AFRICA

NAIROBI, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenya’s Ministry of Health said Saturday it has ramped up its surveillance measures across the country after confirming its first mpox case in the country early this week. The Ministry of Health said no new mpox cases have been reported in Kenya but is closely …

24-year old Eritrean becomes first African to win at the  world’s oldest and most prestigious cycling race ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | A split second before he crossed the finish line in Turin, Biniam Girmay sat up on his bicycle. He let go of his handlebars, smiled to himself, and then punched …

KINSHASA, DR Congo | Xinhua | People in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have lately been caught up in fresh fighting pitting government troops against two rebel groups, the March 23 Movement (M23) and the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF). FIGHTING AGAINST ADF In Cantine, a village in …

ABUJA | Xinhua |  Nigerian authorities on Thursday alleged massive looting and vandalism of public and private buildings, and the blockade of highways, as protesters turned out in their thousands across the country to express their grievances over the current economic hardships. Some bonfires were seen set up by protesters …

NAIROBI, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenya on Wednesday declared an outbreak of monkeypox (mpox) in the country following its detection in Taita Taveta, southeast of the country’s capital of Nairobi. Mary Muthoni Muriuki, principal secretary in the Ministry of Health, said in a statement issued in Nairobi that the disease …

KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Transitional President of Gabon Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema is scheduled to start his three-day official visit to Uganda Thursday, Ugandan officials announced Wednesday. Nguema will meet his Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni to deepen the ties between the two countries, Henry Okello Oryem, Uganda’s minister of …

African scientists have achieved global success in science and mathematics by overcoming traditional challenges and bridging longstanding gaps. Here’s a list of some 10 African countries where scientists and mathematicians have created innovations that have had a global impact. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | African scientists have a rich …

NAIROBI, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenya and Uganda have officially begun talks to extend the petroleum products pipeline from Eldoret in western Kenya to the Ugandan capital of Kampala. The Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) said on Tuesday that the project, poised to significantly impact the region’s fuel import market, will …

Goma, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government has accused the March 23 Movement (M23)  of jamming the aviation system in the war-troubled province of North Kivu. Last week, air transport at a lower altitude from Goma International Airport in Goma City to Butembo Rughenda Airport …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa | Xinhua | The African National Congress (ANC) of South Africa on Monday confirmed that the country’s former president, Jacob Zuma, has been expelled from the party after contravening the constitution. Fikile Mbalula, the party’s secretary-general, announced that the National Disciplinary Committee of the ANC found Zuma …