AFCON 2027: East Africa races to get tournament-ready
Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania have less than nine months to prepare for AFCON 2027.
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WHO chief warns Ebola response must ramp up to stem DRC outbreak
Number of people killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo from disease exceeds 3,000 amid response funding gap.
![A drone view of workers at the Ceca-20 cemetery, as aid agencies intensify efforts to contain an Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus, in Mungwalu, Djugu Territory of Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo [File: Gradel Muyisa Mumbere TPX/Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/reuters_6a9838da-1788360922.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
World Health Organization says Ebola outbreak in Uganda is over
International body declares Uganda Ebola-free after 42 days without new transmission, though cases rise in DR Congo.
Guyana’s Rodrigues Birkett leads informal poll in race to be next UN leader
Guyanese diplomat emerges narrowly ahead as the council works towards consensus before Guterres departs.
DR Congo’s Ebola outbreak ‘global emergency’ as infections pass 5,000: WHO
Officials warn they are continuing to identify new chains of transmission that need to be broken to stop the spread.
DRC Ebola death toll passes 2,000 amid fastest-growing outbreak on record
A total of 4,381 cases across five provinces have been confirmed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as of Tuesday.
Israel’s ‘Green Rafah’ plan aims to fragment Gaza, experts say
Experts warn Israel’s new administrative zones in Gaza seek to erase the Palestinian cause and force mass displacement.
DR Congo releases 15 prisoners to M23 rebels as part of Doha peace process
ICRC facilitates first known transfer of detainees between Congolese government and M23 rebels in North Kivu.
Uganda football star Owori killed, weeks after death of rugby’s Gongodyo
SC Villa captain and Ugandan international David Owori was found unconscious by passers-by, but later pronounced dead.
UK police confirm Uganda boxers unaccounted for after Commonwealth Games
Athletes from Uganda and Pakistan were reported ‘missing’ after failing to return home from 2026 Commonwealth Games.
Pakistan and Uganda athletes ‘missing’ after Commonwealth Games
UK police looking into reports of ‘missing’ athletes who didn’t return home after Commonwealth Games closing ceremony.
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