Kenya’s Health Ministry has heightened surveillance at border entry points and created an Ebola hotline for citizens to report symptoms related to Ebola

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa held talks with South Sudanese President Salva Kiir Mayardit in Tshwane on Wednesday, focusing on preparations for South Sudan’s December elections and the country’s fragile peace process

Eritrean troops have been deployed in recent days around the town of Adigrat, in Ethiopia's Tigray region, a local official and residents told AFP on Wednesday.

Ghana's cabinet has given the green light to a decision to formally apply to join the BRICS geopolitical and economic bloc, according to the country's foreign minister.

EU counter-drone investment grew sixfold in 2025, but only a third of programmes will deliver by 2030, a confidential EU report seen by Euronews says, citing fragmented procurement and industry struggling to keep pace with fast-moving drone technology.

The 87-year-old whose eviction sparked a domestic crisis and triggered nationwide anti-government protests has died in hospital late on Wednesday. Protesters say they will continue to demonstrate to uphold her legacy.

Mount Etna has resumed volcanic activity. Flights to and from Catania are suspended until Sunday because of ash. Unions protest over disruption caused by diverted services to other Sicilian airports.

Police said local residents were being evacuated in the Whelford area, close to RAF Fairford, a military base that hosts the United States Air Force.

A year after igniting protests that forced the president from power, Madagascar's Gen Z activists say they feel betrayed by a new government they accuse of resorting to the same old tactics

South African police on Saturday found another body in Ekurhuleni, east of Johannesburg, bringing to 10 the number of women found dead in the municipality over the past two months

French President Emmanuel Macron denied claims which emerged in an article published by El Mundo on Thursday.

In a joint interview aired on broadcasters France 2 and TF1 he said "We can deny this piece of information, the CIA did not inform France of this information and the Italian defence minister said the same thing".

Niger authorities said Wednesday they have signed a new agreement with the Madaouela Mining Company, which is 60% owned by the Australian Atomic Eagle group, to relaunch a uranium mining project in the north of the country.

It is Nigeria’s fourth major meth lab bust since May, with authorities saying all four operations were linked to Mexican nationals.

Morocco’s parliamentary election has prompted mixed reactions from voters, with some welcoming the peaceful conduct of the vote while others urged the next government to tackle rising prices, unemployment and pressure on public services.

The centre-right Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM) emerged as the largest party, winning 97 of the 395 seats in the House of Representatives, according to provisional results. The National Rally of Independents (RNI), which leads the outgoing coalition, came second with 66 seats.

The results mean PAM will need to form a coalition, while the next head of government, appointed by King Mohammed VI, will come from the party’s ranks.

In his address to the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, William Ruto lamented Africa's exclusion from permanent representation on the UN Security Council, despite accounting for more than a quarter of the assembly's membership.

María del Carmen Abascal had lived in her flat on Sainz de Baranda Street since 1956. Madrid’s Tenants' Union and the UN had opposed the decision to evict her.

The project has been delayed by environmental concerns, particularly over plans to locate mineral-processing facilities in an area of forest.

Its chairperson called on politicians and parties to convert their political ideas into 'ballot paper and not bullets'.

Tigrayan rebels in northern Ethiopia seized control of airports and battled federal troops in the neighbouring Afar region, multiple sources told AFP on Wednesday, as long-standing tensions spilled into open conflict.

The International Criminal Court on Wednesday found rebel commander Mahamat Said Abdel Kani guilty of abusing and torturing prisoners while running a detention facility in the Central African Republic.