Ebola in DRC crosses 5 000 cases, outpacing containment efforts
NAIROBI, Aug 19 (Reuters) - The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo now exceeds 5,000, government data showed late on Tuesday, as... Read more.
Absa posts higher half-year profit as credit costs ease
By Nqobile Dludla JOHANNESBURG, Aug 18 (Reuters) - South African lender Absa Group reported an 8% rise in half-year headline earnings on Tuesday, supported by higher... Read more.
Ebola outbreak in DRC officially the deadliest in country’s history
Aug 16 (Reuters) - The Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo has killed 2,325 people, government data showed on Sunday, surpassing the toll from the 2018-2020... Read more.
SA’s Traxtion bets on regional rail reforms and mineral boom
South African rail services provider Traxtion is positioning itself to profit from a regional mineral boom and sweeping reforms across the continent that are opening... Read more.
Zimbabwe police: death toll from Lake Kariba boat accident rises to 80
The death toll from a boat accident on Lake Kariba on Tuesday, August 11, had risen to 80 after eight more bodies were found, Zimbabwe’s national police service... Read more.
Libya’s Haftar played key role in release of US hostage held by Islamic State, sources say
DAKAR – Authorities in eastern Libya under military commander Khalifa Haftar helped secure the release of an American missionary held hostage held by an Islamic... Read more.
A $50 million hostage ransom funded al-Qaeda’s Mali offensive, UN says
An estimated $50 million (R800m) ransom paid to free a hostage seized by al-Qaeda-linked militants in Mali in late 2025 has helped fund their advances across West... Read more.
Zimbabwean boat accident death toll rises to 68 as more bodies recovered
Twenty-two more bodies have been recovered after a boat accident in a lake in Zimbabwe, police said on Saturday, taking the death toll to 68. The boat capsized on... Read more.
Morocco arrests 111 migrants headed for Spain’s Ceuta in security crackdown
CEUTA, Spain – Moroccan police arrested at least 111 people on Saturday as they tried to enter Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta, amid tightened... Read more.
Zambia resumes vote counting after election officials attacked
The Electoral Commission of Zambia said on Friday it had resumed the counting of votes in presidential and parliamentary elections after an earlier suspension triggered... Read more.
