El Malick Ndiayeâs departure is widely seen as a strategic manoeuvre to clear the way for Sonko, a fiery, popular pan-Africanist leader, to take over leadership of the National Assembly.
The Congolese Ministry of Communication confirmed via social media that suspected cases have climbed sharply to 904, with 119 suspected deaths recorded.
South Africa has been battling a widespread outbreak of a highly contagious livestock disease since early 2025.
The Ebola outbreak was declared a public health emergency of international concern after cases were confirmed in both DR Congo and neighboring Uganda.
A coalition of Sudanese political parties, civil society groups and armed movements opened talks in Nairobi on Friday, aimed at finding a path toward ending the conflict and restoring peace and stability in Sudan.
Sixteen years after hosting the first FIFA World Cup on African soil, South Africa is heading back to football
Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye dismissed Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko and dissolved the government on Friday, shattering the political partnership that swept the two men to power last year, and opening a new period of uncertainty in one of West Africa
Tanzanian Prime Minister Mwigulu Nchemba has called on member states of the East African Community (EAC) to strengthen cooperation in protecting Lake Victoria. Tanzania also plans to collaborate with neighboring countries on water transport safety, fisheries monitoring, and climate change adaptation.
Uganda has introduced emergency measures to prevent the spread of Ebola from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). These include suspending cross-border travel and restricting public gatherings in border districts, while maintaining cargo transport and essential services.
An Ebola case has been confirmed in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congoâs South Kivu province, in an area controlled by the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group.
The Sierra Leonean government has confirmed the arrival of the first group of migrants deported from the United States under a new arrangement between the two countries.
Officials say the three-day training camp originally planned for Kinshasa has been moved to Belgium.
A series of high-intensity, coordinated air and ground strikes executed by Nigerian troops and US forces has eliminated 175 Islamic State (IS) fighters and top commanders in northeastern Nigeria.
The Democratic Republic of Congo has opened three treatment centers in an effort to contain the fast-evolving Ebola outbreak in the eastern province of Ituri.
The legislation criminalizes promoting the "interests of a foreigner against the interests of Uganda" and bars individuals acting on behalf of foreign interests from developing or implementing policy without government approval.
Burundi has announced heightened border screening and disease surveillance measures following an Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Rwanda closed key border crossings with the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Sunday after the latest Ebola outbreak spread to Goma.
At the Nairobi Railway Museum, artifacts from the colonial era are displayed next to symbols of modern progress.
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