Africa
WHO declares Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda an international emergency
The WHO declared the Ebola outbreak in DRC and Uganda an international emergency, citing risks of cross-border spread.
Remains of second missing US servicewoman found in Morocco, military says
The Red Sea, Assab, and the possibility of a reimagined Horn of Africa - opinion
Mer Group signs deal with West African country
Vatican calls for exclusive marriages, condemns polygamy, polyamory
Pope Leo says to the world's catholics they should only marry once and should not have multiple relationships.
MSF halts operations in Darfur after paramilitary violence kills staff member
The victim of the attack was a worker for Sudan's health ministry, who was killed outside the Zalingei hospital.
Volcano erupts in Ethiopia for first time in recorded history, forces several flights cancellations
The ash had blanketed parts of Pakistan and northern India on Tuesday after crossing Yemen and Oman, according to tracking website Flightradar24, and was moving towards China.
Pro-Palestine activists interrupt Israeli ambassador at Senegal interfaith event
Pro-Palestine activists interrupted the Israeli ambassador’s speech at a Senegal interfaith conference, disrupting the event.
Neither of Sudan's warring factions has accepted truce plan, Trump advisor says
US envoy Massad Boulos explained that, while there were no objections to the plan's content, the Sudanese army had returned with "impossible preconditions."
Adolf Hitler predicted to win second term in Namibian local elections
The politician said his father likely didn't understand who Hitler was when he named him after the infamous German dictator.
315 abducted from Christian school in one of Nigeria’s largest mass kidnapping attacks
Mass kidnapping at a school in Nigeria sees 315 abducted as the search widens, raising fears of security and increasing attacks on schools.
Islamic State-linked rebels kill 89 civilians in east Congo attacks, UN force says
Fighters from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) attacked several localities of Congo's North Kivu province and killed at least 20 women and an undetermined number of children.
Nigerian court convicts separatist leader Kanu for terrorism
Nigerian court convicts separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu on terrorism charges, raising fears of renewed social unrest.
Tunisian journalists protest, as crackdown on media escalates
Journalists and reporters waved press cards, chanting "Journalism is not a crime" and "Freedom for Tunisian media."
