] The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Sola Enikanolaiye, has called on the African Union to place xenophobic attacks against Africans, particularly Nigerians in South Africa, high on its peace and security agenda, insisting that no African should feel unsafe anywhere on the continent.
[SAnews.gov.za] Kinshasa, DRC -- President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Thursday undertake a high-level African Union (AU) solidarity visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), reaffirming Africa's collective commitment to containing the ongoing Ebola outbreak and strengthening the continent's preparedness for future public health emergencies.
[Nile Post] Uganda is set to receive the first batch of 265 Ugandan nationals being voluntarily repatriated from South Africa, marking the start of a coordinated exercise to facilitate the return of citizens who wish to come home.
[African Arguments] The fishing sector has for generations been dominated by men with women being pushed to household chores. Overall, women in the fishing sector make up over half of the workforce but their roles are limited to processing, small-scale fishing and net-mending and marketing of fisheries.
A viral video showing handcuffed men walking in single file is being shared by Islamophobic accounts claiming it depicts Muslims enslaving Christian Africans. However, the video has been taken out of context.
[CAF] Cape Verde and Congo DR have been praised by Diego Forlan and Hristo Stoichkov after becoming two of the standout African stories of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
[ISS] South Africa cannot build enough fences or deport enough immigrants to overcome the consequences of instability in neighbouring countries.
[allAfrica] GENEVA -- Africa's future in the age of artificial intelligence will depend less on financial assistance than on investments in skills, education and digital infrastructure, according to Maggie Gu, founder and president of Tomorrow Foundation.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has welcomed the Trump administration's shift in U.S.-Africa policy from one centred on aid to one driven by trade and investment, describing the approach as a positive step towards building more balanced and mutually beneficial relations with Kenya.
[UN News] Artificial intelligence (AI) is moving faster than governments can keep up.
[RFI] Protesters stopped outside buildings believed to house undocumented migrants and urged residents to leave as thousands marched across South Africa on Tuesday, the deadline set by anti-immigration groups for foreigners without papers to leave the country.
[CAF] Winning the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) as head coach of the Super Falcons was the culmination of years of dedication and experience for Nigeria manager Justine Madugu. Having served in multiple coaching roles across different WAFCON campaigns - Equatorial Guinea 2012, Namibia 2014, Ghana 2018, Morocco 2022, and 2024 editions respectively- the 62-year-old finally guided Nigeria back to the summit of African women's football as the man in charge.
[allAfrica] Senegal Trims Presidential Powers in Controversial Vote
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