International

Authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have reported more than 3,500 Ebola cases since mid-May, marking the country’s largest outbreak of the disease and surpassing the total recorded during the 2018–2020 epidemic.

Driss Atounane, a 54-year-old Moroccan father and supermarket manager in Brussels, died on Sunday from injuries sustained after intervening to protect a woman who was being subjected to racist and Islamophobic abuse aboard a tram.

Hamas said on Friday it agreed to a deal to end the war with Israel that included provisions addressing its weapons and the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip.

Opened in July 2022 in Bamako’s Sébénikoro district, the Mohammed VI Perinatal Clinic provides specialized care for high-risk pregnancies and follows children’s health through the age of five. As Mali’s only public hospital dedicated exclusively to maternal and child health, the facility has become a key referral center while expanding access to specialized care.

Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has formalized his will. In line with Islamic inheritance law, the document—already signed by his heirs—stipulates that one-third of his estate will be transferred to the Aliko Dangote Foundation after his death to support charitable initiatives. Currently estimated at more than $35 billion, Dangote’s fortune could increase substantially in the coming years, driven by the group’s expanding industrial projects, including the potential stock market listing of its flagship refinery.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Thursday lifted the state of emergency over wildfires west of Madrid that forced the evacuations of tens of thousands of people.

Starting August 1, 2026, US visa services will be discontinued at more than 25 embassies and consulates across sub-Saharan Africa and consolidated into 20 “regional processing hubs” located in 19 countries. The sweeping overhaul by the US State Department is expected to significantly reshape how African applicants obtain visas, requiring many to travel abroad for interviews and biometric appointments.

Rescuers battled through the tangled wreckage of a Japanese shopping mall Wednesday searching for any trapped survivors after a big earthquake killed at least 13 people.

During another marathon appearance before two journalists from Algeria’s state media on Monday, July 27, President Abdelmadjid Tebboune once again indulged in a rambling exercise in self-promotion. The more than two-hour broadcast, aired on delay by state television and radio, chiefly served to confirm that Tunisia—where President Kaïs Saied is facing mounting popular unrest—has effectively become little more than an Algerian wilaya in Tebboune’s eyes. He also downplayed his regime’s glaring failures in confronting the country’s devastating wildfires by once again promising to purchase water-bombing aircraft. The performance was punctuated throughout by the register in which Tebboune excels: vulgarity.