Kigali, Rwanda// — Africa was the second best-performing region for governance progress in the 2026 Chandler Good Government Index (CGGI), with 71% of the African countries assessed in both 2025 and 2026 achieving higher overall scores.
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Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Zambia Donates Hospital Beds and Sewing Machines to Office of the First Lady
Lusaka, Zambia// — The Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Zambia (CCCZ) has donated 200 Hospital Beds and 200 Sewing Machines to the Office of the First Lady of the Republic of Zambia. Her Excellency Mrs Mutinta Hichilema, First Lady of the Republic of Zambia, received the items at a ceremony held in Lusaka today.
Russia’s Influence Soar Among Africa’s Youth As Moscow Summit Opens, But…
Johannesburg: As Vladimir Putin opens the Russia–Africa Summit in Moscow today, the latest findings from the African Youth Survey 2026 reveal a striking contradiction: Russia is winning favourable reviews from young Africans even as four in five express concern about the influence of foreign powers over their countries.
Ebola: 20 Contacts Released From Quarantine in Kenya, Amid Vaccine ‘Hope’ in DR)Congo
NEW YORK, United States of America// — They were discharged on Monday, according to the UN World Health Organisation (WHO), which has been assisting the Kenyan authorities with Ebola preparedness since the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) declared an outbreak on 15 May.
Kenya: Casualties Feared As Multi-storey Building Collapses in Nairobi
Nairobi, Kenya – A multi-storey building collapsed mid-construction in the Kenyan capital on Friday, with many feared trapped in the rubble and accusations of dangerous building work.
Ethiopia: Funding Gaps Threaten Vital Health Services
New York, United States of America// — Humanitarian partners continue to deliver life-saving assistance despite insecurity and access challenges in parts of Ethiopia’s north.
Bloodshed at Raila’s Farewell: BBC Africa Eye Investigation Uncovers Key Evidence
“Goodbye Raila”, a new documentary from BBC World Service’s award-winning investigative unit, BBC Africa Eye, uncovers new evidence about the events which led to a series of fatal shootings at Nairobi’s Kasarani Stadium during a national farewell to former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga.
Sudan’s Death Toll in 2025 Could be as High as 100,000
Paola Vesco, Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO); Amber Deniz, Uppsala University; David Randahl, Swedish Defence University; Johan Brosché, Uppsala University, and Magnus Öberg, Uppsala University Estimates of the number of people directly killed in Sudan’s civil war vary widely, in part because counting casualties in active conflict zones is extremely difficult. In 2025, for instance, […]
Ethiopia is Sliding Back Toward War – a Look at What is Driving the Fighting and Why it Matters
Members of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front walk along a main road in Mekele, the regional capital of Tigray, on Sept. 23, 2026. AFP via Getty Images Alemayehu Fentaw Weldemariam, Indiana University Four years after a fragile ceasefire ended widespread conflict in Ethiopia, the region is again slipping back into full-out war.
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Ebola Transit Centre Burned Down at Displacement Site
New York, United States of America// — The Senior Ebola Coordinator, Julien Harneis, says that he is deeply concerned following the burning yesterday of an Ebola transit centre in the province of Ituri in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.