World May 23 Eighteen suspected Ebola patients escape after treatment tent is set on fire for a second time in Congo Angry residents of a town at the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo attacked and burned a tent that was part of a health center where people are being treated for the virus, the staff there said Saturday.
Health May 18 An American doctor is among the newest cases in rare Ebola outbreak in Congo The World Health Organization declared the outbreak a public health emergency on Sunday. As of Monday, there were over 300 suspected cases and 118 deaths in Ituri and North Kivu provinces.
World Apr 26 Malian defense minister killed in attack as jihadi and rebel forces seized towns and military bases Mali's defense minister was killed in a sweeping attack by jihadis and rebels who seized several towns and military bases, authorities said Sunday.
World Nov 29 African Union suspends Guinea-Bissau after military coup In a resolution adopted by the AU Peace and Security Council on Friday, the organization reiterated it has “zero tolerance on unconstitutional changes of government.”…
World Oct 29 Nigeria's Nobel-winning author Wole Soyinka says his U.S. visa was revoked On Tuesday, he mentioned that he was told to reapply if he wished to enter again. Soyinka, who became the first African to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1986, believes this issue is related to U.S. immigration policies…
World Oct 12 Cameroon voters decide whether to extend rule of world's oldest president Analysts have predicted a victory for President Paul Biya. Now 92. He first came to power in 1982 following the resignation of Cameroon’s first president. Results are expected at the latest by Oct. 26.
World Sep 15 Immigrants deported from U.S. to Ghana are sent home, where lawyers say some could face torture Ghana has sent 14 West Africans deported from the U.S. to their home countries, Nigeria and Gambia. Ghanaian authorities say they accepted them on humanitarian grounds.
World Aug 20 Rwanda-backed rebels killed more than 140 civilians in eastern Congo, rights group says Human Rights Watch said the victims, mostly Hutus, were attacked near Virunga National Park in North Kivu province. The M23 group, supported by Rwanda, is blamed for the killings, which are thought to be part of a military campaign against…
World Jul 14 President of Cameroon seeks 8th term at age of 92 Cameroon's 92-year-old president, Paul Biya, announces he will seek an eighth term in October's elections.
World Jul 10 WATCH: Trump praises Liberian President Boakai's 'beautiful English' There was confusion and anger in Liberia on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump praised the English skills of President Joseph Boakai. English has been the west African nation's official language since the 1800s. But Trump did not stop there.