Dozens of soldiers killed or arrested after an apparent mutiny in Niger’s capital, state TV reports
FILE – Motorcyclists ride by the entrance of the airport in Niamey, Niger, Aug. 8, 2023. Sam Mednick/AP…
What to know about the outbreak of a rare kind of Ebola
A health worker sprays a colleague with disinfectant after taking part in a burial service for 3-year-old Mave…
Congo says the death toll in fastest-growing Ebola outbreak has passed 1,500
Health workers disinfects an ambulance at Ebola Treatment Center at Bunia General Hospital in Ituri, Congo, Wednesday, July…
Congo’s Ebola outbreak has killed nearly 1,000 people
BUNIA, Congo (AP) — At least 999 people have died from the Ebola outbreak in Congo, according to…
At least 930 people have died in Congo’s Ebola outbreak
BUNIA, Congo (AP) — At least 930 people have died in Congo’s Ebola outbreak, the country’s Ministry of…
Nigerian children pay the price for the Iran war as malnutrition and poverty surge
Farisa, who has relapsed into malnutrition, plays on a mat inside her house in Kware Sokoto, northwestern Nigeria,…
Women are dying in Africa as US ramps up its global battle against abortion
FILE – A woman walks past a billboard promoting the Safe Motherhood Bill on Wilkinson Road in Freetown,…
Focus turns to building stronger institutions in Africa to speed shift to renewable energy
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Africa’s biggest clean energy challenge is shifting from building projects to building the institutions,…
Ebola death toll in Congo reaches 600, as new cases suspected in previously unaffected province
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — New suspected cases of Ebola have been reported in parts of Congo that were…
Some health workers in Congo’s Ebola outbreak go on strike over pay issues as deaths near 600
FILE – Medical staff carry an Ebola patient to a treatment center in Rwampara, Congo, Thursday, May 21,…
Autism remains widely misunderstood in parts of Africa. A mother in Guinea fights for her child
Houssainatou Diallo, right, an advocate and communicator dedicated to supporting children with autism, spends time with Kazaliou Balde,…
Ugandan army chief orders the closure of a major news platform
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The offices of a major news organization in Uganda were shut down on the…