In this tent city in city of Deir al-Balah, Hundreds of displaced Palestinians are currently fighting for basic needs like water and food supply.

The Ebola outbreak in the DR Congo is the deadliest ever, new data shows, with one person dying from the virus every thirty minutes.

Dr G.P.A. N.N. Richard. PHOTO/UGC. By SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT The Institute of Global Peace and Conflict Management (IGPCM), a lobby that contributes to the prevention and management of conflicts around the world, has appointed Cameroonian-born, Dr G.P.A. N.N. Richard, as its new liaison officer for Central and East Africa. The appointment, announced on Thursday, is part of IGPCM’s broader strategy to expand its global peace-building mission. In a statement, IGPCM said the move reflects its commitment to “strengthening peace building, conflict management, leadership development, collaboration, and sustainable transformation across Africa”. “Dr Richard’s appointment places him in a strategic position to represent the vision and values of IGPCM while fostering stronger connections and opportunities across the Central and East African regions,” the Institute said. The statement said his leadership journey and the diverse roles he has undertaken demonstrate a strong commitment to...

INFOGRAPHIC/EYEWITNESS MEDIA GROUP By PATRICK MAYOYO President William Ruto’s decision to initiate a national conversation aimed at shaping Kenya’s long-term development blueprint beyond Vision 2030 deserves recognition as a historic opportunity for the country to confront the deeper questions that have shaped its political journey since independence. Beyond the promises of economic transformation, this moment offers Kenyans a rare platform to examine the foundations of governance itself; how power is acquired, how it is exercised, who benefits from it and whether the political system truly reflects the diversity of the nation. At the heart of this conversation are two fundamental questions that Kenya has struggled to resolve: the winner-takes-it-all nature of presidential politics and the persistent reality that the highest office in the land has largely remained within the political orbit of two communities, the Kikuyu and the Kalenjin. These are not merely questions about indi...

Cameroon defeated tournament newcomers Malawi 3-0 in the final to win its first Women's Africa Cup of Nations title. Marie Ngah Manga scored twice and Naomi Eto added another goal. Both finalists, along with Morocco and Algeria, qualified for next year's Women's World Cup in Brazil.

The Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo is now the deadliest in the country's history, according to the latest government data, with 2,235 reported killed from the virus. Confirmed cases have risen to 4,945, including 101 new cases detected in the last 24 hours, Congo's public health institute said. 

Leapmotor has launched the B10 Hybrid EV in South Africa from R499,900, offering up to 86 km of electric range and 900 km of total range.

As South Africa’s cities become denser and more interconnected, safety must be treated as core infrastructure. Phillip de Vos of Waterfall City explains why proactive security, technology and public-private cooperation should be built into urban development from the outset.

Police in Zimbabwe raised the death toll from last week's Lake Kariba ferry disaster to 80 on Sunday, after divers pulled eight more bodies from the wreck of a government-run vessel that authorities say was licensed to carry 90 people but was loaded with at least 157.

The math behind Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's fourth presidential campaign is unforgiving. In December 2010, 46.7% of Brazilian workers held formal jobs with legal protections and social security. Fifteen years later, that share has fallen to 38.2% — even as unemployment closed out 2025 at a record-low 5.1%. Brazil is creating jobs. It is not creating the kind of jobs the party built to represent them.