July 17, 2019 Ebola outbreak in Congo declared a global health emergency by WHO More than 1,600 people have died since August in the second deadliest Ebola outbreak in history, which is unfolding in a region described as a war zone.
July 17, 2019 Sudanese protesters, military leaders agree to power-sharing deal amid ongoing protests Following weeks of negotiations and a deadly crackdown last month by security forces, a Sudanese pro-democracy movement and the ruling military council have agreed to a power-sharing deal.
July 17, 2019 Couple blasted for kissing photo over dead lion The Canadian couple reportedly runs a taxidermy business.
July 16, 2019 Pirates take 10 Turkish sailors hostage off coast of Nigeria Ten Turkish sailors have been kidnapped by gunmen off the coast of Nigeria in what is presumed to be a hostage crisis for ransom.
July 16, 2019 Former South African soccer star Marc Batchelor fatally shot near his home, police say Former South African soccer star Marc Batchelor was fatally shot near his home in Johannesburg, police said Tuesday.
July 13, 2019 Somali forces end extremist siege of hotel where Americans, other foreigners died An all-night siege by extremist militants at a Somali hotel in the southern port city of Kismayo ended Saturday, but not before 26 people – including 2 Americans – were killed, officials said.
July 12, 2019 South African army descends on Cape Town to combat spiraling gang warfare South Africa is sending in the big guns to wrest back control of some of the most impoverished neighborhoods of Cape Town - announcing a three-month deployment of the army aimed at tackling spiraling gang-related violence that has claimed the lives of more than 1,500 this year so far.
July 12, 2019 Tanzanian rhino population soars ‘by 1,000%’ after poaching crackdown, imports Endangered rhino populations in Tanzania rose by 1,000 per cent after officials said the country’s government quashed organized gangs guilty of substantial poaching.
July 11, 2019 Hundreds of murders threaten Cape Town's tourist mecca image: 'We are living in a warzone’ When most Americans think of Cape Town, South Africa, they probably think of it as a mecca for tourists. But there’s a side to the city that is becoming more of a frightening reality – murder, much of it gang-related.
July 10, 2019 Tanzanian president reportedly urges women to 'set your ovaries free' to help country's economy: report The president of Tanzania had a strange request for the women of his country Tuesday when he reportedly urged them to “set your ovaries free” in order to help “build the economy.”