Society & Culture

Nigeria’s health authorities are battling a persistent and deadly Lassa fever outbreak that has now claimed more than 191 lives since the start of the year, with case numbers running significantly ahead of the same period last year and health workers bearing a disproportionate share of the casualties. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) […]

In a ceremony that observers called long overdue, South Africa formally handed over dozens of stolen cultural artefacts and human remains to Zimbabwe, bringing back to Harare objects that had been held in South African museums for decades — some dating to the colonial era, others tied to the violent extraction of Black African labour

Ghana evacuates 300 citizens from South Africa after xenophobic attacks target African migrants. The crisis exposes persistent hostility toward foreign nationals and raises questions about continental solidarity.

Africa faces its second-largest Ebola epidemic as WHO declares a global health emergency. Over 2,500 cases have been recorded in the DRC as health workers battle conflict, displacement, and community distrust.

# ARTICLE 2: Somalia Faces Famine Risk for First Time Since 2022 as Aid Cuts Bite **Slug:** somalia-famine-risk-2026-iran-war-aid-cuts **Categories:** Africa, Politics, Humanitarian **Featured Image:** https://nowinafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/art-may14-macron.jpg — NAIROBI — Areas of southern Somalia are at risk of famine, two global food security monitors confirmed on May 14, 2026, with one district reaching a level of hunger

When the Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) delivered 21-day strike notices to the county governments of Meru and Isiolo last week, the message was blunt: either the government addresses salary delays, staffing shortages, and stalled promotions within three weeks, or hospitals in both counties will go dark. The notices, issued on the

N’Djamena, Chad — In the dusty Bakara district of Chad’s capital, something remarkable has been taking place every year for the past three years. The “At the Heart of Art” festival has grown from a modest community gathering into one of the most talked-about cultural events in Central Africa — and its latest edition, which

The King Baudouin Foundation has awarded its prestigious 2025–2026 KBF Africa Prize to Zimbabwe’s Friendship Bench, recognising a pioneering community-based mental health model that began with a simple wooden park bench and has since grown into a programme now influencing healthcare approaches in dozens of countries around the world. The award, presented at a ceremony

Nigeria took a major step forward in its fight against HIV/AIDS last month with the official launch of Lenacapavir, a groundbreaking injectable medicine that provides six months of protection against the virus with a single dose. The introduction of the twice-yearly injection, administered for the first time at a ceremony in Abuja themed “Flagging off

France has passed a landmark law making it easier to return looted African art and cultural artifacts. The legislation ends a decades-old requirement for individual parliamentary votes for each restitution case.