South Africa’s recurring waves of anti-migrant mobilisation reflect a deeper political and socioeconomic paradox, in which immigrants are cast as culprits for crises they did not create, according to a senior researcher at the Institute for Security Studies (ISS). The argument was outlined in a recent interview with Aimée-Noel Mbiyozo, a senior research consultant at […]
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s ongoing Ebola outbreak has now reached 1,307 confirmed cases, including 377 deaths, according to health authorities. The latest figures underscore the continued severity of the country’s latest Ebola crisis and the heavy burden placed on national and international health responders working to contain it. Spread to a fourth province Health
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has issued a stern warning to anti-migrant groups demanding that foreign nationals leave the country, as thousands of people from across the African continent reportedly departed South Africa ahead of an unofficial deadline set for Tuesday. The president’s remarks come amid mounting tensions between vigilante coalitions and migrant communities, several
The head of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has raised the alarm after nearly 300 people who tested positive for Ebola were reported as unaccounted for, prompting concerns that the virus could be spreading beyond the reach of health authorities. The disclosure highlights the deep challenges facing public health systems on the
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Two of Uganda’s most prominent media organisations, NTV and the Daily Monitor, have been forced off the air and out of print after the country’s military chief ordered their shutdown, raising fresh concerns over press freedom in the East African nation. Staff at both outlets reported that their offices in the capital, Kampala, were surrounded
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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is positioning Africa at the centre of its “Blue Transformation” agenda, a strategic framework that recognises water-based food systems as essential to addressing global hunger and malnutrition in the decades ahead. The initiative reflects a broader international shift toward harnessing the potential of oceans, rivers,
The head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has moved to reassure the public that the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), though a matter of serious concern, has not spiralled beyond the capacity of responders to contain it. Speaking to FRANCE 24, Dr Jean
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More than a month after an Ebola outbreak was declared in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, medical teams on the ground are warning that the epidemic is far from over. Despite encouraging reports of patients who have recovered after treatment, health professionals remain deeply concerned about the continued progression of cases in the region.
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A five-storey building has collapsed in Rivers State, southern Nigeria, killing at least one person and leaving an unknown number of people feared trapped beneath the debris, according to local reports. Emergency responders have so far pulled three survivors from the wreckage and are working through the rubble in search of others who may still
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Ethiopia’s ruling Prosperity Party, led by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, has won a sweeping victory in the country’s national legislative elections, securing almost 90 percent of the contested seats. The result extends the dominance of a party that has governed Africa’s second-most populous nation since Abiy came to power in 2018, but the lopsided outcome
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Niger has formally announced its withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC), becoming the latest West African nation to turn away from the global war crimes tribunal. The decision, announced by authorities in Niamey, places Niger alongside neighbouring Mali and Burkina Faso, with all three governments denouncing the court as an instrument of neo-colonialist repression.
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Residents of Makoko, one of Lagos’s most visible waterfront communities, have staged renewed protests against what they describe as another wave of evictions threatening homes built on stilts above the lagoon. Demonstrators say the latest round of displacement has added urgency to long-standing grievances about land tenure, lack of consultation, and the absence of alternative
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