Africa Declared Free Of Wild Polio After Enduring Vaccination Effort
The CDC's director praised the continent-wide vaccination effort inspired by late South African leader Nelson Mandela.
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Mali's President Resigns After Being Detained By Military
President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta said he is stepping down because he does "not wish blood to be shed."
Extremist Attack On Somalia Hotel Kills At Least 15 People
Officials say it started with a car bomb blowing open the security gates at Mogadishu's Elite Hotel.
Oil-Leaking Ship Off Mauritius Breaks Apart
The ship struck a reef on July 25, releasing oil into the Indian Ocean that damaged the environment.
Oil Continues To Spill Into Indian Ocean Near Mauritius
A leaking Japanese tanker in the Indian Ocean is threatening thousands of species in a sea of pollution.
IMF Approves $4.3 Billion Coronavirus Loan To South Africa
The International Monetary Fund's emergency loan will help support frontline health services and create jobs in South Africa.
Coronavirus Infections Surge In India, Double In South Africa
South Africa and India are seeing spikes in coronavirus cases. Poorer countries are facing a lack of equipment and space to care for patients.
Belgium Confronts Its Colonial Past In The Wake Of Floyd's Death
Global conversations around racism have brought new intensity to the nation's grappling with its brutal legacy in central Africa.
Vaccine Trials Begin In Africa As COVID-19 Worries Mount For Continent
Clinical trials are underway in South Africa in the first comprehensive test of a vaccine being developed by Oxford University.
U.N. Agencies Fear COVID-19 Danger For Vast Rohingya Refugee Camps
Health officials worry about potential mass infection in refugee campings housing 860,000 Rohingyas driven out of Myanmar.
U.S. Will Donate Up To 1,000 Ventilators To South Africa
The U.S. is planning to send 8,000 ventilators abroad by July.
Africa Is Being Outbid For Crucial Supplies As It Braces For COVID-19
Ten African nations have no ventilators at all.
African Nations Race To Set Up Labs for Coronavirus Testing
To curb the spread of the coronavirus in Africa, health officials are setting up new labs, some of them in at-risk communities.
Interim Report On Ethiopian Airlines Crash Points Fingers At Boeing
The report says MCAS design, an automated safety feature designed to prevent the plane from stalling, "made it vulnerable to undesired activation."
Sudan's Prime Minister Survives Motorcade Attack
Local media report Abdalla Hamdok was traveling to his office in the country's capital when his motorcade was hit with explosives and gunfire.
Suicide Bombers Detonate Near U.S. Embassy In Tunisia
Both of the attackers and one police officer are reported dead. Five others are wounded.
U.S. Kills Al-Shabab Leader With Ties To Manda Bay Attack
U.S. Africa Command said the man "was in charge of planning and directing terrorist operations on the Kenya border region."
Sudan To Pay $30 Million To Families Of Victims In USS Cole Attack
Sudan denies it played a role in the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole in Yemen. But families of the dead say it provided support for the Al-Qaeda attack.
West African Countries To Explore Impacts Of Nigerian Border Closure
Heads of state agreed to look into the impact Nigeria's land border closure has had on its neighbors.
Sudan To Hand Over Ex-President For War Crimes Trial
ICC prosecutors want him to face charges of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity, including for the 2003 Darfur conflict.
Somalia Declares National Emergency Over Locust Invasion
The country already struggles with food security, and the U.N. says if the swarms grow that Somalia could face a food crisis it "can't afford."
Measles Death Toll Surpasses 6,000 In Democratic Republic Of Congo
The World Health Organization says it's the world's largest outbreak of the infectious disease.
U.S. Soldier Killed In Kenya Has Been Identified
Army Specialist Henry J. Mayfield Jr. was 23 years old and hailed from Evergreen Park, Illinois.
Militants Attack U.S. Base In Kenya
U.S. Africa Command said one U.S. service member and two Defense Department contractors were killed in the attack.
Car Bomb Kills At Least 79, Injures Over 100 In Somalia's Capital City
The country's president blamed terrorist group al-Shabab.
Former Sudanese President Al-Bashir Sentenced To 2 Years Detention
Bashir will be transferred to a reform facility if he isn't sentenced to death in another trial.
World Health Organization Approves Ebola Vaccine
The injectable vaccine has been shown to be effective in protecting people from the Ebola Zaire virus.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Awarded Nobel Peace Prize
The Nobel Committee awarded Abiy the Prize "in particular for his decisive initiative to resolve the border conflict with neighboring Eritrea."
Militants In Somalia Attack U.S. And Italy With Car Bombs And Guns
The attacks come as Al-Shabab faces increasing pressure in the region following the loss of key areas to U.S. and Somali forces.
WHO Says Tanzania May Be Hiding Possible Ebola Cases
The World Health Organization says it's received unofficial reports of possible Ebola cases in Tanzania, but the country hasn't reported any.
