Second Ebola case in Congo’s main eastern city dies
The second patient to be diagnosed with Ebola in eastern Congo’s main city of Goma has died after he sought treatment too late and was...
Polish ‘I am LGBT’ campaign attracts tens of thousands of Twitter supporters
Tens of thousands of Twitter users have expressed support for gay rights in Poland as part of the #jestemLGBT campaign, aimed at fighting discrimination and...
Afghanistan names team to talk to Taliban, expecting swift U.S. deal to leave
The Afghan government named a team on Wednesday to negotiate directly with the Taliban, in the expectation that Washington was on the cusp of agreeing...
Mozambique government, opposition to sign formal peace treaty: president
Mozambique’s President Filipe Nyusi will sign a peace agreement on Thursday to put a formal end to military hostilities with the main opposition party, Renamo,...
New tours, painful reminders in Lithuania after hit Chernobyl show
The success of a U.S. television series on the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster has made its filming locations in Lithuania an off-beat tourist attraction, but...
Ethiopia opens up banking sector to diaspora, dual-nationals
Ethiopia’s parliament passed a bill on Wednesday to open up the country’s financial sector to an estimated five million citizens living abroad or with dual...
Rwandan artist opens studio to refugees
Djamal Ntagara has welcomed refugees into his art studio, including a promising painter from neighbouring Burundi. Djamal says his aim is to provide a space...
Protests after schoolchildren shot in Sudan
Four students were killed in the city of El-Obeid. Opposition groups say the military is responsible. Sam Holder reports....
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy opens boot camp for his 254 rookie lawmakers
What’s your biggest weakness and could it get you into trouble?...
Algerian justice minister fired amid anti-graft investigations
Algeria’s interim president fired the justice minister on Wednesday and named the Algiers public prosecutor to replace him, the presidency said, amid a series of...