Africa

Two new cases of Mpox have been confirmed by the heealth authorities in the Accra Metropolitan Area of the Greater Accra Region, Ghana. Consequently, the Ghana Health Service has responded by directing all regional health directors to reactivate their public health emergency operations centres. They are also being urged to …

A 45-year-old teacher at Taraba State College of Health Technology, Takum, has been found dead in what police suspect was a case of suicide in Nigeria. The man’s lifeless body was discover in his residence in Bete, Takum Local Government Area. According to his family, “a rope was found tied …

A 9-year-old girl is in critical condition and receiving treatment at St. Gregory’s Hospital after a tree collapsed on her and two others in Buduburam, in the Central Region of Ghana. The incident occurred while the victims a pregnant woman and two children were resting under the tree within their …

Morocco is facing its worst measles epidemic in years, with thousands of cases reported across the country. Since late 2023, more than 25,000 suspected measles cases and at least 184 deaths have been recorded. The outbreak, which began in the Souss Massa region, has now spread to all 12 regions. …

Year after year, the Africa CEO forum establishes itself as a must-attend event for the continent’s private sector as the 2025 edition opens this Monday, May 12, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Over 2,500 CEOs and senior executives are expected to attend and no fewer than six heads of state have …

Guiter Mining and Kébo Energy lose their diamond and bauxite operations in Guinea following the withdrawal of their mining licenses. The decision is contained in a series of decrees signed by General Mamadi Doumbouya. According to RFI, Kebo Energy, a Guinean operator with a Chinese partner, has lost its Gaoual-Témélé …

The Kano State Police Command has arrested a 25-year-old man for killing his sister’s boyfriend during a violent altercation in Kunya Village, Minjibir Local Government Area of the state, Nigeria. The tragic incident led to the death of the victim, also 25, from Goda Village in the same local government. …

Eight people were killed and 16 injured on Sunday in a road accident involving a truck and a vehicle carrying passengers in South Africa, according to reports. The KwaZulu Private Ambulance Service responded to the collision on the N2 highway near Empangeni, a town in the eastern province of KwaZulu-Natal, …

At least 23 people have been killed and many more wounded in attacks by gunmen in Benue state, central Nigeria, according to reports. Ray Anumve, Kwande Local Government Area representative, said, the assailants were Fulani herders, engaged in itinerant cattle herding, who targeted several villages in the area. He confirmed …

In Madagascar, the election of Pope Leo XIV has raised expectations within the influential Catholic Church as the Malagasy faithful hope that the pontiff will follow in the footsteps of Pope Francis. During his visit to Madagascar in 2019, Pope Francis emphasized the urgent need to preserve the common home, …