Millions of Ethiopians headed to the polls on Monday in legislative elections expected to extend Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s rule, as opposition parties and analysts raised concerns about political freedoms, ongoing conflicts and the competitiveness of the vote.
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) called an open-ended strike from Monday in the state of Oyo, in protest at the kidnapping in mid-May of dozens of children and their teachers.
Hundreds of youths in Kenya’s central town of Nanyuki on Monday demonstrated against the establishment at the Laikipia Air Base of an Ebola quarantine center for American citizens exposed to the virus.
The World Health Organization said Sunday that five people in total have recovered from the disease and discharged
The excitement follows Haiti’s qualification for the World Cup for the first time since 1974 and only the second time in the country’s history
The death of Yves Sakila, a 35-year-old Congolese man who died after being restrained by security guards in central Dublin, has sparked protests, international attention and renewed scrutiny of racism in Ireland.
Thousands of Chileans of all ages gathered this Sunday at La Florida Bicentennial Stadium in capital city Santiago to take part in the country’s largest sticker-swapping event. Meanwhile, South Africa's squad heads to Mexico after resolving a US visa delay.
Celebrations of Paris Saint-Germain’s historic Champions League triumph quickly gave way to scenes of violence across France, with nearly 900 arrests, 180 injured police officers and one death.
Guineans voted on Sunday in legislative and municipal elections marking a new step towards a return to democratic rule after a 2021 coup, despite severe restrictions on civil liberties and an opposition boycott.
Voting got underway in Ethiopia on Monday morning in the country’s parliamentary elections. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s Prosperity Party is on course for a landslide victory, despite criticism of growing authoritarianism and a crackdown on dissent.
In Bunia, at the heart of the Ebola response, health facilities are reporting a severe shortage of protective and support equipment as they grapple with a surge in suspected cases, primarily among women.
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus hailed the recovery of five people infected with the rare strain of the virus for which their is no approved treatment or vaccine.
Thousands watched the UEFA Champions League final in bars, restaurants, and viewing centres across Lagos.
Campaign posters for Abiy Ahmed line the streets of the rural town of Beshasha where he is expected to cast his vote on Monday.
Obi will again face President Bola Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress and Atiku Abubakar of the Africa Democratic Congress.
Some 50 million Ethiopians are due to vote on Monday in parliamentary and regional elections.
Health teams are racing to contain the emergency that has spread across several provinces in the DRC and into neighbouring Uganda.
Les Parisiens edged out the Gunners 4-3 in a nail-biting penalty shootout at the Puskas Arena in the Hungarian capital.
It involves walking seven times around the Kaaba, a stone building at the centre of the Great Mosque in Mecca.
Speaking on his arrival in Bunia, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, called on communities to play a central role in fighting the disease.
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