Marburg virus kills 20 in Equatorial Guinea – WHO

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The World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday that the death toll from the Marburg virus epidemic in Equatorial Guinea has risen to 20, with...

Tanzania confirms outbreak of deadly Marburg virus

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The World Health Organisation (WHO) says Tanzania confirmed its first-ever cases of Marburg Virus Disease after conducting laboratory tests in the country’s northwest Kagera...

Egypt’s Fashion and Design Council announces the country’s first ever fashion...

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Egypt’s Fashion and Design Council on Tuesday announced the country’s first ever fashion week at a press conference in the capital, Cairo. To take place...

Tunisian Youssef Chebbi’s ‘Ashkal’ wins pan-African film award

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Tunisian director Youssef Chebbi won the coveted Stallion of Yennenga award Saturday at the biennial pan-African Fespaco film festival for his murder mystery oeuvre...

Burundi to deploy troops to eastern DR Congo

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The first part of the Burundian troops pledged to deploy to the volatile eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) arrives in Goma.  The seven-nation East...

INEC’s Collation Officer in Rivers raises alarm again over threat to...

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Prof Charles Adias, INEC’s State Collation Officer for Rivers at the Feb. 25 presidential and National Assembly elections raised alarm again on Sunday in...

Hundreds of students fly home from Tunisia after attacks

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Almost 300 people returned from Tunisia to Mali and Ivory Coast on Saturday after boarding repatriation flights, fearful of a wave of violence since...

South Sudan president fires defence and interior ministers

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South Sudan President Salva Kiir has sacked two top security ministers, violating the terms of a peace agreement with opposition party leader First Vice...

Burkina scraps 61-year old military assistance deal with France

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Burkina Faso scrapped a 1961 agreement on military assistance with France, a move that comes only weeks after it told the French ambassador and...

South Africa: Oscar Pistorius will soon know if he is released

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South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius, who killed his girlfriend 10 years ago, will know in a month if he is eligible for parole,...