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Uganda has confirmed an outbreak of the Ebola virus in the capital Kampala with the first confirmed patient dying from it on Wednesday, the health ministry said on Thursday. It is the East African country's ninth outbreak since it…

The United Nations expressed deep concern at reports of M23 rebels and Rwandan troops advancing south towards the Congolese city of Bukavu on Thursday, as the militants sought also to assert their control over east Congo's largest city…

Ghana says it has signed a memorandum of understanding with its official creditors, an essential process in restoring the viability of its public finances. Finance minister, Cassiel Ato Forson, says “this formalises a debt restructuring…

President of Les Transformations party, Succès Masra, has announced his intention to work alongside the current government to ensure the stability and development of the country. In his statement, Masra reaffirmed his willingness to…

Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi has vowed to reassert government control in the east of the country, where M23 rebels, reportedly backed by Rwanda, have captured the city of Goma and are advancing southward. In a televised address,…

Over the past three months, Interpol has arrested 45 individuals in West Africa in a crackdown on drug trafficking and terrorism financing, the global police organization announced on Thursday. Among those detained was a suspected…

Kenyan National Seed Bank stores more than 50,000 varieties of seed. Founded in 1988, the facility has the goal of protecting seeds for research and reintroduction to farms. The centre has become all the more important in the face of…

Rwanda-backed rebels captured large parts of eastern Congo's largest city, including its airport, the United Nations said, as Rwanda's president on Wednesday joined calls for a ceasefire in the decadeslong conflict. Much of the…

A plane carrying 21 passengers and crew in South Sudan's Unity State has crashed, killing 18 people, United Nations' Radio Miraya reported on Wednesday. The plane had departed from an oilfield in the northern state when it crashed,…

Refugees, surrendering Congolese soldiers and stranded truckers thronged the Rwandan border on Tuesday, hoping to reach safety after rebels captured the nearby Congolese city of Goma and spurred them to flee. Gunfire and explosions could…