Africa

Published: 8 June 2026 The English Chronicle Desk The English Chronicle Online Cyril Ramaphosa has announced a strengthened national crackdown on illegal migration, unveiling measures aimed at tightening border security and increasing enforcement against undocumented entry and employment. The government said the new policy package will expand border surveillance, increase deportation capacity and strengthen coordination between immigration officials, police and regional security agencies. Officials argue that illegal migration is placing...

Published: 8 June 2026 The English Chronicle Desk The English Chronicle Online Cyril Ramaphosa has unveiled a new crackdown targeting illegal migration, promising tougher border controls and stricter enforcement measures amid growing public concern over immigration and national security. The South African government said the initiative would strengthen border management, expand deportation operations and increase action against human trafficking and undocumented employment networks. Officials argued that illegal migration has placed...

Published: 5 June 2026 The English Chronicle Desk The English Chronicle Online Nearly 50 people have reportedly died of thirst in the Sahara Desert after a transport lorry carrying migrants broke down during a dangerous journey across one of the world’s harshest environments. According to local authorities and humanitarian organisations, the vehicle became stranded in a remote desert area where passengers were left without sufficient water, food or communication for...

Published: 24 May 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Four critically endangered mountain bongos have returned to their ancestral homeland in Kenya in a landmark conservation effort aimed at rescuing one of the world’s rarest antelope species from extinction. The arrival of the male bongos — Fitz, Maue, Kudu and Bon64 — at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport marked the latest chapter in a decades-long campaign to restore...

Published: 24 May  2026.  The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A growing number of conflicts around the world are increasingly using hunger as a weapon of war, with new analysis revealing more than 20,000 documented incidents of attacks on food systems, markets, farmland, and aid distribution networks since 2018. The findings, based on data compiled by researchers at Insecurity Insight and released ahead of the anniversary of UN...

Published: 23 May 2026 | The English Chronicle Desk | The English Chronicle Online. Health authorities and aid agencies in the Democratic Republic of Congo have raised urgent concerns over a rapidly spreading Ebola outbreak that is overwhelming hospitals, with officials warning that the country’s fragile healthcare system is under severe strain and struggling to cope with the rising number of suspected cases. According to aid workers and local health...

Published: 20 May 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online In a significant and highly publicized victory for Nigeria’s anti-corruption crusade, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has successfully apprehended former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, following a tense, weeks-long manhunt. The former cabinet official, who had been on the run since his conviction on May 7, was captured in the early hours of Tuesday, May 19,...

Published: 5 May 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online In a move widely interpreted as a high-stakes consolidation of power, Mali’s military leader and transitional president, Gen Assimi Goïta, has officially named himself the country’s Minister of Defence. The announcement, made via a presidential decree on state television on Monday, May 4, follows the death of his predecessor, Gen Sadio Camara, during a sweeping and unprecedented wave...

Published: 02 May  2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A major breakthrough in global child health has been announced after the World Health Organization approved the first-ever malaria treatment specifically designed for newborn babies, marking what experts are calling a “major public health milestone” in the fight against one of the world’s deadliest diseases. The treatment, known as Coartem Baby, has received prequalification from the World Health...

Published: 25 April  2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A groundbreaking scientific discovery is offering fresh hope in the fight against Noma, a devastating and often fatal condition that primarily affects young children living in extreme poverty. Researchers have identified a previously unknown species of bacteria that may play a crucial role in the development of the disease, potentially opening the door to earlier detection and more...