Third Fatality Confirmed as Hantavirus Strikes Cruise Ship Off West Africa

Third Fatality Confirmed as Hantavirus Strikes Cruise Ship Off West Africa

A suspected hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship near Cape Verde has now claimed three lives, with three additional passengers sickened and one fighting...
Mali Airstrikes Kill Over 200 Militants as Army Hunts for Suspects Linked to Base Attacks

Mali Airstrikes Kill Over 200 Militants as Army Hunts for Suspects...

BAMAKO, Mali – Mali’s state television has reported that more than 200 suspected militants were killed in a series of airstrikes conducted by the country’s...
Jihadists and Rebels Join Forces to Strangle Mali: Capital Under Siege, Defense Minister Killed

Jihadists and Rebels Join Forces to Strangle Mali: Capital Under Siege,...

A dangerous new alliance between Al-Qaeda-linked militants and Tuareg separatists is tearing Mali apart. In a coordinated shock offensive, the rebels have seized two...
Family Feud Over Water Point Turns Deadly: 42 Killed in Eastern Chad

Family Feud Over Water Point Turns Deadly: 42 Killed in Eastern...

At least 42 people have been killed in eastern Chad after a dispute between two families over access to a village water point spiraled...
Mali Reels as Rebels Seize Kidal, Russian Forces Withdraw After Coordinated Attacks

Mali Reels as Rebels Seize Kidal, Russian Forces Withdraw After Coordinated...

Mali is facing its most severe security crisis in years, with Tuareg-led separatists claiming control of the strategic northern town of Kidal following a...
Limited Gains, Rising Abuses: Russian Paramilitaries in Mali Under Scrutiny

Limited Gains, Rising Abuses: Russian Paramilitaries in Mali Under Scrutiny

Russian paramilitary forces deployed in Mali have achieved only modest battlefield successes while facing persistent allegations of atrocities, according to an investigative journalist tracking...
South Sudan Downplays Heavy Troop Deployment in Juba as Election Preparations

South Sudan Downplays Heavy Troop Deployment in Juba as Election Preparations

Officials in South Sudan have dismissed concerns over a heavy deployment of armed troops in the capital, Juba, describing the move as a routine...
Iran Conflict Sparks 300% Jet Fuel Surge in Nigeria, Kenya Turns to World Bank

Iran Conflict Sparks 300% Jet Fuel Surge in Nigeria, Kenya Turns...

The ongoing conflict in Iran is reverberating across African economies, with Nigeria’s jet fuel prices surging by 300% and creating severe challenges for domestic...
EU Restores €140 Million Aid to Ethiopia Amid Renewed Tigray Tensions

EU Restores €140 Million Aid to Ethiopia Amid Renewed Tigray Tensions

The European Union has unfrozen more than €140 million in budgetary aid for Ethiopia, ending a five-year suspension that began with the outbreak of...
Burst Pipes and Smart Meters: Harare Mayor Pushes Prepaid Solution as Water Losses Mount

Burst Pipes and Smart Meters: Harare Mayor Pushes Prepaid Solution as...

Thousands of liters of water are spilling freely along Chiremba Road, a stark symbol of the capital’s ongoing water crisis, even as many residents...
Goma Faces Deepening Food and Economic Crisis Amid Ongoing Conflict in Eastern DR Congo

Goma Faces Deepening Food and Economic Crisis Amid Ongoing Conflict in...

GOMA, DR Congo — The persistent conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has plunged the city of Goma into a severe food and...
Coastal Erosion Threatens Accra Communities as Rising Seas Claim Homes, Fishing Grounds, and Cultural Shrines

Coastal Erosion Threatens Accra Communities as Rising Seas Claim Homes, Fishing...

Communities along the coastline in Accra are facing severe challenges from coastal erosion driven by rising sea levels, which are steadily encroaching on residential...