Polio diagnosed in an unvaccinated four-year-old child and in two other children who were contacts of the child, authorities say, as government eyes a new immunisation drive within weeks.
About 100 troops will be deployed in Kitshanga and Kilorirwe — areas occupied by M23 rebels in North Kivu province — as well as Sake, says a Burundian army officer.
Democratic Republic of Congo and Burundi troops conducted an anti-insurgent operation in Congo's eastern region and "neutralised" about 40 Burundian rebels.
President Evariste Ndayishimiye replaced Prime Minister Alain Guillaume Bunyoni and civilian chief of staff General Gabriel Nizigama on a day of high drama.
Tuesday's pre-dawn attack on the camp began with a car bomb, followed by a furious firefight that is believed to have killed at least 10 Burundian soldiers and 20 Al Shabab terrorists.
At least 38 inmates perished in a huge fire that broke out in a penitentiary in the capital Gitega and was attributed to an electrical short-circuit.
The sanctions had targeted eight powerful military and security officials in Burundi.
Congolese gold has become a profitable source of foreign currency for Kampala, with devastating and bloody consequences for the people of DRC.
The global coronavirus pandemic has infected more than 59 million people and killed neary 1.4 million. Here are the updates for November 23:
Tanzania restarted matches on Saturday, after suspending 20-club national championship in mid-March as Covid-19 outbreak began to wreak havoc throughout Africa.
Ruling party's Evariste Ndayishimiye wins with 68.72 percent of the vote while his main opposition rival Agathon Rwasa bags 24.19 percent of vote share, election commission says.
President Pierre Nkurunziza will step down after 15 years, leading way to the first competitive presidential election since a civil war erupted in 1993.
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