Africa

Africa has unveiled a continental cholera emergency preparedness and response plan for September 2025 to February 2026.

A train derailed on Tuesday morning in northern Nigeria, injuring seven people, the national railway operator and authorities said.

An 11,685-carat (2.3 kilogrammes) emerald has been found in Zambia, a mining company said.

The board set up to investigate the crash had commenced work and has 30 days to submit its report, the Ghana News Agency reports.

Somalia’s Foreign Minister Abdisalam Abdi Ali demanded an immediate ceasefire, the protection of civilians and the delivery of unconditional humanitarian aid to Gaza.

The talks “included the discussions over finding a mechanism of monitoring the ceasefire, alongside (an) exchange of prisoners and detainees”, the Qatari foreign ministry said.

Uganda is being put forward as a possible location for high-profile detainee Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an El Salvador native who has been charged with human smuggling.

President Duma Boko said the military would oversee an emergency distribution drive.

A total of 35 generals and six colonels were summoned over defeat of government troops during fighting with M23 rebels

The Russia-based programme called “Alabuga Start” promises international careers, flights, housing and Russian language classes in the central Russian region of Tatarstan.