AFRICA NEWS

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged Sub-Saharan African countries to urgently strengthen their domestic economies and institutions as international development assistance continues to decline, warning that the region can...

At least 30 people have died since the beginning of May at a camp for displaced civilians in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, raising fears that the country's deadly Ebola...

Lawmakers from more than a dozen African countries have pledged to introduce stricter legislation targeting LGBT rights following a conference in Ghana that brought together self-described "pro-family" activists from across...

China's decision to remove tariffs on imports from 53 African countries is expected to deepen trade ties with the continent while accelerating the adoption of the Chinese yuan in cross-border...

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has warned that the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has not yet reached its...

A man was shot dead during a protest against a proposed Ebola quarantine facility for United States citizens in central Kenya, as tensions escalated over plans to establish the centre...

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) have unveiled a $518 million six-month emergency response plan aimed at containing the rapidly...

More than 30 people have been killed in a series of attacks by suspected Islamist rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), further complicating efforts to contain a growing...

Funding commitments for the ongoing Ebola outbreak in Central and East Africa have fallen sharply, with the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) revealing that pledged support...

Hundreds of Ghanaian nationals have begun returning home from South Africa following a wave of anti-immigrant protests and reported violence targeting migrants from other African countries. The first group of...