DR Congo government spokesperson Patrick Muyaya has accused former President Joseph Kabila of launching an 'all-out attack' against the Republic through his new political-military alliance, warning that the move could cost civilian lives.
Looters leave smashed stores amid shattered glass in Parish
Shops were ransacked and storefronts smashed as widespread looting and violence accompanied nationwide protests against rising living costs in Paris on Saturday.
Middle East tensions and volatile oil prices took centre stage at African Energy Week in Cape Town, where ministers, executives and investors weighed the risks - and potential opportunities - for the continent's energy sector.
Properties were set ablaze and shops looted in the South African city of Durban over the weekend, as anti-immigration protests erupted into violence, prompting police to step up security.
Foreign and South African business owners scrambled for safety as anti-immigrant protests swept through Durban's city centre on Friday, with crowds clashing and police struggling to contain the violence following a day of attacks on shops and vehicles.
Hundreds of anti-immigration protesters took to the streets of Durban on Thursday, with vehicles set ablaze and foreign-owned businesses targeted as unrest swept through the city centre.
Ebola survivors, including frontline healthcare workers, have walked free from a treatment centre in Beni, eastern DRC, celebrating their recovery as the country battles a deadly outbreak.
Survivors embraced medical staff and received discharge certificates outside the centre.
Recovery teams battled swampy terrain in Igbokoda on Tuesday as they searched for the wreckage and victims of a Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 that crashed a day earlier, killing all 25 people on board.
Around 250 orphaned and vulnerable children in eastern DRC received school supplies and Ebola protection support on Monday, as local group Samaritan Assistance for Vulnerable People (SAV) sought to help children affected by years of conflict.
Families were left stranded in Nigeria's Osun State after days of heavy rainfall triggered severe flooding, submerging residential areas and forcing residents to flee.
