Environmental and human rights organisations in Kenya have filed a fresh court case seeking to stop the construction and expansion of luxury Read More

The Democratic Republic of Congo has launched the first clinical trial of two experimental treatments for the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola Read More

Mali has established a state agency to regulate its artisanal gold sector as authorities seek to curb smuggling, improve transparency and increase Read More

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have formally begun the process of withdrawing from the International Criminal Court (ICC) after the tribunal confirmed Read More

At least 59 people have died in flooding across Côte d’Ivoire since the rainy season began in mid-May, government spokesperson Amadou Read More

Libya’s Presidential Council Chairman Mohamed Menfi has called for the country’s armed forces to be brought under one professional command Read More

A cholera outbreak in Sudan has killed 120 people and caused 1,102 suspected cases since May, according to the World Health Organization. The WHO Read More

South African police have arrested more than 900 people following nationwide anti-migrant protests that turned violent in some parts of the country. Authorities Read More

At least 15 people, including 10 children, have died in a road accident in central Guinea after a passenger vehicle collided with a semi-trailer Read More