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January 29, 2025

Ebola outbreak reported in African country — here’s what you need to know

An Ebola outbreak has been reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Experts share concerns about the highly fatal and contagious hemorrhagic fever.

January 28, 2025

South African elephant kills tourist who was trying to save children at Kruger National Park

A tourist at South Africa's Kruger National Park was trampled to death by an elephant as he was trying to protect children, officials say.

January 27, 2025

Nigerian man extradited to US for alleged sextortion scheme that led to SC teen’s suicide

A Nigerian man accused of running a sextortion scheme that led to a South Carolina teenager killing himself, has been extradited to the U.S. after being indicted.

January 26, 2025

13 UN peacekeepers, allied soldiers dead in Congo as M23 rebels make gains in key city

The Rwanda-backed rebel group M23 is battling Congolese government forces in Congo's key city of Goma, causing the international airport there to be evacuated.

January 24, 2025

South African president signs controversial land seizure bill, eroding private property rights

Opponents of a controversial South African land expropriation bill are calling the legislation a threat to private ownership after it was endorsed by the country's president.

January 15, 2025

Mozambique's Chapo sworn in as president after disputed election

Following months of protests against his disputed election victory, Daniel Chapo of Mozambique's Frelimo party has been sworn in as president at a sparsely attended ceremony.

January 14, 2025

Dozens of survivors and dead pulled from abandoned South African mine as hundreds remain underground

Using a cage-like device, South African rescuers have brought at least 60 bodies and 92 survivors to the surface from one of the country's deepest mines.

January 11, 2025

Biden admin slammed for ‘waiting’ to declare genocide in Sudan

The incoming Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee has blasted the Biden Admnin for waiting until just 13 days before their term ends to declare atrocities in Sudan’s war as genocide.

January 9, 2025

Baby girl born on packed migrant boat heading for Spain's Canary Islands

A baby girl was born on a packed migrant boat headed for Spain's Lanzarote island in the Canary Islands. Authorities said the baby and her mother were in good condition.

January 6, 2025

Congo to execute over 170 people convicted of armed robbery, official says

Over 170 inmates have been flown from the Democratic Republic of the Congo's capital, Kinshasa, to a high-security prison where they will be executed, according to authorities.