01:57 Democratic Republic Of Congo Ebola response teams in DRC raise awareness among deaf In Kisangani, one of the latest health zones in the Democratic Republic of Congo to be hit by the Ebola epidemic, Ebola response teams hosted ...
01:41 Ebola virus Congo launches Ebola vaccination campaign for frontline workers Congo began vaccinating health care workers against Ebola on Saturday in Bunia, the epicenter of the fastest-growing outbreak of the disease ...
01:52 news Liberia’s rescued chimpanzees receive health checks Many of the chimps at Second Chance were captured from the wild as infants before ending up at the laboratory and enduring decades of invasive ...
01:42 Ebola virus Five Ebola survivors discharged as DRCongo’s case count breaks 6,000 Health workers and officials leading the Ebola response celebrated the five's discharge, with the head of the response coalition saying it was ...
00:58 Switzerland UN panel urges states to confront slavery’s legacy with reparations A UN committee has called on countries to adopt comprehensive reparations for people of African descent, arguing that the legacy of the transatlantic ...
01:10 Liberia First US deportees arrive in Liberia under controversial third-country deal Twenty migrants deported from the United States have arrived in Liberia, the first group of up to 1,200 people the West African country says ...
00:51 Drug-trafficking Former Liberian vice president charged in transnational drug probe Liberia has charged former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor with drug trafficking, money laundering and related offences in an investigation ...
01:41 World News Liberia agrees to accept up to 1,200 US deportees under Trump migration deal Liberia has agreed to accept hundreds of people deported from the United States, in one of the largest such arrangements under the Trump administration’s ...
00:59 Liberia Liberian authorities burn $336 million in cocaine implicating senior police officials Liberian law enforcement agents burned some 4.2 metric tons of cocaine worth about $336 million on Thursday, days after authorities announced ...
11:18 Business Africa Zambia: Economic test looms for next administration [Business Africa] Zambia has managed to stabilize its economy after becoming the first sovereign to default on its debt obligations during the Covid-19 pandemic. ...
Liberia Liberia seizes record cocaine haul near Monrovia, officials say Liberian police say they have made the country's biggest drug bust ever, after raiding a suspected storage site near the capital and finding ...
01:02 World News Nigeria and Ghana call on AU to address 'Afrophobic protests' in South Africa Nigeria and Ghana have condemned what they called the recent "Afrophobic protests targeting African nationals in South Africa." In a statement, ...
Burundi Crush at Burundi prayer meeting leaves eight dead A packed evangelical service in Bujumbura turned deadly on Saturday night, when a crowd crush killed eight people and left nine hurt.
01:47 Ghana Ghana pushes for concrete slavery reparations Ghana hosted a landmark global conference on Thursday seeking to translate growing political support for slavery reparations into practical commitments ...
02:06 Liberia Celebrated Liberian doctor Jerry Brown warns of Ebola spread As new cases of Ebola are reported in DR Congo, memories of the 2014 Ebola outbreak in Liberia remain vivid for Dr. Jerry Brown
01:24 USA Five countries elected non-permanent members of UN Security Council Zimbabwe was elected unopposed for the African Group and will be joined by Austria, Kyrgyzstan, Portugal, and Trinidad and Tobago.
01:47 Democratic Republic Of Congo Scientists working to develop new Ebola vaccine but warn 'no shortcuts' A pipeline of vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics are under review by the World Health Organizations to bring about a fast response to the ...
Democratic Republic Of Congo What is an outbreak, epidemic or pandemic? Ebola and public health emergencies explained Terms like outbreak, epidemic, pandemic and public health emergency each describe a different level of spread, and they help determine how fast ...
01:51 Nigeria Synthetic drugs from India fuelling West Africa's opioid epidemic With opioids heavily regulated in many wealthier countries, Indian pharmaceutical manufacturers are pushing hard into Africa and fuelling a growing ...
Guinea Opposition vlogger's son and opposition figure kidnapped in Guinea The son of a Guinean opposition video blogger as well as an opposition member have been kidnapped, AFP learned Thursday from their respective ...
01:18 Liberia IMF approves new $266 million funding deal for Liberia The International Monetary Fund has approved 266 million US dollars for Liberia under a new 21-month Resilience and Sustainability Facility, ...
01:05 Sierra Leone Guinea releases 16 Sierra Leonean soldiers arrested earlier this week Conakry claimed the latest border dispute was the result of the unauthorised entry into the country by armed troops from Sierra Leone.
00:53 Liberia Liberia: Supreme Court rules ex-minister Tweah not immune to prosecution Liberia's supreme court has reaffirmed that Tweah and several ex officials are not protected from prosecution under claims of national security ...
01:39 Sierra Leone Sierra Leone marks first National Day of Remembrance in honour of victims of civil war Sierra Leone marked its first National Day of Remembrance on Sunday in honor of the victims of the country’s ten year civil war that killed some ...
01:25 Guinea Guinea: Claude Pivi, ex-security chief convicted over 2009 stadium massacre, dies Claude Pivi was convicted in absentia in 2024 for his role in a 2009 massacre at a stadium in Conakry, where at least 156 people were killed.
01:36 United Nations DRC, Liberia among five new non-permanent UN Security Council members The United Nations Security Council welcomed Bahrain, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Latvia and Liberia, as its five new non-permanent ...
01:48 Ivory Coast Ivory Coast's incumbent leader Ouattara is sworn in for a fourth term Ivory Coast's incumbent President Alassane Ouattara was sworn in on Monday for a fourth term after taking over 89% of the vote in an October ...
00:51 Guinea-Bissau ECOWAS expels Guinea-Bissau after army general seizes power The decision was reached at a virtual session of ECOWAS’ Mediation and Security Council (MSC) chaired by Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada ...
01:18 Violence against women World marks International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and Girls Gender-based violence remains an urgent issue, especially in Africa, where women and girls are specifically at risk of experiencing rape or sexual ...
Interpol INTERPOL operation in West Africa: 62 arrested, weapons and drugs seized A major INTERPOL operation in West Africa has resulted in 62 arrests and the seizure of weapons, explosives, drugs, counterfeit medicines, and ...