President’s church donation sparks Kenyan clashes.
Ruto has defended his donation and has offered a similar gift to another church in Eldoret.
Focus on Africa
Africa CDC warns of new Ebola cluster detected in Uganda.
Uganda declared an outbreak of the highly infectious and often fatal hemorrhagic disease in January
Sudan Accuses U.A.E. of Being Complicit in Genocide.
Sudan is taking the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), accusing it of supporting Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the civil war.
Army surrounds South Sudan’s vice president’s home as his allies are arrested.
South Sudanese forces have arrested the petroleum minister and several senior military officials allied with First Vice President Riek Machar as soldiers surrounded his home in the capital, Juba
Mystery illness kills over 50 in Congo, patients die within 48 hours: WHO raises alarm
An unknown illness has killed more than 50 people within hours of the onset of their symptoms in northwestern Congo, according to the World Health Organization.
India Bans Two Dangerous Opioid After News of Widespread Misuse in West Africa
The drugs, which are highly addictive and linked to a public health crisis in countries such as Ghana, Nigeria, and Côte d’Ivoire, have been illegally exported by Aveo Pharmaceuticals, a Mumbai-based manufacturer
The collapse of a gold mine has killed 42 people and injured several others in Mali.
Late on Saturday, Malian television announced the collapse of the site at Bilali Koto in the commune of Dabia, with a provisional death toll of 42 and many injured.
Djibouti’s Foreign Minister Youssouf elected to head African Union.
Mr Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, the Foreign Minister of Djibouti, has been elected Chairperson of the African Union Commission.
Ex-Mauritius PM Pravind Jugnauth arrested on money laundering charges.
Former Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth has been arrested and is being held in custody on an allegation of money laundering, according to his lawyer.
Nigerians outraged over high Mobile Data charges.
Nigerian mobile data subscribers are expressing widespread anger over a sharp increase in prices charged by major phone networks such as MTN and Airtel