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Two Killed as Protests Over US Ebola Facility Rock Kenya, Court Upholds Suspension

Kingsley Oyong Akam2 June 2026

NAIROBI – A Kenyan court blocked on Tuesday for another three weeks a proposed US Ebola quarantine facility that has triggered protests in which two people were killed, and ordered the government to disclose its agreement with Washington. The proposed 50-bed unit on an air force base in central Kenya for Americans exposed to the...

US Ebola Quarantine Project Triggers Mass Protests in Kenya

Kingsley Oyong Akam1 June 2026

NAIROBI – Hundreds of people took to the streets in the central Kenyan town of Nanyuki on Monday to protest plans by the United States to establish an Ebola quarantine facility at a military base there, residents told Reuters. The demonstrations came days after the High Court ordered the government to temporarily suspend the project....

Ghana Moves to Criminalise LGBTQ Advocacy After Lawmakers Back New Bill

Kingsley Oyong Akam30 May 2026

ACCRA – Ghana’s parliament on Friday approved a new bill that criminalises the so-called promotion of LGBTQ activity, part of a broader crackdown on sexual minorities in West Africa. The Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025, passed by a voice vote after the Constitutional and Legal Affairs Committee unanimously recommended its adoption, first...

Ghana Receives Citizens Returning From South Africa After Violent Protests

Kingsley Oyong Akam30 May 2026

JOHANNESBURG/ACCRA – Almost 300 Ghanaian nationals returned home on Wednesday after waves of anti-immigrant protests in South Africa heightened safety concerns. The group, which included children, boarded a flight from Johannesburg to Accra in what authorities described as a voluntary repatriation process for Ghanaian citizens who say they no longer feel safe. South African authorities...

Tragedy in Kenya as School Dormitory Fire Claims 16 Lives

Kingsley Oyong Akam29 May 2026

A fire tore through a dormitory at a girls’ school in a town in Kenya’s Rift Valley overnight, killing at least 16 students, the government said on Thursday, May 28. Outside the school, anxious family members waited for news of their missing loved ones. The fire ripped through a dormitory at the Utumishi Girls’ Academy...

Sudan’s Food Crisis Deepens as Iran Conflict Drives Up Farming Costs

Kingsley Oyong Akam25 May 2026

OMDURMAN, Sudan,– Farmers across Sudan say the hike in global fuel and fertiliser costs resulting from the Iran conflict will force them to cut back on planting this summer, restricting food production in a country where war has caused acute hunger. Eight farmers from different parts of Sudan, as well as experts working in the...

Benin’s New Leader Promises Jobs, Stability and Economic Growth for Citizens

Kingsley Oyong Akam24 May 2026

COTONOU – Benin’s new president, Romuald Wadagni, vowed at his inauguration on Sunday to confront rising security threats and to ensure economic growth translated into concrete improvements in people’s lives, including job creation and stability. Wadagni was elected on April 12 with more than 94% of the vote against challenger Paul Hounkpe, according to results...

Senegal President Fires PM Sonko, Dissolves Government Amid Growing Rift

Kingsley Oyong Akam24 May 2026

DAKAR – Senegal President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Friday dismissed Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko and dissolved the government, a move that risks deepening uncertainty in a country already grappling with a debt crisis and drawn-out talks with the International Monetary Fund. A statement read on state media said all ministers were dismissed, with the outgoing...

Peter Obi Meets Nigerian Community in South Africa Ahead of Spier Dialogue 2026

Kingsley Oyong Akam23 May 2026

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA — Former Anambra State Governor and Labour Party leader Peter Obi arrived in Cape Town on Saturday, May 22, 2026, to participate in the Spier Dialogue 2026, an annual high-level forum focused on Africa’s governance, democracy, economic inclusion, urbanisation, migration, leadership, and youth empowerment. In a statement, Obi expressed optimism about...

Ebola Outbreak Forces Congo Province to Ban Funeral Wakes and Football

Kingsley Oyong Akam23 May 2026

BUNIA, Democratic Republic of Congo, – The eastern Democratic Republic of Congo province most affected by the country’s Ebola outbreak banned funeral wakes on Friday, a day after residents clashed with police while trying to recover the body of a victim. The incident in Ituri province’s Rwampara town recalled the hundreds of attacks on health...

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Two Killed as Protests Over US Ebola Facility Rock Kenya, Court Upholds Suspension

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