Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama said his government rejected a proposed US health compact "in record time", calling some of its conditions "humiliating" and raising concerns over medical data and Ghana's control over imported health products.
Ebola survivors were discharged from a treatment centre in Beni, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, on Saturday, offering a moment of hope as the country's deadly Bundibugyo virus outbreak continues to spread.
Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama warned against a new scramble for Africa's resources at the UN General Assembly in New York on Thursday, calling for critical minerals to be processed on the continent.
Thousands of supporters of President Felix Tshisekedi's Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS) and allied parties rallied in Kinshasa on Tuesday to back a national dialogue and calls for constitutional change.
Tanzania's Vice-President Deogratius Ndejembi criticised states imposing unilateral sanctions on other countries, warning at the UN General Assembly that such measures undermine sovereignty and peaceful coexistence.
UK Border Force officers brought migrants ashore in Dover today after they were intercepted while crossing the English Channel in a small dinghy.
The migrants are seen disembarking one by one and walking towards a customs tent, where some queue outside under the supervision of Border Patrol personnel.
Dutch motorists have been crossing into Belgium to escape record fuel prices at home, turning border towns such as Turnhout into cheaper filling points.
Kenyan President William Ruto demanded permanent African representation on the UN Security Council on Monday, warning that international institutions are failing to keep up with a changing world.
Africa's richest man, Nigerian industrialist Aliko Dangote, urged Africans to invest more of their capital at home and turn the continent's resources into finished products, telling Unstoppable Africa 2026 in New York that Africa must stop strengthening foreign economies at its own expense.
Burundian civil society groups called on the African Union (AU) to intervene over Kenya's restrictions on foreign traders, warning that the measures risk fuelling xenophobia against Burundian nationals and other Africans living and working in the country.
