May 30
Congo-Kinshasa: 'We Are Here to Help' - WHO Chief Visits Epicentre of Ebola Outbreak in DR Congo
RFI
UN health chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Saturday visited Bunia in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo - where a severe Ebola outbreak has been declared. Read more »
Benin: Benin Teaching How It Should Be Done Without Coups! [guest column]
allAfrica
In a region that has, over the last decade, become increasingly associated with military coups, political upheaval, and interrupted democratic processes, Benin has quietly… Read more »
Nigeria: Former Defence Spokesperson Rabe Abubakar, Wife Abducted in Katsina
Premium Times
Mr Abubakar, a retired major general, served as Director of Defence Information between 2015 and 2017. Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: 'You Are Not Alone' - WHO Chief Vows to Stand With DR Congo Through Ebola Outbreak
UN News
Community trust will be decisive in bringing the rapidly evolving Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo under control, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom… Read more »
Ghana: Ghana Parliament Approves 'Anti-LGBTQ' Law, Awaiting President's Signature
RFI
Ghana's parliament on Friday approved one of the most repressive anti-LGBTQ laws in Africa, which is now awaiting ratification by President John Mahama. Read more »
Nigeria: 'Deliver Like the Hebrew Women' - How Traditional Myths and Religious Misconceptions Fuel Maternal and Child Deaths [blog]
Nigeria Health Watch
Sarah lived in Abuja. Ruth lived in Tel Aviv. Both were young, first-time expectant mothers. Both were filled with as much hope as anxiety as their due dates approached. Sarah had… Read more »
Angola: Angola Highlights the Impact of Slave Trafficking On African Society
ANGOP
Angola's permanent representative to the United Nations, Francisco da Cruz, highlighted Friday, in New York, the severe negative impact of 'radicalized slavery', which associated… Read more »
Angola: Angolan Archbishop Zacarias Kamwenho Dies At 91
ANGOP
Angolan Catholic Archbishop Zacarias Kamwenho died on Friday in Luanda, after an illness, the Episcopal Conference of Angola and São Tomé (CEAST) announced. Read more »
Nigeria: Super Eagles Retain Unity Cup With Big Win Over Jamaica
Premium Times
The Super Eagles produced a disciplined and clinical display to retain the trophy Read more »
Nigeria: Dangote Cuts Petrol, Diesel Ex-Depot Prices
Premium Times
The company said the move underscores its commitment to making refined petroleum products more affordable and supporting economic activities across Nigeria. Read more »
Africa: Senegal's Road to the TotalEnergies CAF U-17 Afcon Final
CAF
Senegal will face Tanzania in the final of the TotalEnergies CAF Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2026, after a campaign built on discipline, resilience and composure in the… Read more »
Africa: Tanzania's Historic Road to the TotalEnergies CAF U-17 Afcon Final
CAF
Tanzania will play in the final of the TotalEnergies CAF Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations for the first time after completing one of the most remarkable runs of the Morocco 2026… Read more »
May 29
Congo-Kinshasa: 'A Disease You Get When You Care for Someone' - WHO On the Ebola Frontline
UN News
Two weeks into the latest deadly Ebola outbreak, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates there are now 906 suspected cases of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),… Read more »
Africa: Conflict-Related Sexual Violence Cases More Than Doubled in 2025, UN Warns
UN News
Nearly 10,000 cases of conflict-related sexual violence were recorded worldwide last year - more than double the previous year's figure - as rape, sexual slavery and abduction were… Read more »
Senegal: Abdoulaye Wade At 100 - From Challenger to 'Old Lion' of Senegalese Politics
RFI
As Senegal's former president Abdoulaye Wade turns 100 on Friday, RFI looks back on the life of a man whose century has spanned opposition, imprisonment, triumph and everything in… Read more »
Uganda: What's Wrong With How U.S. and Uganda Plan to Stop Ebola Spreading [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
As public health workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo work to rein in a growing outbreak of a rare Ebola virus, other countries are establishing protocols for keeping their… Read more »
Somalia: Somali Piracy Is Back - Fuelled By Political Turmoil, Aid Cuts and the Iran War [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
On the evening of April 26, the Egyptian merchant vessel Sward was hijacked by armed men a few miles off the Somali coast. It was steered towards an anchorage near the port of… Read more »
Ghana: Parliament Passes Anti-LGBTQI+ Bill
Ghanaian Times
Parliament of Ghana has passed the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025, widely known as the anti-LGBTQ+ bill. Read more »
Africa: Why Africa - and the World - Remain Dangerously Unprepared for the Next Pandemic [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
As the news spread about the outbreak of Ebola in mid-May 2026, the World Health Organization (WHO) released a report about pandemics. The title was: A World on the Edge:… Read more »
Kenya: Students Arrested After Deadly Utumishi School Arson
Capital FM
Directorate of Criminal Investigations has arrested eight students linked to the planning and execution of a suspected arson attack at Utumishi Girls Senior Secondary School that… Read more »
South Africa: SA Cannot End TB While Tobacco and Nicotine Addiction Go Unchecked [opinion]
spotlight
If South Africa is serious about ending TB, protecting people living with HIV, and safeguarding the next generation from nicotine addiction, Parliament must finally pass the… Read more »
Liberia: Boakai Restricts Foreign Travel By Cabinet
Liberian Observer
President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., has issued a cabinet directive significantly restricting official foreign travel by Cabinet Ministers and senior government officials, citing… Read more »
Nigeria: At 3rd Anniversary, Tinubu Pledges to Keep Food Prices Low, Cut Transport Costs
Leadership
President Bola Tinubu has defended the economic reforms introduced by his administration, saying history would vindicate the difficult decisions taken over the past three years to… Read more »
Kenya: High Court Halts Establishment of Ebola Quarantine Facilities Linked to U.S
Capital FM
The High Court has issued conservatory orders temporarily barring the establishment or operation of any Ebola-related quarantine, isolation or treatment facilities in Kenya under… Read more »
Africa: All of Africa Today - May 29, 2026
allAfrica
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