Tanzania's High Court has sentenced opposition leader Tundu Lissu to four years in prison for incitement while acquitting him of treason in a closely watched case that drew national and international attention.

Tanzania has stepped up efforts to expand its oil and natural gas industry, with Vice President Deogratius Ndejembi witnessing the signing of four petroleum exploration licences for the Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC), after the government announced the discovery of an estimated 223 billion cubic feet of natural gas at Mnazi Bay in Mtwara Region.

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has surpassed 10,000 confirmed cases, with nearly 4,900 deaths reported as health authorities struggle to contain the disease amid insecurity, limited access to healthcare and its spread across borders.

The Congolese Plural Diaspora (Diaspora Plurielle Congolaise, DPC), led by its president, Pitchou Shomongo, has welcomed the creation of the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation (FRN), a political-military movement established as the successor to the AFC/M23 rebel alliance.

Health officials are investigating whether the first Ebola patients confirmed in Nigeria and Kenya came into contact at Uganda’s Entebbe International Airport earlier this month, raising concerns about the spread of the virus across national borders.

Uganda says it has no active Ebola cases after a Nigerian woman who tested positive for the virus travelled through the country earlier this month, as an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to spread to more provinces.

The ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has spread to an eighth province, with new cases confirmed in Nord-Ubangi Province in the north, according to the latest health ministry report released Sunday.

Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) President Félix Tshisekedi has convened senior military and security officials to assess the country's security situation and military operations, two days after the formation of a new political and military movement led by former president Joseph Kabila.

Belgian authorities have searched properties belonging to Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) President Félix Tshisekedi and members of his family as part of an investigation into alleged embezzlement of public assets.

Kenya has confirmed a second case of Ebola, involving a 39-year-old man who is a close family member of the country's first patient, who died from the disease on October 5.

AFC/M23 rebel alliance has reported intensified drone attacks by forces backing the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in parts of North and South Kivu, particularly in the Minembwe region.

Kenya has confirmed its first-ever case of Ebola, after a Kenyan citizen who had been living in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for seven years died in Nairobi.

A high-level delegation of the African Union Panel of Facilitators has arrived in Goma for talks with senior AFC/M23 leaders as part of ongoing efforts to advance the peace process and seek a political resolution to the conflict in eastern DR Congo.

The FDLR militia group continued to commit serious abuses against civilians in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), including killings, forced disappearances and extortion, according to a new United Nations report.

A military court in Uvira, South Kivu province, has sentenced 27 soldiers from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to death after finding them guilty of cowardice in the face of the enemy.

Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma, a former television journalist in Uganda who also worked for Rwanda Television under the name Eddie Nkurukenzire, has been crowned the new King of Tooro, becoming the 13th monarch of the Tooro Kingdom.

The number of people infected with Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has risen to 8,067, including 3,901 deaths, since the outbreak was confirmed in mid-May 2026.

Rwanda’s Foreign Affairs Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe has questioned the reinstatement of Major General Sylvain Ekenge as spokesperson for the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC), nine months after the officer was suspended over remarks about Tutsi women.

The Ebola outbreak continues to worsen in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), with the latest figures released on September 17 showing that 7,541 people have been confirmed to have contracted the virus, while 3,639 people have died from the disease.

The armed group MRDP Twirwaneho, which operates in Minembwe commune in South Kivu Province, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has claimed that it repelled attacks by government forces and allied armed groups.