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Monday, May 25, 2026

Africa

May 20, 2026

World Bank to scale up Africa guarantees to $6 billion by 2030

The World Bank Group says its Guarantee Platform aims to double its annual issuance of guarantees in Africa to 6.4 billion dollars by 2030.

Ajay Banga
May 20, 2026

WHO ramps up efforts to contain DRC’s Ebola outbreak

WHO says it is intensifying efforts and supporting the Democratic Republic of Congo’s government to contain the Ebola outbreak in the country’s north-eastern Ituri Province.

Ebola crisis in DRC
May 19, 2026

Vatican calls for stronger synergy against rising cyber slavery in Africa, Asia

He said criminal syndicates increasingly use digital platforms and online scam operations to trap vulnerable people.

Cardinal Fabio Baggio
May 19, 2026
Sheila Jepkorir Chebii
May 19, 2026

Ebola Outbreak: U.S. mobilises $13 million fund for Africa 

The American government was similarly coordinating donations from other international partners including the European Union and UK.

May 19, 2026

Nigeria drawn with Madagascar, Tanzania, Guinea-Bissau in AFCON 2027 qualifiers

Group C is expected to be the ‘group of death’ after 2023 champions Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana were paired together alongside the Gambia and Somalia.

Super Eagles players
May 19, 2026

Xenophobia: Ghana to begin evacuation of citizens from South Africa on Thursday

Ghana will on Thursday, evacuate the first batch of 300 citizens from South Africa, following Xenophobic attacks that has led to killings of other Africa nationals and their businesses.

John Mahama
May 19, 2026

Ebola kills over 130 people in DR Congo

At least 131 people have died due to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Ebola patients’ body bag
May 19, 2026

Non-state actors in Sahel control 14 million firearms, says Danbazau

Former army chief Abdulrahman Dambazau has said that non-state actors in the Sahel region possess 14 million firearms.

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