Africa

Uganda should reconsider Congo border closure over Ebola, WHO's Tedros says

The outbreak of the rare Bundibugyo strain of Ebola has been declared a public health emergency of international concern by the WHO.

 A health worker burns food waste of Ebola patients at an Ebola treatment center (ETC) in Katwa, near Butembo, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, October 5, 2019
An empty street in the Esinle community, where pupils and teachers were abducted in a large-scale school attack, in Oyo State, Nigeria, June 2, 2026.

Dozens kidnapped in northwest Nigeria after bandits invite them to talks

Medical teams in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, May 2026

Health Ministry prepares Israel’s hospitals in event of Ebola case amid Central Africa outbreak

A woman rescued from Boko Haram in Sambisa forest celebrates her freedom from Boko Haram at Malkohi camp for Internally Displaced People in Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria

Nigerian forces rescue hundreds of abductees held by Boko Haram


Libya's Haftar acquires combat drones despite UN embargo

The embargo has been in place since 2011, when a NATO-backed uprising toppled longtime ruler Muammar Gaddafi. High-tech weaponry is nevertheless flowing into the country

 A Bayraktar Akinci unmanned combat drone is pictured at SAHA EXPO Defence & Aerospace Exhibition in Istanbul, Turkey, October 27, 2022.

Who does Israel belong to? Why Bennett’s model matters now - opinion

From public policy to bomb shelters, Israel faces a test of unity, fairness, and responsibility that will shape its future as a nation.

FORMER PRIME MINISTER Naftali Bennett addresses the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations in Jerusalem on Tuesday.

Somali national army takes control of part of Baidoa, largest city in South West state

A shopkeeper in Baidoa, Hussein Abdullahi, said there were federal troops in his part of the city and they were in control there.

FILE PHOTO: A general view shows activity at a street in the southern city of Baidoa, Somalia November 3, 2018.

South African Jew killed after being kidnapped, police confirm, no proof of antisemitic intent

The Jewish Community Security Organization (CSO) informed that the victim disappeared at around 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 27, and was found lifeless two days later by the police.

Jewish South African intellectual Steven Gruzd was killed on Saturday.

60,000-year-old ostrich eggshells reveal humanity’s first brush with geometry

Archaeologist Silvia Ferrara described the organization of lines by recurring principles—parallelisms, grids, rotations, and systematic repetitions—as an embryonic visual grammar.

60,000-year-old ostrich eggshells.

The Iran war is a severe blow to Shi’ite Islam - opinion

Strengthening regional stability in the Middle East is based on moderate Sunni-majority states and Israel's national interests.

 IRANIAN PRESIDENT Ebrahim Raisi delivers a speech marking the 45th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, in Tehran, in February 2024.

Middle East’s future may be decided in the Horn of Africa - opinion

The Red Sea is becoming the center of global power.

The Horn of Africa is seen on a map (illustrative)

Strauss coffee initiative brews opportunity for women farmers in the Global South

More Than a Cup enterprise is helping marginalized female coffee growers across Africa, Asia, and Latin America strengthen their livelihoods

Harvesting coffee cherries that contain the coffee beans used to make coffee.

Israel-Somaliland ties could lead to Red Sea Israeli base, intel. gathering on Houthis - report

With Israel's continuous strikes against Hamas and Hezbollah since 2023, the Houthis have steadily grown to be Iran’s strongest proxy.

The flag of Somaliland is seen during a campaign rally of the main opposition party Waddani in Hargeisa on November 8, 2024, ahead of the 2024 Somaliland presidential election.

Dutch prosecutors drop Samos case against Israeli businessman Dan Gertler

The decision adds to a broader pattern of legal cases falling away around Gertler after years of scrutiny tied to mining deals in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Israeli businessman Dan Gertler.